Walton Merritt

Liam shoved the front door open hard, letting the icy gloom of early dusk spill into the dim hallway.

Betrayal, Shock, Mystery. Natalie was preparing dinner when there was a knock at the door. “

I woke at five in the morning, the sky outside just beginning to lighten with the first hints of dawn.

She wasnt truly theirs, those five But who could say George had lost his wife. She never recovered from

Margaret woke to find herself in an unfamiliar roomwhite walls, antiseptic scent, a bed too narrow to

“Mum, maybe we should just let Gran wander off and get lost? It’d be better for everyone,”

You said today you married me because I was convenient! she snapped. He shrugged. So? Whats wrong with that?

For two weeks, a cat kept appearing by the window. The staff couldnt believe it when they finally learned

**Saturday, 12th May** Nina kept insisting. “Emily, honestly, nothing terrible happened!

“Mum, why didnt you invite me to your birthday?” She clutched the phone so tightly her knuckles