The Brother

My partner’s brother has just snatched my baby.I thought I was lucky before all this happened. I have a beautiful baby boy. A man I want to make a life with. A gorgeous cottage in the Cotswolds that we’re in the middle of doing up. Life’s good.Then Ben drops a bombshell. His brother Adam is coming to stay.‘Promise me something,’ Ben says as he gazes into my eyes. ‘Don’t believe everything Adam tells you.’Ben’s not home when Adam turns up, with his waif-like girlfriend — and a suitcase full of secrets.He looks me up and down, his mouth quirking into an amused smile. ‘You must be Sophie.’ Deep in my bones, I know this man is dangerous.He says he won’t stay long.But the lies come quickly.First his girlfriend disappears — and I think he’s done something very bad to her.I should have listened to my instincts . . .