CHAPTER ELEVEN
Georgie gasped as she emerged from a nightmare. It took her a while to recognise the family room at Upalong House. That she was sprawled on one of the couches. A cushion on the floor.
How could she sleep after finding Cooper’s toy – with the kids still missing? Last thing she remembered was receiving a text from Franklin. Or did she dream that?
She needed to check but couldn’t find her phone on or near the couch. She circled her gaze over the room. Someone had dimmed the spotlights but hadn’t notched down the central heating, so it was softly lit and cosy. Lunny dozed in an armchair, his neck slung backwards, snoring softly. Kat and Josh sat on the bottom tread of the spiral staircase to the mezzanine, awake, not talking or touching. Sam and Seb were missing – minding the
