Iwander the island, aware of the paper burning a hole in my pocket.
Leaving Kat was not easy, but I needed to put some space between us. Whatever Zach has divulged…
The look on her face tells me I’m not going to like it.
I find myself outside her villa. The maintenance team have finished for the day, so I make my way into the garden, sitting down on the new plush daybed beside the plunge pool.
In for a penny, in for a pound.
I pull out the letter and begin.
When I finish, I clench my fists and have the strongest desire to punch something.
The letter crumples in my hand.
One phrase keeps swirling around and around in my brain.
You never loved me, it was always him. I’m sorry I ruined that for you.
Sorry! He’s fucking sorry!
He took what wasn’t his on a bed of lies and deceit.
My stomach churns. No wonder Kat looked green.
Between them, he and Darra have made a career of ruining people’s lives. Elijah and Pen, Lottie and now I find, Kat and I.
I rest my elbows on my knees, pressing the palms into my eye sockets. I’ve not cried since that day. I look up at the canopy of trees above me, blinking rapidly. I cough, working to clear the lump in my throat as emotions I thought I’d let go, resurface.
When Kat walked away sixteen years ago, it was like someone taking my heart in their hand and squeezing with all their might. The pain was unbearable.
I throw back my head and laugh. The memory of Mum and Dad telling me, “There are plenty more fish in the sea.”
How wrong they were.
Kathryn Frazer ruined me for all other women. From the moment I met her to the moment she told me she felt something too, I was lost.
Sixteen years ago
“Kat, stay where you are. I’m on my way.”
I disconnect before she can argue, and knowing Kat, she’ll definitely try. The details her friend gave me are enough to have me moving quickly.
I grab Elijah’s keys, glad I decided against the beer earlier. I need to finish my assignment, but there’s no way I’m leaving Kat in that club with that dickhead.
I drive across London, pleased it’s late, so I don’t have to navigate the traffic. Eli put Zach and me on his insurance when we all moved in together, as much for convenience as anything else. I don’t think he’ll mind me borrowing it for his sister.
I make it to the club in record time. I pull up into one of the spaces outside, reserved for VIPs. I chuckle. The monster LandRover Discovery with its custom trim and Frazer personalised number plate fits in perfectly.
I get out and make my way to the door. The bouncer looks at the car, then looks at me, removing the barrier instantly.
I make my way inside. It’s packed. I pull out my phone.
ME:
Where are you?
KAT:
