Chapter 23
When I said the word dog, there was an immediate reaction from Shaylee. She jerked away from my hand and gave a slight hiss before jumping down off my lap. With a flick of her tail, she disappeared into the depths of the garden to search for some new prey to play with.
"Well, I guess you’d better never plan on getting a dog." Peter laughed as he watched the cat disappear.
I joined his laughter for a moment, but then I sobered up.
"But, what does this mean?"
"Let's think about it. Take each sound separately, the water first. The clues we have found have all been down along the beach."
I tilted my head giving his question thought before I answered him.
"But it wasn't the sound of the waves on a beach I heard. It was gentler."
Peter gave me a grin, nodding.
"Okay, so you'v
