Your Guilty Lies (ARC) by Ruth Heald

Author:Ruth Heald [Heald, Ruth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781786815347
Publisher: Bookouture
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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Later, when Paula is out buying nappies, I go upstairs to feed the twins and find Ian in the main bedroom. He’s stripping the sheets off the bed. Paula’s meagre possessions are piled on a chair: her nightdress, her book, her reading glasses, changes of clothes, perfume. Her toiletries have been replaced on the bedside table by his collection of moisturisers and aftershaves.

‘Ian?’

‘I’m just getting the room ready for us to move back into.’ He opens the window. ‘It needs a bit of airing.’

Alice starts to moan and I pick her up.

‘Ian, I think you’re jumping the gun a bit,’ I say as I rock Alice back and forth. ‘I haven’t had time to mention moving to the other room to Paula yet.’ Although I can’t wait to be back in the main bedroom next to the twins, I’m nervous about telling Paula about the move, particularly after the way she reacted last time.

‘Well, perhaps you can do it soon.’

‘Now seems like as good a time as any.’ The voice comes from the door.

We both turn to see Paula standing in the doorway, hands on her hips.

‘Paula,’ Ian says, going over to her and reaching out to touch her shoulder. She pulls away from him.

I pick Frances up instinctively and hold my twins close to my body.

‘You’ve come into my room without asking. And you’ve moved my personal belongings.’ She glares at Ian.

‘Paula,’ he says. ‘I’m afraid we want our room back. Katie was going to talk to you.’

‘Was she now?’ She looks at me.

‘I’ve fixed up the spare room,’ Ian says. ‘It’s perfect for you.’

But Paula ignores his words, her face flushed with anger.

‘Don’t come in here again,’ she says.

She shoos us out and then slams the door behind us. In my arms, Alice starts to scream, almost drowning out the other sound. On the other side of the door, I hear a key turning in the lock.

Ian and I look at each other. Where on earth has Paula got a key from?

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