Obsession

OBSESSION ROB SINCLAIR Copyright © 2023 Rob Sinclair The right of Rob Sinclair to be identified as the Author of the Work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published in 2023 by Bloodhound Books. Apart from any use permitted under UK copyright law, this publication may only be reproduced, stored, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means, with prior permission in writing of the publisher or, in the case of reprographic production, in accordance with the terms of licences issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency. All characters in this publication are fictitious and any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. www.bloodhoundbooks.com Print ISBN: 978-1-5040-8593-9 CONTENTS Love best-selling fiction? Also by Rob Sinclair Prologue Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Chapter 33 Chapter 34 Chapter 35 Chapter 36 Chapter 37 Chapter 38 Chapter 39 Chapter 40 Chapter 41 Chapter 42 Chapter 43 Chapter 44 Chapter 45 Chapter 46 Chapter 47 About the Author You will also enjoy: A note from the publisher Love best-selling fiction? LOVE BEST-SELLING FICTION? Sign up today to be the first to hear about new releases and exclusive offers, including free and discounted ebooks! Why not like us or follow us on social media to stay up to date with the latest news from your favourite authors? Facebook Twitter Instagram ALSO BY ROB SINCLAIR Ryker Returns Series Renegade Assassins Outsider Vigilante Protector Deception * * * James Ryker Series The Red Cobra The Black Hornet The Silver Wolf The Green Viper The White Scorpion * * * The Enemy Series Dance with the Enemy Rise of the Enemy Hunt for the Enemy * * * The Sleeper 13 Series Sleeper 13 Fugitive 13 Imposter 13 * * * The DI Dani Stephens Series The Essence of Evil The Rules of Murder Echoes of Guilt The Bonds of Blood * * * Standalone Thrillers Dark Fragments PROLOGUE The lace curtain gently flapped. Heated night-time air wafted in through the gap of the partially opened balcony doors, swirling with the cooler air-conditioned interior. Beyond the glass, luxury yachts lined up next to one another on the marina below, gently bobbing. Apartment buildings rose up around the crafts, all clustered around the water. Many windows were dark, but in others, soft lights shone. TVs flickered. Tiny shadowy figures moved about in their private spaces. Few bothered to cover their windows on such a balmy evening. Some people stood or sat in their kitchens, cooking or eating. Some lounged on sofas. Others partied out on balconies, or in rooftop gardens for the lucky few who could afford the ultra-expensive penthouses. Lights on, curtains open in bedrooms too. A couple directly across the way, three floors down, stood at the edge of a bed. Naked? The low light, the distance, without binoculars, made it hard to tell. CHAPTER ONE NATASHA I know I have a good memory. I’ve known since I was a young kid. I was so good at recalling facts, for example. And I could remember detailed directions to places I’d been to only once, like when we travelled by car for our family holidays. Adam used to tell me I had a photographic memory. I don’t think that’s true; I don’t know if it’s even possible, or if it is, exactly what that means. I just know that I’m really good at remembering things. Well, no, not things, but images. That’s what memories mostly are, aren’t they? People talk about remembering noises, smells, tastes, feelings even, and I get that. But my memories are more like a never-ending slide show. When we were young kids, at Christmas, my Grandma played this game with the whole family. King’s game, she called it, though I think it was supposed to be Kim’s. She’d