Free Witch Is Why Time Stood Still (A Witch P.I. Mystery Book 13) by Adele Abbott Page B

question, but do you have any idea who might be behind this? Who would want to weaken the team in this way?”
    “Oh yes, I don’t have any doubt who’s behind it. It’s obviously the Blue Flags.”
    “Blue Flags?”
    “They’re our main opposition. We’re in second place in the league at the moment; the Blue Flags are in first. Effectively, whoever wins the match between our two teams is more or less guaranteed to win the league, so there’s a lot at stake.”
    “Do you think they may be trying to sabotage your team?”
    “I don’t think it, I know it. I wouldn’t put anything past them. Their team captain is absolutely ruthless.”
    “What’s his name?”
    “Teddy Barr.”
    “What about you, Alan?” I asked. “Do you think that’s a possibility?”
    “I don’t know.” Alan shrugged. “To be honest, I’ve always got on well with Teddy. He’s a bit loud, and he’s certainly a bighead, but I couldn’t see him doing anything like this.”
    “You’ve always been naïve, Alan,” Eddie said. “Of course he would. If it meant they’d win the league, he’d do it in a heartbeat.”
    “Do you know where I can find Teddy Barr?”
    “I’ve got his contact details,” Alan said. “I’ll give them to you afterwards.”
    We talked for a while longer. Eddie was mainly interested in telling me all about his achievements as team captain. He might have been a good-looking guy, but boy, was he boring.
    After Eddie had left, I walked to Cuppy C with Alan.
    “What did you make of Eddie?” he asked.
    “He was a bit full of himself. Is he always like that?”
    “Yeah. He can be a bit full-on. You’d never think his fiancée had just dumped him, would you?”
    “Why did she do that?”
    “No idea. They’d been together for ages. They’d even set a date for the wedding, but then she just called it off.”
     
    As I saw it, there were two lines of enquiry I needed to follow up on. I had to find out more about the service which delivered the synthetic blood, and I also needed to speak with the captain of the Blue Flags, Teddy Barr.

Chapter 10
    I was on my way up to the office when I bumped into my landlord, Zac.
    “Hi, Jill.”
    “Hey, Zac. How’s it going?”
    “Much better now I’ve got rid of Gordon Armitage. I imagine you were sorry to see him go?”
    “Oh yeah. Devastated.”
    “I owe you a favour, Jill. If it hadn’t been for you holding out, I think I would’ve had him as a permanent tenant, and to be honest, he was much more trouble than he was worth. The man never stopped complaining. There wasn’t a week went by when he didn’t ring me up about something. I was glad to see the back of him.”
    “Me too. Any idea who’s going to be taking the space he vacated?”
    “Funny you should ask that because we signed a contract earlier today. Your new neighbours should be moving in anytime now.”
    “Can you tell me who it is?”
    “Yeah, it’s no secret. It’s a business called I-Sweat.”
    “I-Sweat? I’m not sure I like the sound of that. What kind of business is it?”
    “It’s a health club—gym—that sort of thing. That’s why it’s taken a while to sort out. They want to make some structural changes—knock a few of the offices into one big room. They’ve signed a long lease, so I’m happy to go along with their plans.”
    “It’s certainly quite a change from Armitage, Armitage, Armitage and Poole. When they’re open, maybe I’ll pop in there on my lunch hour. I need to get myself in shape.”
    “You look in good shape to me.”
    “Well thank you, kind sir.”
     
    “Any news on Bella?” Winky said, as soon as I walked through the door.
    Sheesh! My life wasn’t my own.
    “Not yet, but I’m still working on it. Don’t worry, I’ll get it sorted for you.”
    He didn’t look convinced.
    Just then, the room became chilly. The ghost, whoever it was, was trying to get through to me again.
    “Hello, Jill? Can you hear me?”
    “Yes, I’m here. Please attach