Undeveloped: A Pine County Mystery

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Aaron Roberts was chilled to the bone yet somehow felt oddly giddy as he trudged through the snow. When he arrived at the house he tried to lift the flower pot but his frozen fingers couldn’t grip the terra cotta. It fell aside, sinking into the snow. The key he expected to find under the flowerpot was gone. He let out a sob and fell to his knees. In desperation he twisted the doorknob and to his surprise the door opened and he struggled to his feet.

The warmth of the house engulfed him as he pushed the door closed. He fell back against the door and slid to the floor. He used his teeth to pull off the thin work gloves, letting them fall to the floor. The warmth seeped into his clothes and skin as he sat on the mat embossed with the greeting “Welcome to the Boonies.”

Strong arms lifted him and with assistance he stumbled to a kitchen chair on numb feet. Someone stripped off the wool jacket he’d taken from the cabin where he’d spent the night and a warm blanket was wrapped around his shoulders. Sitting upright was too much effort so he put his arms on the table and rested his head on them.

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