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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

Mark is still a big question mark hanging over her. He can’t deal with the fact that she thought he might have been capable of killing someone. Maybe Abby understands this; it’s the lowest you can ever think of another person.

She drives away, recalling that at one point she thought Sienna was responsible for Greg being missing. And as much as she tries, she can’t pinpoint how or why that changed.

FIFTY-TWO

Sienna

As far as she knows, Rob is still at the police station, being questioned by DC Roberts and his colleagues. Something will happen now. Justice for Greg. It’s all too surreal for her to get to grips with. Rob. Kind, loving Rob. Did Greg die because of Rob’s desperate love for Abby? Is that what loving someone can reduce us to? It doesn’t bear thinking about.

‘What time’s Mum coming?’ Jackson asks.

‘Her flight lands at ten to four, so allowing for baggage reclaim, I reckon she’ll get here just after dinner. Is that okay?’

He nods. ‘Yeah. I like being here. But d’you mind if I go to my friend Luca’s for a bit. He’s got this new Xbox game.’

Sienna smiles. ‘Of course.’ This is progress. Other than at school, Jackson has barely seen any of his friends since Greg died. ‘Do you want a lift?’

‘It’s okay – I’ve got my bike.’

‘I’ll have to call your friend’s mum, though, to make sure she’s expecting you. And just be back for dinner, okay?’ Hearing her own words makes her smile. She sounds like a mother. She likes to think Greg would have been proud to see how much she’s bonded with Jackson.

Once she’s alone, guilt sets in. In her mind, she’s convicted Rob without a trial. She knows that there’s no firm evidence against him, and that sooner or later she might be back where she was, but this is the closest she’s come to any kind of closure, and she wants to cling on to it as hard as she can. DC Roberts has already told her that the best they can hope for is a confession; all she can do is pray that Rob does the right thing.

Desperate for an update, she calls DC Roberts, only to be told that he’s in an interview at the moment and she’ll have to leave a message. ‘If he could call me back when he’s free,’ she explains. ‘My name’s Sienna Wells.’

After that she plans what to make for dinner. Pasta is Jackson’s favourite, and it doesn’t take long to cook. She’s already called his friend Luca’s mother, and she kindly insisted that she’ll drop Jackson back by six. ‘His bike will easily fit in our boot,’ she’d said.