MIDNIGHT - HarperCollins NZ
MIDNIGHT - HarperCollins NZ
MIDNIGHT - HarperCollins NZ
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<strong>MIDNIGHT</strong><br />
safely home proves that. So I think you know who the<br />
police will believe. No doubt they’ll ask why you allowed<br />
this poor old soul to wander the dark streets in her<br />
nightwear. You put her in danger, that’s what they’d say.’<br />
Sensing Libby’s concern, he went on menacingly, ‘If<br />
it weren’t for me, some lesser man might ’ave had his<br />
way with ’er, before throwing ’er in the canal. Wrong<br />
in the ’ead she may be, but to tell the truth, compared<br />
to some of the scrubbers we get on the streets, she’s<br />
passable enough for a bit of fun.’<br />
‘You get out!’ Diving out from behind Libby, Eileen<br />
suddenly threw herself at him, fists flailing. ‘Get away<br />
from my girl!’ The force of her attack sent him stumbling<br />
against the wall. ‘What d’you want in my house?<br />
Get out! Go on, get out!’<br />
Shocked by Eileen’s vicious onslaught, and now with<br />
Libby joining in, Scott found himself being man handled<br />
across the room. Libby managed to open the front<br />
door, where the two of them struggled to push him<br />
outside. ‘Show your face here again,’ Libby warned,<br />
‘and I’ll have the law on you!’<br />
‘Yer don’t say!’ Grabbing Libby by the throat, he tried<br />
to push her back inside. ‘I don’t need no trouble with<br />
the police, so just give me what I’m owed, an’ I’ll go!’<br />
When Eileen came at him again, screeching and<br />
clawing at his face, he raised his arm and, with one<br />
sharp thump, sent her backwards across the room.<br />
‘Hey! What the hell d’you think you’re doing?’ The man<br />
came at him from behind.<br />
Older than Scott but strong as a bull, Thomas<br />
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