

She went to straighten up and move aside when she was given a hard shove and she found herself sprawled and winded on the footpath on top of the rucksack.

She gave him a hug and a kiss, put a clean handkerchief in his trouser pocket and was about to pass him his bright yellow school rucksack when feet approached quickly from behind. They crossed the street and she crouched down outside the school gates.

Keep hold of my hand, it’s after nine o’clock.” “I know, I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have said the naughty word. “Naughty word, Mummy.” Tommy pulled her hand. Waiting at the pedestrian crossing, she pushed her left sleeve up and looked at her watch. She had forgotten to top up the electricity meter, the power had gone off sometime in the middle of the night and, as a result, her clock radio had failed to wake her at eight o’clock. 'Becca Hills' and her son live a deliberately quiet life in a London tower block, but when she is involved in a road traffic accident, she finds Stephen and her past catching up with her. Can Becca allow herself to trust, forgive and love again? An injury ended her career in London's Metropolitan Police, and when she took a chance on love, she discovered Stephen cheating on her.Ĭhanging her name, she runs and hides again, despite being pregnant with Stephen's child. Rebecca Burns has been running and hiding from her drug-dealing family all her adult life and trusts no one. Sooner or later, your past will catch up with you.
