Chapter 23 – Ulterior MotivesLate Saturday Afternoon, November 8th, 2014
Morelville, Ohio
We went into the village and parked at Dana and Mel’s place. Mel’s truck was missing so I assumed she was still at work and Dana’s car was gone too. I didn’t know where she was but I prayed she’d be away for the next half hour or so. I wasn’t ready for questions until I had a few things cemented in my mind.
Chloe and I walked about a block up the street to the well-kept Victorian of Pierce King and his wife Belinda. “You’ll like Belinda,” I hurriedly told my sleuthing partner. “She’s such a sweet lady and a great animal lover. I hope Pierce isn’t here though; he’s a different story entirely.”
Belinda King was home and she greeted us as graciously as I knew she would.
“Faye, you know I’m always re
