CHAPTER 35
It was Sunday morning in Appleton Vale and the village was buzzing with gossip. Standing outside the post office and general stores, Dee Dee and Jane were deep in conversation with Marjorie Rose, the postmistress.
Tom and Susie were standing outside the pub with a bunch of newspapers in hand and their mouths hanging open. Peter and Andrea Jenner had stopped to chat with Devon and Patrick. They were all looking shocked and slightly uncomfortable.
Georgiana had woken early. Leaving Dan to sleep, she decided to go for a ride out across the vale. Galloping through the beautiful countryside of West Chesterton was exhilarating. She had been out almost two hours when she entered the village on her route home and quickly realised something was wrong. There was a hive of activity and
