‘I was really worried, when I realised you’d gone in there alone. I don’t know what I’d do if something happened to you.’

I looked at him, and remembered how relaxed I’d felt the other night when I fell asleep on him. Now we were facing each other in broad daylight, all I felt was confusion. I gently pulled my hand away from his.

My phone buzzed, breaking the awkward silence. It was a message from Max, asking if he could come over that night. I hesitated before replying, but then told him he could. I knew it was only a matter of time before I had to decide what I wanted, and I’d better make my mind up quickly. When I looked back up, Forest had come back out of the school and was gesturing to Singh.

‘There’s been some sort of incident at the football ground in Grimsby,’ she told him. He gave me a fleeting smile then turned around and walked back to join her. I stood there in the car park and watched them drive away, picturing the two potential paths my life could go down from here, and not knowing which to take. I’d come close to danger more than once, and now I was starting to think I knew what I really wanted from my life.

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Acknowledgements

Writing the second book in a series is far harder than writing the first one! Huge thanks are due to many people for the support, advice and encouragement I’ve received during this process. At the time of writing these acknowledgements, we’re eleven weeks into the UK lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and life has been rather strange. I’ve been very lucky to be able to continue with my writing without too much difficulty, but I wouldn’t have been able to do it without a lot of support.

My amazing agent, Juliet Mushens, who is eternally supportive and seems to understand exactly what I need and when I need it.