Trust No One: a tense psychological thriller full of twists by Keri Beevis

Author:Keri Beevis [Beevis, Keri]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bloodhound Books - crime, thriller and mystery
Published: 2020-11-15T16:00:00+00:00

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It had been Elena who had called, suggesting that they meet up for dinner on Thursday night. They needed some family time, she had said, and she would arrange extra staff to cover the restaurant. She booked a table at one of the neighbouring pubs, arranging to meet Olivia and Noah there at seven. It wasn’t until they were sitting down at the table and Jamie made a passing comment, that Olivia realised this had all been Noah’s idea.

Initially she wasn’t sure how to feel about that, a little bit miffed that he had taken it upon himself to decide what was best for her, but also touched that he had tried to cheer her up.

As they ate, the wine flowing liberally and Elena entertaining them with anecdotes about the restaurant (most were stories that Olivia and Jamie had heard before, but still found amusing) she realised Noah had been right. She had needed this. For the first time in days her mood was lifting and she was less on edge, her laughter genuine. As the plates were being cleared, she caught his hand under the table and gave it a squeeze, mouthing a ‘thank you’ when his eyes met hers.

As they perused the dessert menu, Elena excused herself to the ladies, leaving instructions to order her the tiramisu. She ruffled Noah’s hair affectionately on her way, leaning down to whisper (not too discreetly) in his ear, ‘You did good.’

Jamie stretched his arms behind his head, sat back in his chair and gave a wide grin as she disappeared. ‘You scored yourself double brownie points tonight, mate.’

‘Added bonus.’ Noah winked. ‘Though I wasn’t actually doing it for your mum.’

Jamie immediately sobered, looking at his sister. ‘How are you holding up, Livvy?’

The reminder of what she was escaping from had the smile dropping from Olivia’s face. She forced it back. ‘I’m okay. Tonight’s been nice.’ She refrained from saying more as the waitress arrived to take their dessert order.

‘I meant to say, Fern stopped by the restaurant looking for you earlier in the week,’ Jamie said as the waitress left. ‘She was looking super skanky. We didn’t tell her where you were. Figured you wouldn’t want to see her. She left her number with Mum to pass on, but I think Mum binned it.’

Olivia smiled tightly. ‘Unfortunately, she found me.’

‘Oops. Sorry about that.’

‘It’s okay. I made it clear I didn’t want anything to do with her.’

‘How are you doing apart from that?’

That was a loaded question. Olivia exchanged a brief glance with Noah, recalling her mini meltdown on Tuesday night. Should she admit to her brother that right now she was scared of being in her own home alone? She was assuming Noah hadn’t told Jamie or Elena about that, knew her mum would be freaking out big time if she knew about the notes and the phone calls.

‘I’m okay. It’s been a tough few days.’

Her phone pinged in her bag and she plucked it out, avoiding further scrutiny. It was a Facebook notification.

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