‘Alfie called me.’
She nodded but turned her attention back to Vaughn. ‘Get out, Carter, this is between me and Vaughn.’
‘Franny, listen to me: you don’t have to do this. You can draw a line under it. Wan was the enemy, not Vaughn … I said I would protect you and I will. I will keep that promise. I will make sure that what’s happened here won’t be connected to any of you. If you go now, all of you, you can get away. Nothing will happen to you because we had a deal … But the Flying Squad are going to be here in about ten minutes, so you need to go now.’
‘It won’t take me that long to shoot him.’
Carter stepped into the room. He looked at her warmly, his eyes pleading with her. ‘Just put the gun down, Franny, because if you don’t, if you shoot him, I will not protect you, because that was not part of the deal. Killing Vaughn was not our agreement and whether I want you to or not, whether I care about you or not, I will make certain that you go down for the rest of your life. So go on, tell me: what’s it going to be, Franny? Make your choice …’
Acknowledgements
A huge and loving thank you to Katie Loughnane who has championed me from the moment we met and who is simply an awesome editor and person. Will miss you. Thank you to the Avon team who are just a lovely bunch, it’s been fantastic working with you on so many books. Thanks to my agency, and of course a big thanks goes to my loyal and new readers. And as always, a big shoutout to family and friends and my bunch of amazing animals. Happy days.
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Jacqui Rose is a novelist who hails from South Yorkshire. She first came to appreciate the power of the written word when as a child she charged her classmates a packet of sherbet dips to write their essays for them. Adopted at a young age and always a daydreamer, she felt isolated growing up in a small mining village and it was her writing which kept her company. Jacqui has always written for pleasure, whether it be screenplays or stand-up, and she is the author of ten bestselling novels as well as the author of two political thrillers written under a male pseudonym. She is a keen equestrian and the owner of three horses and spends most days riding.
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