In a flash, Liam O’ Grady was on the phone, barking orders at people, arranging matters. Finn was doing the same but in a more controlled manner. I watched, fascinated.

If Liam O’Grady had appeared to be a soft-spoken gentle man with the most charming manners earlier, now I saw a man who was ruthless. From snatches of the conversation, I understood that he was going after Dean Nelson. I squirmed in anxiety.

I had not noticed Finn watching me gravely, so when he spoke in that deep baritone, I almost jumped.

‘Are you anxious, little pet?’ he growled and I turned t him in astonishment,

Little pet. Yes, that...