Grilled Rye Murder: Book 16 in The Darling Deli Series by Patti Benning Page B

side, and she knew there was no time to spare.
    “What is it?” she asked the young woman when they reached the privacy of the hall. “Did something happen?”
    “It’s about Cam,” Jenny whispered.
    So she found out about his money , Moira thought with a sigh. She could understand the other woman’s need to talk to someone, but found herself wishing that Jenny had waited until the reception at least. I need to be ready in time for the ceremony.
    “He didn’t want—”
    “I think he killed Zander.”
    The deli owner choked on her words, completely floored by what the other woman had said. “What? Why on earth would you think that ?”
    “The police…” Jenny took a deep breath. “They brought me in and asked me a lot of questions about him.”
    “What sort of questions?”
    “Stuff like how well he knew Zander, and if he knew that we were dating, and if I knew where he was the morning of the murder.”
    “I’m sure they were just covering all of their bases,” the deli owner said. “They arrested me, remember? And I know I didn’t do it.”
    “But that’s not all.” Jenny bit her lip. “This morning, I had the news on while I was getting ready. It was that same station as before, Beyond News or whatever, and they said that according to Zander’s calendar, he had met with Cam the night before he died.”
    Neither woman said anything after that for a long moment. Moira’s mind was racing. Why would Cameron kill Zander? What motive could he have? Her gaze fell on Jenny’s face, and she realized that his motive was standing right in front of her.
    Cameron was in love with Jenny, by his own admission. He had spent the last six months trying to get her to notice him, trying to get her to like him for who he was, not just his money. After Jenny and Zander broke up for the first time, he must have been relieved and thought he had a chance with her. But if he somehow found out that they had begun seeing each other again…
    “Jenny, where is Cameron now?”
    “He’s over at the reception hall. I—I was scared to be there alone with him, or I would have waited to tell you. I don’t want to wreck your wedding.”
    “Don’t worry about that. If you’re right, then you just solved Zander’s murder and cleared my name. I could hug you—but I won’t, because Freya will murder me if I smudge this makeup.”
    Moira slipped back into the dressing room, then hesitated. She had been about to grab her phone and call David… but was that really the best thing to do? He would be just as busy preparing for the wedding as she was supposed to be. If she could somehow get Cameron safely in police custody without disturbing the ceremony, that would be ideal.
    She glanced at the clock. In forty-five minutes, she was supposed to get married. The reception hall—really just the event center at City Hall—was only a five-minute drive away. She could go there and… and what? And get Cameron to confess. If she could somehow convince Detective Jefferson to go along with her, he could arrest the young man on the spot, all in time for her to get back to the church before the ceremony began.
    “I’ll be right back,” she told a startled Martha as she pushed past her to grab her purse. “Don’t let them start without me.”
     

CHAPTER SIXTEEN
    “Wait!” Jenny called as Moira rushed down the church’s hallway. “I want to come with you.”
    The deli owner hesitated for a moment before biting her lip and agreeing. “I have a plan; I’ll explain it to you on the way. But I’ve got to make a call first. Can you drive?”
    They ran through the parking lot, Moira slowing down just enough to hoist up her skirts as she hurried across the asphalt. She leapt into the passenger seat and tossed Jenny her keys. “Head to the reception hall,” she said before pulling out her cell phone and scrolling down to Detective Jefferson’s number.
    They pulled into the City Hall parking lot a few minutes later, both women