13
And Then the Lies Begin
Gabe’s face was tense, and he zeroed in immediately on Alex. “Maybe you’d like to explain what you’re doing with my victim’s body?” He gestured to the dummy Tabitha.
Oh, no. The two Tabithas. How were we going to explain that? Gabe knew about the Society, but he’d only dipped a toe. This was five levels beyond toe-dipping. I shot a panicked look in the direction of the real body—the one Gabe hadn’t yet noticed—and saw a covered corpse. I exhaled.
Gabe glanced in my direction but didn’t get a chance to speak, because Star approached him, stepping neatly between him and the real Tabitha’s corpse.
She extended her hand. “Stephanie Kowalski, the owner of Kowalski Funeral Home. And you are?”
I blinked. Stephanie? Although…the blond hair, the petite frame, the pi
