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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

‘I think I should go and see her,’ Abby says to Rob. ‘After breakfast. I need to make sure she’s okay.’

‘That’s probably a good idea. I tried calling her this morning, but she didn’t answer. I feel bad that we didn’t invite her in last night. We shouldn’t have let her drive home in that state.’

She hasn’t considered that Rob might contact Sienna himself. All this time she’s been so consumed with what happened with her and Greg that night, that she’s given no thought to any bond that might have developed between Rob and Sienna. ‘I’ll go now,’ she says. Breakfast is the last thing she wants.

Pulling up at Sienna’s house, it strikes Abby that she hasn’t been here since the night of the party. Although it was two weeks ago, it feels like an ocean of time has spread between then and now. That night had taken her mind off everything: Mum, finding a new job, the life she’s left behind. None of it mattered when she’d been in the company of Sienna, none of it was her life. Then Greg happened. And now here she is, about to knock on the door of a woman who has every right to despise her.

Even though the doorbell is one you can’t hear from outside, Abby presses it several times, sweat coating her palms. Sienna’s car isn’t parked in the driveway, but there’s still a chance she’s at home.

The house stares back at her, imposing and silent. Only then does it occur to her that Sienna might refuse to open the door. Perhaps she believes she’s said her piece, and now she only plans to take action. The police. The thought of this terrifies Abby.

She pulls out her phone and tries both the landline and Sienna’s mobile, neither of which she answers.

There is no choice but to go home, her body heavy with dread; she knows Sienna will never let this go.

NINETEEN

Sienna

She feels nervous sitting in her living room with DC Roberts. His presence here is all wrong, a scene from a film, not something she should be part of.

Only when he smiles at her does she relax, grateful for his warmth. These last few days she’s wondered if the police have been taking this seriously, assuming they’ve already made judgements about her, about Greg, decided that he is a man who’s grown bored of his marriage, someone who doesn’t want to be found.

Now, though, she knows that something has changed. She’s no longer dealing with uniformed officers. This both comforts and terrifies her.