by Heleen Kist
No.
As I puzzled through the practicalities of my threat at lighting speed, pieces fell into glorious place. An infallible roadmap to justice. And it felt right.
‘I mean it. I’ll call DI Roberts and say you came in out of nowhere and picked a fight. You two have a history. And then you whacked him with the extinguisher. And we concocted a whole story of how it was me—to protect you. But now I’m conflicted and I want to come clean.’ Satisfied my plan made perfect sense, I rubbed my hands as if done with putting things in order. ‘Yes, that’ll work.’
‘Wow.’ He raised his arms in surrender and walked backwards towards the exit. ‘Fuck me. You’ve officially lost it.’
No.
‘No Dave, you’ve lost. Because I vividly recall you saying the police would believe anything from me. Remember? It will be your word against mine. Who will they believe? The Gorbals scum with a criminal record or a lovely white lady from Perth like me?’
His face fell ‘You’re serious, Grace?’
I hesitated. His pleading eyes nearly pulled me back into a world I could not control.
No.
I needed to teach him a lesson.
‘You think you’re free? I said. ‘You’re not.’
Nobody is.
Table of Contents
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Chapter Thirty
Chapter Thirty-One
Chapter Thirty-Two
Chapter Thirty-Three
Chapter Thirty-Four
Chapter Thirty-Five
Chapter Thirty-Six
Chapter Thirty-Seven
Chapter Thirty-Eight
Chapter Thirty-Nine
Chapter Forty
Chapter Forty-One
Chapter Forty-Two
Chapter Forty-Three
Chapter Forty-Four
Chapter Forty-Five
Chapter Forty-Six
Chapter Forty-Seven
Chapter Forty-Eight
Chapter Forty-Nine
Chapter Fifty
Chapter Fifty-One
Chapter Fifty-Two
Chapter Fifty-Three
Chapter Fifty-Four
Chapter Fifty-Five
Chapter Fifty-Six
Chapter Fifty-Seven
Chapter Fifty-Eight
Chapter Fifty-Nine
Chapter Sixty
Chapter Sixty-One
Chapter Sixty-Two
Chapter Sixty-Three
Chapter Sixty-Four
Chapter Sixty-Five
Chapter Sixty-Six
Chapter Sixty-Seven
Chapter Sixty-Eight