‘What’s he like, this Ryder fella that everyone goes on about?’ Sam asked, pushing her blonde fringe out of her eyes. ‘I can’t believe I’ve never come face to face with him yet.’ ‘I’ll let you make your own mind up once we get there,’ said Allie, stopping to give way to oncoming traffic. ‘I don’t want to sway you in any way.’ ‘But I’ve already heard he’s a charmer.’ Allie nodded. ‘Oh, he’s a charmer, all right.’ ‘Now you have me intrigued. If I hadn’t been told he was a looker, I’d guess that he has two heads or something.’ ‘More like two faces,’ Allie muttered. Even without the dark clouds looming overhead, The Gables had a sense of doom shrouding it. Allie parked the car next to the Mini that she now knew belonged to Kirstie. She tried not to glance at Sam as she was introduced to Terry and they were shown through to the family room. But she couldn’t help it. She watched as the younger woman took note of Terry’s appearance and everything around her.
