Kate padded barefoot into the lounge, adorable in his too-big jumper and jogging bottoms. Alex was sitting behind the coffee table in the centre of the curl around sofa. Set out on the table was a veritable feast compared...

They were climbers. He had already reached the pinnacle of wealth. She had yet to climb. But she showed a desire, a hunger to succeed, an inner steel and resilience, to get whatever she needed. Alex needed a girl: somebody...

Daevid truanted from school, withdrew into the protective shell of his bedroom, and refused to come out. He fantasized that he was lying on his bed of flame in pouring rain, watching humans waltz over him under brightly-coloured umbrellas:...