Chapter 87: Chapter 87

And…um… there’s something else. It’s not really your area of expertise, but I

just had a thought.”

“Tell me.”

Patrick

explained quickly what else he needed. “You may have contacts around Covent Garden who could help me. It’s a rush job, I know. Maybe tomorrow morning as well…?”

The warm voice

on the other end of the line gave a happy laugh. “I will be pleased to help

with that too. Leave it all to me.”

“Thank you,”

Patrick said. “Truly.”

He went to Bryan’s spare room, undressing slowly, washing with more care than usual in the small

en-suite bathroom. All the time, he was remembering Lee’s bright face, his

confident words. Patrick was in no rush to go to bed, because he didn’t think

he’d sleep a wink.

He was asleep

ten minutes after his head hit the pillow.

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Patrick woke

with a slow, easy languor. An unusual but pleasant scent lingered on the duvet,

a detergent he didn’t recognise. It was quieter than he expected: even early in