A knock on her window startled Eve out of her thoughts.

　　She looked out and saw her mother standing there with a coat over her dressing gown and a rubbish bag in her hand.

　　How had she even got home? She was still in shock and was close to hyperventilating. Her head was a mess, trying to understand what had just happened.

　　Was she off the hook? Or was this another of Roman's tricks? Was he about to hit her with something worse than her parents becoming ...