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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

But no matter what, she can’t let Greg get away with this.

TWELVE

Sienna

Sienna lies in an empty bed, staring at the ceiling. Greg would be at work now; she’s glad she’s slept through the time he’d have been getting ready. Nothing is right now, and she knows it’s only a matter of time before everything implodes.

She only gets out of bed when Abby’s text comes through, cancelling the coffee they’ve planned this morning. Abby. What is she playing at?

Sienna gives no thought to what she does next, going through the motions of dressing, brushing her hair, applying make-up with so little effort that it’s pointless. Her body is taking over, on some sort of autopilot, until she finds herself standing on Abby’s doorstep.

Perhaps she will appear crazy turning up like this when Abby clearly doesn’t want to see her. Sienna doesn’t care, though, she just needs to know what’s been going on.

Rob answers the door, his eyes widening when he sees her. ‘Sienna, hi! This is a nice surprise. Abby’s not here, though.’

‘Oh.’ She hasn’t considered this might be a possibility. Hasn’t thought beyond coming here. ‘It’s my fault, I should have called first. I was just out and thought I’d pop in and surprise her. I haven’t seen her since the dinner party.’

It’s barely perceptible but Rob’s face reddens slightly.

‘Yeah, it’s been a bit of a hectic week. Abby’s been desperately searching for jobs and, you know, getting her CV up to date.’ He’s fumbling and nervous, unsure what to say to her. Why?

‘Well, I don’t want to interfere with all that.’ She peers past him, into the house. ‘Are you happy with how the house looks so far?’ She wants to keep him talking.

‘Oh yeah, it’s great. Thanks so much for all your help. We really couldn’t have done it without you.’

He’s nervous, she can sense it. They talked for hours that night, discussed things she promised not to share, yet now he’s acting as though she’s a stranger. Sienna smiles. ‘Happy to help. It’s not finished yet, though. There’s the upstairs still to do.’

Rob bites his lip. ‘Yeah, we’re thinking that might have to go on hold for a while. We need to watch our finances until Abby finds a new teaching job.’

It is a plausible excuse, but she senses there’s far more to this. ‘Well, I’m here whenever you’re ready to resume,’ she says, still smiling. ‘I’ll get going then. Will you tell Abby I came by?’

The relief on Rob’s face is palpable. ‘Shall I tell her to call you?’