The Houseshare: A totally gripping and addictive psychological thriller with a pulse-racing twist by Carla Kovach

Author:Carla Kovach [Kovach, Carla]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781803145488
Publisher: Bookouture
Published: 2022-08-15T23:00:00+00:00

TWENTY-EIGHT

RICARDO

Ricardo unbuckled his seat belt as the taxi pulled up outside the Sun’s Rays. He paid the driver and stepped out into the darkness. Music and laughter spilled out as a couple left and the smell of kebab hung in the air. Hurrying in, he waited at the bar for a man to be served, then the woman from earlier smiled at him as she came over. ‘What would you like?’

‘I’m okay for a minute. I need to speak to Liam.’

‘He’ll be about ten minutes, he’s running a bit late.’

‘Actually, I’ll have a Courvoisier with ice, please.’

His fingers had a slight tremble to them. The thought of someone following him earlier had set him on edge. He gazed around wondering if his pursuer was in the pub but he couldn’t make out who was in the lounge on the other side of the pub. That person wasn’t in the bar. The jukebox stopped playing and all that was left was the hum of voices.

‘There you go.’ As the server placed the glass down, the ice chinked before sinking to the bottom of the glass. He took the seat right next to the fire and undid the top few buttons on his coat, enjoying the warmth. He and Bettina had enjoyed a post-dinner brandy together in the past. Back home they had a huge open fireplace that crackled on the winter nights. He had no one to share that with any more with his sons now married and Maria dead. The fire’s light reflected a beautiful spectrum of colour as he swirled the ice.

He glanced at his watch, noticing that fifteen minutes had passed and Liam still hadn’t turned up. ‘Hey,’ the server shouted. ‘Liam’s just passed the window.’

‘Thank you.’ He looked up, waiting for the young man to come in.

The twenty-something, long-haired student type walked in and fist bumped one of the customers he called Derek.

‘Liam, there’s a chap here to see you.’

He turned and looked at Ricardo, taking him in.

‘I’m really grateful you’re able to speak with me, can I get you a drink?’ Ricardo asked the man.

‘A lager would be great.’ He took his sweater off to reveal a T-shirt that said ‘Sex God’ on the front. His face was pale and sickly on a skinny body. Ricardo wondered if Bettina’s friend existed on cheap lager and pot noodles.

Ricardo got up and ordered the man a drink as well as another brandy. ‘Make it a double,’ he called out as the woman was about to pour it. With the couple of mini-bar drinks he’d had at the hotel, he was beginning to feel tipsy but he didn’t care. He watched as Liam got comfortable on the seat opposite to Ricardo’s, just under the window. He placed a satchel on the floor and a book spilled out. The spine on the book mentioned the words, contract law. Liam must be a student. Ricardo hurried over with the drinks, spilling lager over his hand as he walked.

‘I’m Ricardo, I suppose you know why I’m here.

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