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living area leading to a terrace and a small backyard. Two bedrooms as well as a bathroom were upstairs in the loft. It had a spacious, luxurious design with a contemporary flair and a strong dedication to natural light.
    It was so much like the house she’d shared with Jason.
    A small sigh escaped her.
    Her mother didn’t miss her momentarily grief. “What’s wrong, darling?” she asked.
    “I’m just tired, Mum.”
    “Dad and I were thinking about coming for a visit.”
    A smile tugged at her lips. “I’d love that, Mum, but how about you give me a chance first to settle and find my feet here?”
    There was a brief silence before her mother replied, “I fully understand. I’m sorry. We didn’t mean to intrude on you so—”
    “Oh Mum, you’re not intruding at all. It just wouldn’t make any sense for you to come if I’m at work most of the time. As much as Erik is your brother, I doubt he’d give me a week off already.”
    “I thought you weren’t working with him?”
    Tamara chuckled. “Technically, I don’t. He’s the coach and has nothing to do with the administration. But you know as well as I do that he got me the job, despite denying it in every conversation we have.”
    Politics always played a big role in the comings and goings of the club, but it was still confusing. Although Erik was the coach, his influence in the administration was greater than he let on. Leave after only a few weeks wouldn’t look good on her work ethics, but in a domino effect, it would also reflect back on him.
    “He was never good with the truth when it came to those things,” her mother said with a laugh in her voice.
    They talked a little longer before they said their goodbyes. Tamara went to the bathroom and stripped out of her clothes as the bathtub filled with water. The air was thick with a misty steam when she turned off the taps. The warm water embraced her as she slid into it and rested her head on the edge of the tub. Her muscles were tense from a hectic day at work, but also from the aftermath of her first attempt at a small jog in the morning. Closing her eyes, she let the scent of coconut and vanilla calm her into a dreamy state and her aching body started to relax.
    Tamara’s thoughts drifted to a man taking her into his arms, holding her tight.
    Safe.
    Secure.
    A man, whose gentle touch on her skin caused her to shiver. A man whose body was hard against hers. He kissed her, and when she looked into his eyes she—
    Saw Oliver?
    Her eyes shot open as she breathed in and out a couple of times to steady herself. Rubbing her hands over her face, Tamara sat up in the bath, not believing what just happened.
    Oliver?
    Instinctively, she held her arms in front of her chest, although she knew he wasn’t around. Shaking her head, she laughed at her own reaction.
    Why would she think of him ?
    The words you need to give me a chance ran through her head and played with her mind. She could still see his mesmerising green eyes, which had held her spellbound at the beach in St. Kilda.
    Then she was flooded with a sudden sadness as she thought of Jason. She tried so hard to remember the colour of his eyes. Or his smile. Tears rolled down on her cheeks when she noticed her memories of him were already fading away.
    Tamara let out a long breath, grabbed her robe, and walked into her bedroom.
    Suddenly her body tensed, and she stilled. Terror clutched her body.
    She listened.
    There was a noise coming from downstairs. Tightening the knot on her robe, she listened carefully as she stepped over to the bed and removed her baseball bat from underneath.
    She jumped at the sound of a metallic click. Hardly able to breathe, images of that long ago dreadful night floated in her mind. It was impossible to steady her erratic pulse, and icy fear gripped her when she heard the sound the front door slamming closed.
    “Tammy?”
    Almost fainting with relief, her muscles trembled with the surge of adrenaline as she slumped into a