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Back Sinner
Chapters (56)
  1. SINNER
  2. Dedication
  3. Epigraph
  4. 1
  5. 2
  6. 3
  7. 4
  8. 5
  9. 6
  10. 7
  11. 8
  12. 9
  13. 10
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  38. 35
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  40. 37
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  44. 41
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  47. 44
  48. 45
  49. 46
  50. 47
  51. 48
  52. Acknowledgements
  53. Keep Reading …
  54. About the Author
  55. Also by Jacqui Rose
  56. About the Publisher

She pulled away from the officer. ‘What? No! No, there’s been some mistake. Vaughn, you know it was an accident, you know it! Vaughn!’

‘… You do not have to say anything, but it may harm your defence if you do not mention when questioned …’

‘What’s going on?’ Alfie stood at the door, a look of shock on his face. He stared at Franny and then at Vaughn, and then at Shannon who was holding a baby whilst a police officer roughly grabbed Franny’s arms behind her back, putting her in handcuffs as she fought against him. ‘I said, what the fuck is happening? Why are you arresting her?’

Ignoring Alfie, the police officer continued to read out Franny’s rights as she struggled ‘… something which you later rely on in court. Anything you do say may be given in evidence.’

Alfie turned to Vaughn. ‘Tell me what the fuck is going on.’

‘You should’ve asked Franny that. I did try to warn you … Ask Franny what she’s done.’

Alfie frowned. ‘The texts, they were from you? Why? Vaughn, for fuck’s sake, why are the Old Bill taking her in?’

‘For murdering Bree.’

It was Alfie’s turn to stumble back. He rested against the wall, staring at Franny. ‘Fran, what’s going on? What the fuck is he talking about?’

Vaughn smiled at Alfie. ‘I’ll tell you everything later …’

‘No, you tell me now! How the fuck can she have killed Bree? She didn’t even know where she was; nobody did. Tell them, Fran, tell them!’

Franny stared at Alfie, tears running down her face. ‘I never killed her, I swear.’

Alfie, incensed, raged, ‘You see, she never killed her! Listen to what she’s saying. She just told you, so let her go! Let her fucking go!’ Alfie began to rush towards Franny but Vaughn held him back.

‘Alf, calm down, please. Please, mate, we’ll talk later, I promise, but first I want to introduce you to someone … Meet your daughter, Mia.’

Vaughn gently took Mia from Shannon, placing her in Alfie’s arms as Franny began to scream. Alfie gazed at Vaughn. ‘What, she’s mine? How can she be mine? I don’t understand? I …’

‘You will do, you will do, but I just need to say a quick goodbye to Franny.’

Vaughn turned and walked towards Franny, who screamed at him. Her face red and wet with tears.

‘You bastard, you fucking bastard, you know I didn’t do it! I didn’t murder anyone.’