Chapter 11
We arrived back in Candlebark, hoping to find out more about Macca’s 4WD, but the town was empty of police yet again; even Connor was nowhere to be seen. I wondered where the hell they all were, and what they’d found in Macca’s car that kept them so totally occupied.
That night, Andre stayed at the pub with Mia and me because I wasn’t quite ready to go home, and we made sure all of the sliding bolts were put to use, as well as the extra pins on the sash windows. Carl was the only guest, and he helped us barricade the place.
‘I can sleep with my door open, if you want,’ he said. ‘And if you hear anything, you just need to yell.’
I wasn’t sure that was a good idea, and I was even less sure he’d hear me, but in any case, I had Mia with me. Anyone creeping around could creep to
