‘Only open for a few hours in the morning,’ Lola had explained. ‘That’s when most of the locals shop for basics. No point otherwise, there’s no one around.’
Though they related to Lola the journey to the wetlands, nobody broached the topic of having seen Quin there, nor his visit to The Sanctuary, except to say that they were curious to know what was going to be on the menu. Audrey was relieved. It seemed from everyone’s body language that they somehow saw herself, and Quin, at the centre of a melodrama, and couldn’t understand where that might have begun.
It was after Audrey had observed Isabel and Lola talking in depth that Lola offered them all a relaxation session in the chapel. Max declined, on the pretext of having things to think about back in his room. Audrey knew that he’d be ha
