Sleight Malice (38 page)

Brenda, on the other hand, appeared to be in her element. The small
clique that’d formed around her consisted of Pauline on her left and Lawson
directly opposite her. Even the wanton Linda wasn’t impervious to Brenda’s
charms.

However, those charms didn’t extend to Mr Ginger Moustache. His
interests lay elsewhere, and unfortunately for Megan, she chose that instant to
look up. She found to her disgust he was leering openly across the table at her
breasts. And then the sleaze winked at her. She gagged, her appetite promptly
deserting her. Her hand tightened around the stem of her wine glass. She only
just managed to refrain from throwing what was left of her wine over the creep.

PROLOGUE

She stirred, her hand seeking her
husband’s reassuring touch. Cold sheets. Panic fluttered in her chest and then
died. She remembered now. What had happened to them that they could no longer
talk? Her splayed fingers caressed the empty space next to her, as if searching
for some imprint of the man she’d married, the father of her two children. What
or who had come between them?

From downstairs, she heard a thud, followed by what sounded like a
muffled grunt. She gritted her teeth. He daren’t wake the kids. It had taken
all her wiles and half the night to convince little Oliver there were no
three-eyed, boy-eating monsters living under his bed. Kayla hadn’t been much
better, getting up at least once every hour to ask for a glass of water and a
cuddle. Damn Warren. Didn’t he know by now children picked up on every vibe?

Another thud. Closer this time. She held her breath, listening.
Footsteps. She rolled over, feigning sleep when she sensed his presence in the
doorway. Her breathing didn’t falter.

A slight movement of air brushed across her face. She inhaled. Her
breath caught, the sharp smell registering in the same instant the cold metal
kissed her temple…

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