Two of them were pawing the ground, no more than a foot away, as if they wanted to dig their hooves into me. I looked around slowly. There were at least ten riders surrounding us, their horses flexing their shoulders, jittering, snorting and neighing. We wouldn’t get away ...
Isabel was walking towards me with her head down. She was holding a black umbrella above her head. It was half shielding her face, but there was no doubt it was her. She’d emerged from that lane halfway up the hill in a rush. She’d pass by on the other side of the street in seconds if I didn’t at...
The Magnolia club appeared to take up the basement levels of two houses, at least. ‘They probably open at eight. We could come back then.’ It sounded as if he was trying to cheer her up. There’d been a light on above the door of the club, but no one had answered when they’d knocked. ‘It’s only ha...