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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

Much later, when she’s at home, away from Abby’s and free from all the words she was spewing, Sienna feels as though she’s losing her mind, that as soon as she tries to cling to something concrete, it vanishes in her grasp. She knows she can no longer trust her own instincts, so all she can do is focus on what she knows for certain: Abby might have been one of the last people to see Greg alive. He was blackmailing her, so what lengths would she go to in order to protect her marriage?

The only other thing Sienna is convinced of is that nothing points to Greg’s murder being a random attack. Wrong place at the wrong time. It’s too much of a coincidence. His wallet hadn’t been taken, and the police had found seventy pounds in there, so it wasn’t a mugging.

If Greg did do what Abby claims, why would he so recklessly expose himself after so many years of keeping it carefully hidden? There has to be more to this. Abby must be lying, covering up for something else. Sienna can’t get sucked into any more lies; she’s had enough. All she wants is to lay Greg to rest now, to work towards finding some peace, yet now this is impossible.

She could call DC Roberts – he would surely be able to find out if there’s any truth in what Abby claims Greg admitted to. Before she even thinks about speaking to the police, she needs to verify what Abby has said for herself. And there’s one thing making her doubt Abby’s confession.

Sienna heard Abby admitting to having an affair. So what game is she playing?

THIRTY-FOUR

Abby

She’d been driving around aimlessly since Sienna left, needing to be out of the house, moving. Until she realised that it was futile; nothing will help. Now she sits in the car outside her house, the engine still running because she can’t bear the silence turning it off will bring. She pulls her hand from the steering wheel and sees it’s shaking. She tries to steady it, but it’s out of her control. Speaking to Sienna tonight has shaken her to her core, and this, she knows, is only just the beginning.

Abby wishes Rob was at home tonight, that she could share this all with him, but she knows that’s not fair to him. It’s been this way all along, his friendship the thing she’s needed most from him, the element that’s bonded her to him, at least on her part.