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Chapters (67)
  1. Cover
  2. Dedication
  3. PROLOGUE
  4. PART ONE
  5. ONE
  6. TWO
  7. THREE
  8. FOUR
  9. FIVE
  10. SIX
  11. SEVEN
  12. EIGHT
  13. NINE
  14. TEN
  15. ELEVEN
  16. TWELVE
  17. THIRTEEN
  18. FOURTEEN
  19. FIFTEEN
  20. SIXTEEN
  21. SEVENTEEN
  22. PART TWO
  23. EIGHTEEN
  24. NINETEEN
  25. TWENTY
  26. TWENTY-ONE
  27. TWENTY-TWO
  28. TWENTY-THREE
  29. TWENTY-FOUR
  30. TWENTY-FIVE
  31. TWENTY-SIX
  32. TWENTY-SEVEN
  33. TWENTY-EIGHT
  34. TWENTY-NINE
  35. PART THREE
  36. THIRTY
  37. THIRTY-ONE
  38. THIRTY-TWO
  39. THIRTY-THREE
  40. THIRTY-FOUR
  41. THIRTY-FIVE
  42. THIRTY-SIX
  43. THIRTY-SEVEN
  44. THIRTY-EIGHT
  45. THIRTY-NINE
  46. PART FOUR
  47. FORTY
  48. FORTY-ONE
  49. FORTY-TWO
  50. FORTY-THREE
  51. FORTY-FOUR
  52. FORTY-FIVE
  53. FORTY-SIX
  54. FORTY-SEVEN
  55. FORTY-EIGHT
  56. FORTY-NINE
  57. FIFTY
  58. FIFTY-ONE
  59. FIFTY-TWO
  60. FIFTY-THREE
  61. FIFTY-FOUR
  62. EPILOGUE
  63. Mailing list
  64. A Letter from Kathryn
  65. Acknowledgements
  66. About the Author
  67. Also by Kathryn Croft

Holly, although it’s clear she’s taken aback, holds up her hand. ‘Please, you’ll get no judgement from me. I’m just shocked that Greg would go for something like that. I guess I don’t know him any more, though; it’s been years since we were together. People change, don’t they? But still. Greg doing that?’

‘Maybe Abby was the reason he went for it. Maybe that’s what he wanted all along.’ Sienna doesn’t want to believe this, would rather think that Greg gave in to something on the spur of the moment. That is a far easier pill to swallow.

Holly frowns. ‘I really don’t think Greg would—’

‘I don’t know what to think. I just don’t want Jackson to find out either. Other than you I’ve told no one.’

‘Jackson will never hear anything like that from me. He adores his father, and I wouldn’t ever want him to think badly of him.’ She shakes her head. ‘Have you spoken to your friend? Abby. What does she have to say about it?’

‘When I tried to contact her and asked her to tell me the truth, she claimed to not know what I was talking about. She also said she doesn’t know where Greg is.’ Sienna stops short of telling Holly she’s been trying to get the truth out of Abby in other ways. She’s not a monster: she’s just desperate to find her husband and get to the truth. No matter how comfortable she feels with Holly, though, there are some things she needs to keep to herself.

‘Please don’t think I’m taking sides or anything, but maybe she’s telling the truth? About not knowing where he is, I mean. The two things might not necessarily be related.’

‘It’s a strong coincidence if they aren’t, though, isn’t it? I’m not sure I believe in coincidences.’

‘You need to try talking to her again. If you were good friends before, then maybe there’s a way to get through to her?’

Before Sienna can answer, Holly’s mobile rings. She checks the screen. ‘Sorry, I really need to take this call quickly – do you mind?’

‘Not at all. I’ll just use your bathroom.’

‘You’ll have to use the upstairs one. We’re having the downstairs one refitted at the moment, so everything’s been ripped out.’

Holly answers her call, and Sienna slips away. Upstairs, she finds the bathroom but stops short of entering it when she hears the sound of crying; it’s coming from the room next to the bathroom and can only be Jackson.

She knocks on the door, unsure whether she should be intruding like this. It feels too personal. This is his space, something she’s never been part of.

‘Yeah,’ he says from the other side of the door. His voice shakes.