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Chapters (75)
  1. Cover
  2. Praise for The Chalet
  3. Dedication
  4. PART ONE
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  26. PART TWO
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  35. PART THREE
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  70. Epilogue
  71. Acknowledgements
  72. Keep Reading …
  73. Prologue
  74. About the Author
  75. About the Publisher

Cameron waves his hand impatiently. ‘I’ll wait for the taxi. No great rush to get home. Might even walk – it’s not that far. The air’ll do me good.’

‘Well, it’s up to you, but it’s pretty bad out there now – I wouldn’t be surprised if the taxi can’t get through at all,’ Millie says. ‘I’ll make up a bed anyway in the room at the top. Just in case.’

‘Thanks, darling,’ Cameron says. Millie maintains a fixed grin but I’m sure I see her recoil slightly.

‘I’ll leave the wine and spirits here, but unless there’s anything else, I might call it a night if that’s OK?’ Millie says. ‘What time would you like breakfast in the morning?’

Simon looks at his watch. ‘Oof it’s late! Breakfast about nine? Then we can still meet our guide at ten if we get a move on.’

Millie nods. ‘Of course. See you in the morning.’

Ria is cackling too loudly at something Matt has said. I stand up.

‘I hope you’ll all excuse me,’ I say. ‘I’m rather tired and would like to go to bed now. Cameron, it was lovely to meet you.’ This is a lie, it wasn’t lovely at all. ‘I’ll give you a call next week when I’m back in the office to discuss how we can move things forward, if that’s acceptable to you? Perhaps I can have my PA call your assistant to arrange a suitable time?’

Cameron hauls himself up to shake my hand. ‘Yeah, sounds great, mate. I’d like to show you round some of the other chalets later in the week too ideally so you can get a full view of exactly what we offer, why you’ll want us on your books.’ He’s wobbling on his feet and squints as he looks at me, as if he can’t quite focus. ‘Was good to meet you this evening,’ he continues, ‘and your lovely wife too, of course.’

Ria smiles sarcastically and slurs, ‘And so lovely to make your acquaintance, Cameron.’ I am so incensed right now I could almost hit her. Cameron is vile but, even so, how dare she? She knows how important this is for me. For us both.

I go upstairs and flop down on the bed. Despite trying to rein it in, drinking-wise, way more than any of the others seem to be bothering with this week, my head is spinning and I can already feel a headache coming on.