Dont Say A Word – Nicola Sanders

That was fast,’ she adds. I give a half shrug. ‘That’s what he wanted. We got married midweek at the registry office in West London. There was only Holly and one of the partners from Sterling.’ ‘Really? That sounds odd. I’d have thought you two would’ve had a grand wedding. No expenses spared.’ ‘Not really, not when you know him. I was twenty-three. He was forty- four.

I think he thought if he didn’t snap me up, I might find someone else, someone my own age.’ ‘That doesn’t sound like Max.’ I tilt my head at her. ‘How would you know what sounds like Max?’ She shrugs. She’s leaning back now, her hands flat on the floor behind her. ‘I don’t. I’m just saying, from the way you described him. So what’s the money for?’

‘To take Holly away. I figured that once I had ten thousand pounds, I could leave with Holly, get a lawyer and get custody. I’ve been looking at houses to rent, schools for Holly, a new job for me.’ ‘Where?’ ‘In Hull.’ ‘Why Hull?’ ‘No reason. It’s big enough, and it’s far away from here.’ She studies me for a moment, her head tilted. ‘So why haven’t you left? You’ve got all this cash.’ She picks up a few notes and lets them fall theatrically.

I frown at her. She seems so flippant. Here I was, thinking I was confiding my deepest fears and secrets, and she doesn’t seem to care one bit. To think that fifteen minutes ago I was considering telling her the truth. Something happened. I need your help. He’s in the freezer. Can you help me get him out?

I shudder. Jesus. I need some sleep. Or get my head examined. Or both. ‘I will,’ I say. ‘Soon.’ ‘Well—’ she pats my knee ‘—your secret is safe with me. Thank you for trusting me, Kate. It means a lot.’ She gives me a kind smile. Maybe I’m overthinking things.

Maybe she wasn’t being flippant, just a little confused. Maybe I didn’t express myself very well. I start to get up. ‘Stay,’ she says. ‘I want to know more. How did you and Max end up in Brookford?’ I blink, thrown. ‘Erm… Brookford.’ I rub my forehead. ‘Max had a fling at work.’ She frowns. ‘A fling?’ ‘An affair.’ ‘How did you find out?’ ‘I found a note in his office.

Actually, Holly found it. It was stuck under his laptop. I walked in looking for her because Holly was never allowed in his office. I don’t even know what she was doing there. She showed it to me. It said, “I think I love you,” with a set of lips in red lipstick.

Did you know people still did that? Imprint their lips like that? It’s awfully cliché, isn’t it?

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Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or locales is entirely coincidental. ebook ISBN: 978-1-7646810-1-8 Print ISBN: 978-1-7646810-2-5 OceanofPDF.com CONTENTS Prologue Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Chapter 33 Chapter 34 Chapter 35 Chapter 36 Chapter 37 Chapter 38 Chapter 39 Chapter 40 Chapter 41 Chapter 42 Chapter 43 Chapter 44 Chapter 45 Chapter 46 Chapter 47 Chapter 48 Also by Nicola Sanders OceanofPDF.com PROLOGUE ‘Where is your husband, Mrs Price?’

PC Michaels asks. I open my mouth, but no sound comes out. Everyone is staring at me, and I’m pretty sure I look like a fish out of water. If only. Teri jumps in. ‘You want to know where her husband is?’ She’s speaking to them, but she’s looking at me, smirking.

My chest hurts with the effort of breathing. I close my eyes. Oh, God. She knows. This can’t be happening. I look at her pleadingly. ‘Please don’t.’ Her smirk turns to outright triumph. ‘He’s in their house, next door.’ The police officers turn to me. ‘Why didn’t you say so?’ PC Michaels asks. ‘Because he’s dead,’ Teri says. The room tilts. ‘What did you say?’ PC Watts asks Teri.

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