Mike’s sudden appearance made me realise what a risk I was taking. All I could see was Mia’s bedroom. I knew nothing of what was going on in the apartment. She could have an entire security team camped out for all I knew. I needed a fuller picture. So I started following her. From a distance, naturally. She wasn’t such a creature of habit as I had thought at first. She would suddenly rush off in a bus somewhere or dive into a shop and start frantically looking around in different departments. It dawned on me eventually that she was worried, checking out if someone was following her. And then I saw her searching. She was definitely suspicious. Why? I had been so careful. What could I possibly have done for her to be on the alert? It was only a matter of time before she found it. I would have to be more careful than I thought I had been.