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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

She hasn’t heard from Rob since he came to her house on Monday evening. Three days have passed, hours in which she’s barely existed. Sienna wonders if there’s any such thing as an unperson, because that’s what she feels like. She might still exist in her physical form, but inside she’s hollowed out.

DC Roberts has been the only one in regular contact with her; each time he calls there’s no news, and she’s begun to wish he wouldn’t bother. Not until he’s found Greg. Even Marty’s only texted a couple of times since she saw him that morning at the hospital. She understands this. There’s not much anyone can say.

She’s in her bedroom, looking out of the window, when a silver Audi pulls into her drive. Rob’s car. She’s opened the front door before he even steps out, and waits on her doorstep, the pavement sending a chill through her bare feet.

‘Are you okay?’ she asks as he walks towards her. It’s Friday morning, and he should be at work by now.

‘It’s me who should be asking you that.’ The thin smile on his face as he says this makes her want to hug him. She knows how much this man loves Abby. Is it more than she loves Greg? Different, perhaps.

‘I’m… doing okay. Shouldn’t you be at work?’

‘Yes. I called in sick. I’ve never done that before.’

This doesn’t surprise her; the second she met Rob she could tell he wasn’t one for flouting rules.

‘You’d better come in, then.’

‘I’ve got to stop coming round like this,’ Rob says once they’re inside. ‘The neighbours will think something’s going on.’

Sienna smiles. ‘And how ironic that we’re actually the ones who aren’t guilty of that.’ She heads to the kitchen, déjà vu coursing through her head, and flicks on the kettle. ‘Is this a coffee kind of chat or do you want something stronger?’

‘Coffee’s fine, thanks.’ He sits down while she makes it.

She asks him if he’s talked to Abby about Greg. She has to. Whether anyone likes it or not, she and Rob are in this together.

‘Actually, you know you said just now that we’re the only ones who aren’t guilty of anything? Well, I’m not sure that’s true.’

Leaving the coffee cups on the worktop, she joins Rob at the table. ‘What do you mean?’ She is already wondering if she’ll regret asking this, but Sienna dislikes being kept in the dark.

‘When I got home last night, Abby was still up. I was ready to confront her and have it out… but then, I couldn’t do it. Actually, that’s wrong. I could have done it – I just didn’t want to.’