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  1. Cover
  2. About the Author
  3. Praise for Malorie Blackman’s books
  4. Also available by Malorie Blackman for young adult readers
  5. Dedication
  6. Family Tree
  7. Epigraph
  8. NOW
  9. one. Tobey
  10. two. Libby
  11. Then
  12. three. Place Names
  13. four. Isabella Monroe
  14. five. Kellan Bruemann
  15. NOW
  16. six. Libby
  17. Daily Shouter Online
  18. Then
  19. seven. Patrix Ellerman
  20. eight. Tobey Durbridge
  21. nine. Circulating
  22. NOW
  23. ten. Troy
  24. Then
  25. eleven. Owen Dowd
  26. twelve. Eva Foxton
  27. thirteen. Tom Jeavons
  28. NOW
  29. Then
  30. fourteen. Sephy Ealing
  31. fifteen. The Night That Would Never End
  32. NOW
  33. sixteen. Sephy
  34. seventeen. Libby
  35. eighteen. Sephy
  36. nineteen. Tobey
  37. twenty. Sephy
  38. twenty-one. Libby
  39. twenty-two. Troy
  40. twenty-three. Libby
  41. twenty-four. Tobey
  42. twenty-five. Troy
  43. twenty-six. Callie
  44. twenty-seven. Tobey
  45. twenty-eight. Troy
  46. twenty-nine. Callie
  47. thirty. Sephy
  48. thirty-one. Libby
  49. thirty-two. Sephy
  50. thirty-three. Tobey
  51. thirty-four. Sephy
  52. thirty-five. Troy
  53. thirty-six. Callie
  54. thirty-seven. Tobey
  55. thirty-eight. Callie
  56. thirty-nine. Sephy
  57. forty. Tobey
  58. forty-one. Sephy
  59. forty-two. Troy
  60. forty-three. Callie
  61. forty-four. Sephy
  62. forty-five. Libby
  63. forty-six. Sephy
  64. forty-seven. Troy
  65. forty-eight. Tobey
  66. forty-nine. Sephy
  67. fifty. Libby
  68. fifty-one. Sephy
  69. fifty-two. Callie
  70. fifty-three. Tobey
  71. fifty-four. Sephy
  72. fifty-five. Troy
  73. fifty-six. Libby
  74. fifty-seven. Callie
  75. fifty-eight. Sephy
  76. fifty-nine. Tobey
  77. sixty. Callie
  78. sixty-one. Sephy
  79. sixty-two. Tobey
  80. sixty-three. Sephy
  81. sixty-four. Tobey
  82. sixty-five. Troy
  83. sixty-six. Callie
  84. THREE MONTHS LATER
  85. sixty-seven. Tobey
  86. sixty-eight. Troy
  87. sixty-nine. Callie
  88. seventy. Libby
  89. Acknowledgements
  90. THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING

I’ve been scanning the news channels on my phone ever since the incident to see how it was reported. Was the shootout filmed on someone’s phone? If so, did that person capture my face on their footage? I haven’t seen anything on any news reports yet, so that works in my favour. The worst thing I could do now is panic. Panic gets you killed. All this means is I need to move faster than originally planned. I already have my to-do list.

And the new time frame? Less than twenty-four hours. Time to get to work.

Daily Shouter Online

Home. News. Politics. Celebs. Entertainment. Sport. Tech. Health. Science. Money. More.

BREAKING NEWS. Nought Lives Matter officially classified as a political party

Nought Lives Matter (NLM) has officially been declared a political party rather than a protest movement, allowing the government to block any future marches, fund-raising drives and advertising, as there are strict rules governing the way political parties conduct their activities.

‘Last year’s destructive protests showed the NLM’s true colours. They are nothing but a group of looting, rioting thugs seeking to overthrow the legitimately elected government,’ said Robert Lee, MP. ‘It is absolutely right and proper that they should be labelled and seen for exactly what they are – a subversive, minority political party, intent on destruction and anarchy.’

Sharon Silver, an NLM spokeswoman, told the Daily Shouter, ‘This is a despicable manoeuvre. The government knows full well that the NLM is a peaceful protest group made up of Noughts, Crosses and all right-minded citizens worldwide who despise bigotry and injustice. We have already offered proof that other groups with different agendas hijacked our peaceful demonstration. We in the NLM march for the right to hold the police accountable when they act unlawfully and to protest against systemic racism, which ultimately has consequences for us all. The government believes that, by labelling us a political party, they will be better able to control and ultimately silence us. It won’t work. What is right, what is morally just, cannot be silenced or kept in the shadows. There is no stronger spotlight than the truth.’

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Then

DAN’S INNER PARTY

fourteen. Sephy Ealing

A knock, then the study door immediately opened and Sephy Ealing swept in and strode up to my desk. She didn’t waste time getting to the point either.

‘Dan, why did you invite me to this … this farce?’ She looked ready to breathe fire and burn me to a crisp.

‘Farce?’

‘I’ve introduced myself and spoken to all your friends. Quite frankly, I have more in common with George than any of your guests, so why am I here?’

I sighed inwardly. Yet another interruption. Hopefully this would be the last one. Once Sephy left, I had one more phone call to make and then I’d head back to my guests for my big reveal. It was finally time.