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© Cathy Glass 2015
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Contents
Chapter Two: I Thought You Loved Me
Chapter Three: Contract of Behaviour
Chapter Seven: Letter from the Police
Chapter Eight: Out of Patience
Chapter Fourteen: Turning Point?
Chapter Fifteen: Doing the Right Thing
Chapter Sixteen: Failed to Protect Her
Chapter Seventeen: Remorse, Guilt and Regret
Chapter Twenty-One: Waiting for News
Chapter Twenty-Three: The Endless Wait
Chapter Twenty-Four: Unbelievable
Chapter Twenty-Five: And She Wept
Chapter Twenty-Six: Bittersweet
Suggested topics for reading-group discussion
A big thank-you to my family; my editors, Holly and Carolyn; my literary agent, Andrew; my UK publishers HarperCollins, and my overseas publishers, who are now too numerous to list by name. Last but not least, a big thank-you to my readers for your unfailing support and kind words.
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