CHAPTER 13
He was up at eight o’clock on Christmas morning. He thought he would be the first one of them up – he had heard noises from both girls’ rooms late in to the night, signifying that they had all been up late – and so was surprised to find Cassie in the kitchen, making rich-smelling coffee and scones.
“Good morning,” she said with a huge smile. Kyle personally thought that there was no need to be so smiley at that time of the morning, especially not on the most depressing Christmas Day of their lives.
He muttered a hello and sat down. Wanda waved her tail from the floor where she was wolfing down her morning meal.
“Just butter for you, right?” Cassie asked. She held a knife in her hand, ready to cut through a steaming hot scone. He nodded.
“Is Ciara on the way down yet? We hav
