Kernick, Simon - Relentless by Relentless

Author:Relentless [Relentless]
Format: epub
Published: 2010-11-12T09:25:54.778000+00:00

of the journey on foot. His approach would be less conspicuous

that way.

He stepped out of the car, put his mobile on to vibrate, and

started walking, wondering what it was he was going to find.

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I could hear my heart beating loudly in my chest, a rapid rat-tat

rat-tat that would have had any self-respecting doctor writing

out a prescription for beta blockers. Each minute now was a

lifetime. A lifetime filled with fear, confusion and betrayal. My

children were in terrible danger. My wife had been living a lie

that seemed to grow larger and blacker with each new layer of

treachery I uncovered. How could I not have seen it? Kathy was

- or rather, she had been - a good person. A loving mother, a

friend to the people she met, someone everyone seemed to like.

More than they ever did me. But underneath it all, something had been terribly wrong. She had been at the library yesterday, I

was convinced of that now. Her prints were on the filleting knife,

and it would explain the presence of my gloves. Once again, I

looked over at her, but she didn't seem to notice my gaze and

continued to stare at her hands.

I looked at my watch. 9.20. It would all be over very soon, one

way or another. If they let my kids go, then that would be

enough for me. I know it sounds a weird thing to say, but at that

moment in time it would almost have been a relief to have the

gun put against my head and the whole thing ended. Before I

found out any more grim facts about the way my life had been

knocked totally and utterly off course. As long as I knew that my

kids were OK.

The door opened and Lench came back into the room. It was

difficult to read his expression behind the mask, but something

told me he was not pleased about something. He stopped on the

other side of the table and looked across at Kathy.

'You told me you never knew what was inside the deposit

box,' he said darkly.

'That's because I don't,' she answered, looking up. Her tone

was one of righteous indignation.

It didn't work. 'Our man's recovered the contents of the box,'

Lench said, making no effort to hide his irritation. 'It's what we

were after, but we think there may be more. And we think you

know where they might be.'

'I don't know what you're talking about.'

'I think you're lying to me, Mrs Meron.' There was something

chilling in his voice. An undercurrent of excitement, as if he was

pleased with her defiance because it gave him an excuse to hurt

her. He moved slowly around the table in her direction.

She seemed to sense this, and when she spoke again, her

defiance was faltering. 'I'm not lying, I promise you. I was just

looking after the key for Jack Calley.'

'Listen, Kathy, if you're hiding anything, just tell him, please.'

I suddenly felt hugely protective towards her, though God knows

why. Not after everything that had happened.

Lench stopped several feet from her. 'I want to know if there

are any copies.'

'Copies of what? I don't know what you're talking about, I

promise.

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