When the men had gone, Rosalie sent Bridie to Bell’s Books with a message for Ina Bell, and Anastasia to the bakery to check on her little ones and pass a message to Amy Shadler.
‘I’m scared,’ Florentine said. ‘For Drew, for Alexander, for all of us. Mr Benedict is evil, Mam. All the way through. I can feel it.’ She waited for Rosalie to say something to make her feel better, something that would ease her worries.
‘I’m scared too,’ Rosalie said. Not at all what Florentine was hoping for. ‘As soon as the others get back we’ll start on our next move. Until then, we need to talk more about the relics. You have the disc I gave you?’
The disc had been warm against her skin since her mother had given it to her charge. She dipped a hand under her blouse and pulled out a long leather thong that
