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Chapters (72)
  1. Cover
  2. Dedication
  3. Chapter One
  4. Chapter Two
  5. Chapter Three
  6. Chapter Four
  7. Chapter Five
  8. Chapter Six
  9. Chapter Seven
  10. Chapter Eight
  11. Chapter Nine
  12. Chapter Ten
  13. Chapter Eleven
  14. Chapter Twelve
  15. Chapter Thirteen
  16. Chapter Fourteen
  17. Chapter Fifteen
  18. Chapter Sixteen
  19. Chapter Seventeen
  20. Chapter Eighteen
  21. Chapter Nineteen
  22. Chapter Twenty
  23. Chapter Twenty-One
  24. Chapter Twenty-Two
  25. Chapter Twenty-Three
  26. Chapter Twenty-Four
  27. Chapter Twenty-Five
  28. Chapter Twenty-Six
  29. Chapter Twenty-Seven
  30. Chapter Twenty-Eight
  31. Chapter Twenty-Nine
  32. Chapter Thirty
  33. Chapter Thirty-One
  34. Chapter Thirty-Two
  35. Chapter Thirty-Three
  36. Chapter Thirty-Four
  37. Chapter Thirty-Five
  38. Chapter Thirty-Six
  39. Chapter Thirty-Seven
  40. Chapter Thirty-Eight
  41. Chapter Thirty-Nine
  42. Chapter Forty
  43. Chapter Forty-One
  44. Chapter Forty-Two
  45. Chapter Forty-Three
  46. Chapter Forty-Four
  47. Chapter Forty-Five
  48. Chapter Forty-Six
  49. Chapter Forty-Seven
  50. Chapter Forty-Eight
  51. Chapter Forty-Nine
  52. Chapter Fifty
  53. Chapter Fifty-One
  54. Chapter Fifty-Two
  55. Chapter Fifty-Three
  56. Chapter Fifty-Four
  57. Chapter Fifty-Five
  58. Chapter Fifty-Six
  59. Chapter Fifty-Seven
  60. Chapter Fifty-Eight
  61. Chapter Fifty-Nine
  62. Chapter Sixty
  63. Chapter Sixty-One
  64. Chapter Sixty-Two
  65. Chapter Sixty-Three
  66. Chapter Sixty-Four
  67. Chapter Sixty-Five
  68. Chapter Sixty-Six
  69. Chapter Sixty-Seven
  70. A letter from Jackie
  71. About the Author
  72. Also by Jackie Walsh

Lucas stands up and stretches his arms in the air. For a man who doesn’t believe in sweating unless he’s bathing in the sun, he has a wonderful body. ‘The cops, what did they want?’ he says, belching as he turns around to look at me.

‘They called because they found my phone number in the dead girl’s phone, but I don’t know how that could be. Could they be lying?’

Lucas walks out to the living area so I follow him. ‘Once someone’s talking they can be lying, Tara, but that’s not the point.’ He yawns, moving barefoot towards the sink.

I follow him, watching his every move, listening for his words. His magic. Tell me everything is going to be okay Lucas. I will believe you.

‘This all happened three years ago, Tara. Your number could be in her phone for any amount of reasons. Don’t let it bother you.’ He turns to find me standing right behind him. Lucas lifts his hands and holds my head. ‘It means nothing. Don’t be worrying; they’re just doing their job. They’ll have moved on to the next person by now.’

‘Well, there’s more.’

‘What more?’ Lucas’s tone is a little darker now.

‘They said I was the last person the dead woman rang before she went missing.’

Lucas takes a deep breath through his nose, once, twice. I can’t imagine how he’s feeling, trying to hold his body together and his fiancée together at the same time.

‘She rang you?’

‘Yes.’

‘Did you speak to her?’

‘No.’

‘Did you ever speak to her?’

‘No Lucas.’ I pull away from his grip. ‘I told you, I never, ever met that woman.’

‘Okay, okay, sorry, I’m dying here, babe.’

‘What will I do?’

‘You’re getting married, Tara, don’t let those guys inside your head. You’ve done nothing wrong. They can’t prove you did. Forget about them.’ He turns around and I find myself staring at the back of his head as he turns on the tap.

I wish I could find the courage to tell him the truth.

Chapter Twenty-Three

Faye

I’ll just have the one to take the edge off. What it’s taking the edge off, I don’t know. But it makes me feel better, so I’ll have one.

I’m sitting waiting for her. She’ll arrive in a fanfare of sparkle and laughter, no doubt, surrounded by all those people she calls friends.