The Graft

Looking back, Nick Leary couldn't say exactly what kept him awake that night. It might have been the oppressive heat or the distant rumble of thunder. He'd had a lot on his mind; perhaps he'd been thinking about the "respectable" Essex business that he ran or about his two young sons sleeping in the room next door. Or was it simply the sound of his beautiful wife's steady breathing beside him... Whatever it was, he was awake when he heard someone's footsteps downstairs and Nick's instinct was to fight. He'd always been that way, wanting to protect the things he treasured most: his family, his privacy, his reputation. He'd grafted for these things all his life and no one was going to jeopardise them now. Unless, of course, his instinct is wrong, and that what happens this time is the start of something even he cannot stop..." -- Cover.