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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

‘And have you spoken to her about this?’

Sienna recalls the last time she saw Abby; how her expression had been so flat, and calm, despite the fact that Sienna had been screaming at her on her doorstep in the middle of the night. ‘Not yet,’ she tells DC Roberts. ‘I wanted to report it first.’

She watches him, but there’s no way to guess what he’s thinking. ‘I know my husband’s affair doesn’t seem like a police matter, I get that, I really do. I know by itself that it isn’t, but I also know Greg, and he would never have run away from this. He would have stayed to face the music, to tell me to my face.’

‘Mrs Wells, with all due respect, people do all sorts of things out of character when they’re in a new or tricky situation. We can’t second-guess people. You’re right to inform us about any detail to do with him, though. We’ll definitely be contacting Abby Nichols to see if she might know anything about your husband’s last movements.’

Sienna has thought about this all night, and still isn’t sure what Abby’s exact involvement might be. ‘Thank you. And I’m sorry I didn’t give you her name before. I didn’t think I had reason to.’

DC Roberts stands. ‘I’ll keep in touch,’ he says, handing her his card. ‘And if you think of anything else then please call.’

At the door, Sienna asks him to wait. ‘I’m not bitter about Greg having an affair,’ she says. ‘I need you to know that. I’m not out for revenge or anything like that – all I want to do is find him, so I know he’s okay. I can handle the truth. I’m just not good with the unknown.’

DC Roberts appraises her; Sienna knows he will be having trouble figuring her out. She is a jigsaw piece with all the wrong edges.

In times of crisis Sienna has always been a loner, never wanting to turn to other people for help, preferring – or needing – to deal with things herself. To prove that she is strong and capable. Nothing can knock her down, and life has tried its best. So in a way, as much as it causes her pain, it comes as a relief that she no longer has Abby to depend on. From the beginning, their friendship has taken her by surprise. Normally she keeps people at a distance by talking openly and confidently, yet at the same time keeping part of herself hidden. Abby changed that; her defences had caved in. She became open to trusting someone.

And now Abby has done this to her.