Chapter Forty-Four - HarknessStomach grumbling, heading back along the hall, I flip the lid of the pizza.
Can’t get anything f*****g right…
No fries.
No anchovies…
Fucked if she’s having any of it…
Fucking wasted on her anyway. S’not like she’ll be eating again…
But as the door to the lounge opens…
Something’s different…
different…She’s different.
She’sShe’s moved. Standing by the kitchen counter. And her expression…
The kid…
“Where the f**k is it?”
She flinches and her eyes flick sidelong. Then back again. But I caught it. And I follow the glance to the kitchen cabinets.
A scream comes from… somewhere… a hollow sound. The kid squealing…
Did she really think she could hide her brat in a cupboard?
“That’s f*****g it!” Flinging the pizza away, stamping forward, I swing and
