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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

‘Maybe she wanted to be seen quicker?’

‘She was already his patient, though, so Greg would have been determining how often she needed to be seen. Going to his private clinic wouldn’t have made any difference, would it?’

It had been a long time since Greg stopped working at the private clinic, before he and Sienna had got together; he’d always told her that he left because he needed to spend more time with Jackson, who was much younger at the time. His private work had been too consuming, he’d claimed. Sienna had bought into this reason, even though it had surprised her that it was the private work he’d give up. Now, though, she wonders if there was another reason.

‘Anyway,’ Rosa continues, ‘one day I saw her downstairs in the coffee shop, sitting by herself. I thought it was strange as she didn’t have an appointment, but I gave it no more attention until I saw you yesterday. Now, I’m not saying there was anything going on with her and Greg, and it’s a huge leap to assume that, but… now I just don’t know. She was always so dressed up for her appointments – that may have just been how she always liked to dress, but who knows? I just always had a strange feeling about her.’

There is something in what Rosa’s telling her – there has to be. ‘Can you tell me her name? What was she seeing him for?’

‘I can’t tell you that, Sienna. It’s confidential, isn’t it? Please don’t ask me.’

‘But Greg’s dead,’ she says, stunning herself with how she has just thrown this statement out so casually. ‘He’ll never know.’

‘But his patient isn’t.’

Sienna wishes she could explain to Rosa how wrong she is. That both of them are dead now, and perhaps what’s happened to each of them might be tied together. ‘Please, Rosa. We’ve known each other a long time, haven’t we? I would never, ever put your job at risk. I just need to know her name.’

Silence. She won’t do it; Rosa is kind but she’s also stubborn.

‘Please. I wouldn’t ask if it wasn’t important.’

A heavy sigh, but it’s better than the silence. ‘Her name was Leela Hall. That’s all I can tell you.’ She pauses. ‘I’d better go. My daughter and grandson will be here soon, and I need to get dinner started.’

‘Thank you, Rosa.’ Sienna wishes she could express just how grateful she is.

When she goes back to the kitchen, Jackson is still peeling the potatoes. He looks up at her, smiling briefly before turning back to what he’s doing.

Watching him now, Sienna vows that she will find out what Greg did, and if it’s the reason he’s dead.

FORTY-FOUR

Abby