Your Truth or Mine?_A Powerful Psychological Thriller With a Twist You'll Never See Coming by Trisha Sakhlecha

Author:Trisha Sakhlecha [Sakhlecha, Trisha]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Thrillers, psychological, Domestic, suspense, General
ISBN: 9781509886272
Google: h1V_DwAAQBAJ
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Published: 2019-06-13T06:01:20+00:00

ROY

Tuesday, 8th December

I close the door and lean my head against it. That did not go well.

I turn around to see Mia going up the stairs. Snooping again. What do I need to do to get some privacy in my own home?

‘Mia.’

She doesn’t turn. I follow her up to the landing.

‘Mia.’

‘Leave me alone,’ she says, her back to me.

She walks the three paces to our bedroom and I go after her. I grab her shoulder and spin her around, flattening her against the wall. She looks away.

‘Look at me. Mia, look at me.’

‘What?’

‘I didn’t want to hide this. I was going to tell you.’

‘How noble of you. Is this new girlfriend real or yet another one of your elaborate lies?’

‘Of course she’s real. Why would I lie?’

‘For an alibi.’

‘I don’t need an alibi. I haven’t done anything wrong.’

‘I know where you really were, Roy. You need an alibi. And who knows what lengths you’d go to to get one? I’d have to be stupid to believe anything you say anymore.’

‘You’re being crazy.’

‘Show me a picture.’

‘No.’

‘Because she doesn’t exist.’

‘Because I care about her,’ I say. I relax my grip on her. I soften my voice. ‘And I don’t want to cause you any more pain. Our marriage means something to me.’

‘Yeah, right,’ she smirks.

‘Will you listen to me for once?’

‘Why? Did you think of something else that you want? Shall I placate your mother? Or fund your next trip around the world? Or bend over so you can screw me?’ she spits out. She closes her eyes, lets out a breath, and then opens them again. ‘What do you want from me?’ she says. The look she gives me is chilling.

I let her go. I step back. What happened to the carefree, funny, gorgeous woman I married? ‘That’s just it. I don’t want anything from you.’

‘Because there’s nothing left for you to take,’ she mutters, her retort lost in a puff of air. She turns around and walks into the bedroom.

‘What did you say?’

‘Nothing,’ she says, flicking on the light.

‘What did you say?’

‘I said there’s nothing left for you to take,’ she says, spinning around to face me. She lets her bag drop to the floor, its contents spilling out with a clatter.

‘What have I taken from you, Mia?’

‘Everything,’ she screams. ‘You’ve taken everything from me. I’ve spent years putting myself second, propping you up, applauding your pathetic career, paying for you, lying for—’

‘See this, this right here is why it’s so difficult being with you. You’re so . . . petty. All you care about is money, status—’

‘Yes, yes, I’ve heard that before. You want a simple life. You want to travel. You want to give back to the world. Tell me, Roy, how exactly do you intend to do any of that without money? Actually, let’s be more specific, how exactly do you intend to do that without my money? I mean, you aren’t exactly the type to rough it out. You work on more submissions than commissions. You’re still holding a grudge about having to pay for your own tuition.

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