. . You have to be tactful around them and understand they might be using you as much as you’re hoping to use them . . .’ Andrew’s mouth flopped open. He’d been used the entire time. He’d even told Jenny that the job had an element of using people and then missed it. What a fool. ‘I told your dad to meet me at my office later,’ Andrew whispered. Nicholas took out the knife again. ‘Let’s go then. He and mum rarely leave the house – they’re really careful because they know the rest of the group have been disappearing. It’s why he went to you. He knew I was getting closer to him and wanted me found. At the time, I was spending some time on their road, trying not to be noticed by the neighbours, hoping they’d leave themselves open. For ages, it didn’t look like they went out by themselves. Lara hired a van so that I could wait but we were out of money and it was the final day when I followed him to your office. I was hoping I’d get a chance where he’d be on his own but he was really careful.’ ‘It’s not a game, Nicholas.
