Poppy drew the blinds after Levi left, locked the door again and put away the groceries. In spite of her full stomach, she salivated over the treats in store for her: fresh strawberries, avocados and plump red grapes. She’d never been able to afford such things back home and Cade wouldn’t have eaten them anyway. He was a meat and three veg type of man who almost never ate fruit. She snacked on some grapes and then had a shower, relishing the feel of clean clothes against clean skin. Time to meet Levi up at the hay shed.
Poppy stepped onto the porch and stopped short. Something was wrong. Well, maybe not wrong, but different. An unfamiliar quality to the air, heavy and hushed, smelling of earth and eucalyptus. A loud, mournful call sounded from the sky and dark shadows rippled along the gr
