St Just glanced at his brother during the dinner; the guests were having a grand time, no doubt; Ava was trying her best to climb on Liam’s lap but he was having none of it.

Exasperated, she turned her attentions to Hussain Khan, the dealer from Pakistan, who was only too happy to oblige.

As the cars drove away in the darkness late into the night, Finn turned to his brother.

He had a speculative gleam on his face.

“The little Pet’s got you riled up, Liam, my man,” he said, making it sound half statement, half question.

*

Liam O’Grady was a man who had worked his way through...