No Mercy
“Maddie had only a second’s doubt before she knew for sure. He was a tall, handsome man with a chiselled face and dark hair streaked with silver. From the way he hesitated, from the way his eyes quickly raked the room, it was clear that he was searching for a stranger. She was one of the few people left sitting alone and his gaze finally settled on her.
Maddie gave a thin smile as he walked towards her. Her heart had started a heavy hammering, a beat so intense that she thought she could hear it.... She tried to breathe deeply, breathe slowly, to get her nerves under control. She had come this far; she couldn’t afford to blow it now. Think of Greta, she told herself. Think of Zac.
‘You must be Maddie,’ he said, looming over her.
She gave a nod but didn’t stand up, unsure as to whether her trembling legs would take the weight of her body. Should she shake hands with him? She didn’t know. There were no written rules of etiquette for the first time you met a murderer. ‘Yes, I’m Maddie Layne.’ Cato pulled out the chair opposite to hers, sat down and put his elbows on the table.MoreLess
Maddie gave a thin smile as he walked towards her. Her heart had started a heavy hammering, a beat so intense that she thought she could hear it.... She tried to breathe deeply, breathe slowly, to get her nerves under control. She had come this far; she couldn’t afford to blow it now. Think of Greta, she told herself. Think of Zac.
‘You must be Maddie,’ he said, looming over her.
She gave a nod but didn’t stand up, unsure as to whether her trembling legs would take the weight of her body. Should she shake hands with him? She didn’t know. There were no written rules of etiquette for the first time you met a murderer. ‘Yes, I’m Maddie Layne.’ Cato pulled out the chair opposite to hers, sat down and put his elbows on the table.MoreLess
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