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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

‘No. Maybe being with Greg just made her see things differently. Or see me differently, at least. Maybe she talked to him about me, and he encouraged her to leave.’ He buries his head in his hands. ‘I’d do anything to take back that night. When you suggested it, I wish I’d said no. I wanted to. I didn’t think for one second Abby would go for it, but then of course she wouldn’t be jealous – even though you’re an attractive woman – she didn’t feel enough for me to worry. In fact, maybe she wanted something to happen between us. To ease her own guilt.’

‘That’s ridiculous, Rob. And if nothing else, Abby knows I’m not the kind of person who would do something like that.’

He stares at her. ‘How do we know who we really are until we’re pushed to the limit?’

Rob’s asleep on the sofa downstairs. Sienna had no choice but to suggest it; there was no way she’d let him drive to his parents’ after consuming so much alcohol.

Besides, she owes it to him. This is all her fault.

PART FOUR

FORTY

Abby

October

Weeks have passed since she left Rob, and in that time, she’s barely seen Mark and hasn’t spent the night with him. Out of respect for Rob, she wants to leave some space before she jumps into something new. Their relationship isn’t new, though, Mark insists, and he was there long before Rob, but Abby sticks to her guns. Besides, she still can’t be sure that Mark means to see it through this time. It appears that he does; he’s found a banking job in London and rented a flat in Fulham. It’s the other side of London, but close enough. She’s in no rush.

As time has progressed, she’s finding it easier to leave Greg behind. The police still don’t know who’s responsible, and it seems the trail has run cold. It’s no longer being reported, and she doesn’t know whether this makes her feel uneasy or comforted.

Rob is keeping away from her, and she understands this. It’s for the best. Out of everyone, though, it’s Sienna her thoughts turn to the most. Abby hasn’t contacted her – respecting Sienna’s wishes – but she yearns to reach out in some way, to see how she’s doing. She is the one who’s suffered the most in this.

Despite this lull, this blanket of serenity that’s wrapped itself around her, Abby should know better than to believe it’s over.