Ben’s stomach churned. He sat on the top step leading into the apartment block near the pier, waiting for Andy and the real estate agent. When Ellie didn’t answer her phone earlier, and he couldn’t find her at work or home, his mind had gone into overdrive. Then, he remembered he still had the link to her location on the map app and breathed a sigh of pure relief when it showed him she was at the carpark. Jack was lucky he wasn’t here right now. It was time the man stopped running Ellie’s life, even though she still couldn’t see it. Sell the damned business but do it with her full knowledge. He must be scared of her response, to not tell her until the last minute. Andy’s car drew up out the front, followed by a second car. Probably another dead end but unless she was mistaken about the

