BLINDSIDED: An utterly gripping, unputdownable gangland crime thriller (The Seaview Estate Series Book 1) by D. E. White

Author:D. E. White [White, D. E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Blue Pier Books
Published: 2024-06-02T00:00:00+00:00

21

After a night of broken sleep Holly called Dev first thing the next morning.

“They didn’t find anything. Even the dog team couldn’t get far and it was pissing down with rain. DC Marriot told me to go home, so I did. Sorry, I can’t believe we were so close!”

The thought made her ball her fists with frustration. She was tempted to ring Karen or Steph and ask if they had any news. But she knew Karen was seriously annoyed with her for not calling the police as soon as they saw the man, so she forced herself to calm down, shoving Jayden to the back of her mind. “Not your fault, and I don’t think DC Marriot, Karen, is even speaking to me now.” The disappointment was still biting hard, but it was surprisingly easy to talk to Dev now. She bit her lip. “Are you around this weekend?”

“No, I’ve got some work to do. I’m following up on a couple of leads.”

He didn’t elaborate and she didn’t ask, forcing herself to be nonchalant. “Okay, I’ll ring you if I hear anything.”

“Yeah, me too. How’s Milo?”

“He’s okay. He thought it was cool. And he also thinks your name is Devil. He was pretty gutted when I corrected him.” Holly smiled and could hear her amusement warming her voice.

“Do you still get down the gym?”

“Shoey’s? Not for years.”

“We could have a workout next week if you like? See if you can still fight, get the pads out. Go on, you know you want to.”

She did. The thought of releasing the tension, working out until her muscles screamed and her bones ached was strangely appealing. “Deal. About ten on Monday?”

“Deal.”

Saturday morning and despite everything, Holly savoured the thought of a weekend off. When she checked her messages, there weren’t any more crazy texts from Tom either, which subconsciously made her relax a bit more. It would be okay because she would make things right, would fight through whatever was thrown at her. ‘Everything will be okay.’ She could still hear her mum saying the phrase whenever something bad happened, and because of who she was, she had ended up saying it pretty often. When her mum was killed, Holly stopped believing and started taking matters into her own hands.

She called Milo downstairs. Her first proper day off in ages, and she was going to take him to the park near the beach. It was on the fringes of the estate, but she didn’t figure she’d get any bother. Especially not with Cathryn there too. She had an hour to kill as her friend needed to take Angel for an eye appointment at the hospital, but she was restless, and Milo would be happy enough chilling on the beach. This afternoon they would drop in on Devril.

Refusing to let anything ruin her day, shoving away thoughts of Jayden, the silent child in hospital, and the police hovering like hawks waiting for a kill, she made pancakes for breakfast.

“These are lush, Mum,” Milo said, stuffing a pancake dripping with butter and honey into his mouth.

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