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Chapters (90)
  1. The Boss
  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. Chapter Sixty-Eight
  71. Chapter Sixty-Nine
  72. Chapter Seventy
  73. Chapter Seventy-One
  74. Chapter Seventy-Two
  75. Chapter Seventy-Three
  76. Chapter Seventy-Four
  77. Chapter Seventy-Five
  78. Chapter Seventy-Six
  79. Chapter Seventy-Seven
  80. Chapter Seventy-Eight
  81. Chapter Seventy-Nine
  82. Chapter Eighty
  83. Chapter Eighty-One
  84. Chapter Eighty-Two
  85. Chapter Eighty-Three
  86. Chapter Eighty-Four
  87. Epilogue
  88. Acknowledgements
  89. About the Author
  90. About the Publisher

Jake was the best thing to ever happen to her. During her darkest times, she would have given up, had it not been for him. He was her everything. Tears pricked her eyes as she thought about him being so far away. Even though she knew it was good for him to get away – especially from Nathan’s influence.

‘Stop staring at me, Mum. I’m only going to Leeds, and I’ll be home every weekend, so you can do my washing.’ He winked.

She knew that right then he really thought he’d be home every weekend. But she also knew that soon his life would be taken up with studying and all the new and interesting people he would meet, just as it should be, and he would visit her less and less. But that was okay. That’s what she wanted for him. To be unrestricted. To have no ties; no responsibilities; just to work hard and enjoy himself. She stopped staring at him but continued to steal surreptitious glances at him for the remainder of the film. Her beautiful boy. From the day he was born he’d been her entire world. She’d known then that she would do anything for him; anything to protect him; to make sure that he got to live his life exactly the way he wanted to. Now that Nathan was back in their lives it had only made her more determined to ensure that her son was kept safe from harm. There’d be salmon swimming in the River Mersey before she would allow Nathan to do anything to jeopardize their son’s future.

Chapter Thirty-Seven

Reuben McBride sat in the chair across the desk from Grace in her office. He was a local thug who’d had his knuckles rapped by Patrick a few days earlier for causing a disturbance in the Rose and Crown. Unfortunately for Reuben, his hand was broken in the fracas and he was no longer able to participate as the getaway driver in an armed robbery. A venture that, if successful, would have been incredibly lucrative. He, and his co-conspirators, were incredibly pissed off about this fact, particularly as they’d been planning the job for months.

‘Just what the fuck are you going to do about it then?’ he barked at her.

Grace shrugged. ‘Nothing. You should have thought about the consequences of kicking off in my pub, Reuben.’

‘What?’ he shouted. ‘That ponce refused to serve me. All I did was pull him up on it.’

‘Well, we don’t tolerate that sort of homophobic language, or loutish behaviour in here. You got everything you deserved. And if Patrick had seen you barge your way up these stairs today and into my office then you’d have much more than a broken hand. Now get out.’