Free Fiction Monday: Helmie
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When Helmie—a pampered Persian cat worth millions—goes missing, the estate hires not one but two investigators to find him.
Kelsie uses magic to track down lost animals. But in this case, even she wonders if she can find Helmie.
Travis normally uses his investigation skills to track down people, not lost pets. And he works alone.
But when the pair find themselves on the same trail to Helmie’s whereabouts, they realize finding Helmie will prove only the beginning. Rescuing him might just take more magic than either of them realize.
Part of Bewitching Love, an Uncollected Anthology.
“Helmie” by New York Times bestselling author Kristine Kathryn Rusch, is free on this website for one week only. The story’s also available as an ebook through various online retailers here. To read more stories set in Seavy County, Oregon, check out FantasyLife and Other Stories, available in ebook and paperback here.
Helmie
Kristine Kathryn Rusch
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Hi! I never before read a story premised around an honorary trust, the T&E instrument developed to maintain the accustomed standard of living of pets with deceased owners. This was an entertaining and adorable take. Wish I could meet Helmie, because he sounds like a special cat.