Monster Among the Roses
I gulped, shocked and mortified that my gift had been…it’d been… “But the lady who worked in the flower shop said…she said…”
Sending me a wince of genuine sympathy, Isobel murmured, “Whatever she said was a scam. She had to have known black and blue roses weren’t possible.”
“But…” I shook my head, feeling like a big gullible idiot. “I read all these rose books on roses, and I didn’t know. Maybe she didn’t either. Maybe—”
“Wow,” Isobel murmured, watching me kind of sadly. “You just can’t believe anything bad about anyone, can you?” It looked as if she felt sorry for me—me—so I scowled defensively.