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When I was first partnered with DI Lynley, I wondered why yet again I was the punchline in a cosmic joke.
We were complete opposites – he the kindling and I the flame – a match made in hell.
But then we got to know each other, and the edges began to soften.
I kept my guard up, a boundary line born of endless disappointment.
He still lashed out with a temper born of hurt and frustration.
Deep inside we knew our partnership, our friendship, was something real, something good, but when you’ve been through as much as we have, even good can feel like a set-up.