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  1. Dedication
  2. PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
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  43. EPILOGUE
  44. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  45. MORE FROM MAXINE MORREY
  46. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
  47. About Boldwood Books

‘Umm, no. I just have a quiet one at home. My next-door neighbours are very sweet and I sometimes pop in there for a couple of drinks, but I like it quiet.’

‘That sounds peaceful.’ Maria nodded, apparently sensing there was more to it but tactfully moving things along.

‘Yes, it is.’ I smiled and thankfully drifted into the next conversation.

37

I need to see you xx

Peyton’s text sent my heart plummeting through the floor. This was not a good sign. I’d seen her message as I was just getting out of the shower and was already heading down to the car, calling her as I went.

‘What’s up?’ I asked.

‘I need to see you,’ she repeated.

Oh, crap. ‘Of course, I’m heading out of the door now. Where shall I meet you?’

‘I’m about a mile or two away from the castle. I don’t know where. I just turned right out of the entrance and drove until I found somewhere to pull into.’

‘I’ll find you. Sit tight.’

‘OK. Thanks, Maddie.’

‘Do you want some breakfast, love?’ Maria asked, already at the stove as I hurried into the kitchen.

‘Oh, thank you, Maria. That’d be lovely, but something’s come up so I’ve got to shoot out. I’m really sorry.’

‘That’s OK, I hope everything’s all right. Make sure you get yourself some food. You’ve a long and busy day ahead of you.’

‘What’s up?’ Lorcan asked, his hair still damp and ruffled from the shower, the smell of the citrusy gel he used tickling my nose as he stepped through from the next room.

‘I’m not sure yet. Peyton just messaged and asked to see me. That’s all I know at the moment.’

‘Do you want me to come? Should we tell Patrick?’

‘No, and no. Not until I know what’s going on. It might be nothing.’

‘Your face doesn’t look like you think it’s nothing.’

‘Stop reading me. It’s very annoying!’ His mouth briefly gave the flicker of a smile before setting back into a grim line. ‘And I really don’t know, but it definitely sounded like she’d been crying.’

‘I bet this is down to that bloody Vance!’ he said, his teeth gritted, voice low.

‘We don’t know that.’

‘Yeah, but you think so too.’

I met his eyes. ‘It wouldn’t surprise me, but hopefully it’s just a little bit of nerves and I’ll be back shortly with everything on track.’

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