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Chapters (54)
  1. Cover
  2. Dedication
  3. Epigraph
  4. PROLOGUE
  5. PART ONE
  6. ONE
  7. TWO
  8. THREE
  9. FOUR
  10. DEADLY SAS RAID IN AFGHANISTAN UNDER SCRUTINY
  11. FIVE
  12. SIX
  13. SEVEN
  14. EIGHT
  15. NINE
  16. TEN
  17. ELEVEN
  18. TWELVE
  19. THIRTEEN
  20. FOURTEEN
  21. FIFTEEN
  22. SIXTEEN
  23. SEVENTEEN
  24. EIGHTEEN
  25. NINETEEN
  26. TWENTY
  27. PART TWO
  28. TWENTY-ONE
  29. TWENTY-TWO
  30. TWENTY-THREE
  31. TWENTY-FOUR
  32. TWENTY-FIVE
  33. TWENTY-SIX
  34. TWENTY-SEVEN
  35. TWENTY-EIGHT
  36. TWENTY-NINE
  37. DANIEL MOORE: ‘A SINGLE BLOKE, HAPPY-GO-LUCKY, A BIT OF A DUNCE BUT WITH A GOOD HEART,’ BEST FRIEND SAYS.
  38. THIRTY
  39. THIRTY-ONE
  40. THIRTY-TWO
  41. THIRTY-THREE
  42. THIRTY-FOUR
  43. THIRTY-FIVE
  44. BREAKING: POLICE CONFIRM DANIEL MOORE ACTED ALONE
  45. THIRTY-SIX
  46. THIRTY-SEVEN
  47. THIRTY-EIGHT
  48. THIRTY-NINE
  49. SECOND ARREST MADE IN WESTAY HIDDEN CAMERAS CASE
  50. EPILOGUE
  51. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  52. Discover More
  53. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
  54. Also by J. P. Pomare

‘You have to believe he was evil, Lina. You have to accept the version of events you’ve believed all along. We have a choice, you and I. You can ignore those keys you found. You can go back to how things were. We can both forget each other’s secrets. I installed the cameras for us, for the money. I never watched anything, I’m not a pervert. I was training Rick Reynolds, complaining about money and he put me on to Peephole. He told me there was good money to be made, easy money. I could take all the earnings, all he wanted was local streams in his time zone. It was foolproof.’ His voice is rising now. ‘The money was laundered through international betting agencies.’ He chuckles to himself now. ‘It was Rick who alerted me to what you were up to. I asked for the video clips and he sent them. It wasn’t easy to watch, Lina, but I still loved you. The funny thing is, I did what I did for you, for us. And I worked out that you did what you did for us too. That’s why I still love you, Lina. In spite of everything. Some would say we deserve each other.’

My molars are numb from clenching my jaw. How could he have done this, plan that whole terrible nightmare in this house? He put me through hell. He chained me up and taunted me, just to make me hate Daniel, or the person I thought was Daniel. Just for the viewers and the money.

‘We’ve both got secrets, Lina. We’re bound to them, and to each other. There’s no untangling this mess. I’m prepared to forget, I can move on. You just need to decide if you can too.’

I can hear the crack of gravel, of a car on the driveway. He looks in that direction.

‘They’re here,’ I say, more to myself than him.

‘Come on,’ he says. ‘Axel and Claire have heard all about your scrambled eggs. Be a shame to let them down.’

I hesitate for a moment. We both have secrets. I follow him in, keeping my distance and feeling an ache in my chest. The pain of knowing. I could call Rata, I could tell him it was Cain and put him onto Rick Reynolds. But what would that mean for me? The world would find out what I did too. This baby would one day know as well. Slowly but surely, I come to a decision.

THIRTY-EIGHT

‘FIND THE PLACE alright?’ Cain asks Claire with a smile as if nothing has changed.

‘Yeah, easy enough.’