Aislen's Return to Havermouth

Havermouth, Three Weeks Before

The days between passed the same way. Heath would wake alone in his bed and lay staring at the ceiling, telling himself that it was going to be the day. He would get up, dress in his gym clothes, take his suit in its drycleaning bag to the car with him and drive to the only gym in Havermouth and the same one that he’d been a member of since he’d been old enough to lift weights, and work out for an hour, before showering, shaving and dressing in the change rooms.

He'd stop by the Boyston’s coffee shop for a protein shake and a coffee on his way to the office and make inane conversation with Diana whilst he waited for her to fill his order. He’d take his coffee and his shake to his office and open his laptop, reviewing the calendar for the day, before, unable to resist temptation any longer, he’d open the office emails and search from something from Aislen Carter or Morgana Ivy.

The envelope of paperwork and Patrick Carter’s personal effects sat in his tra