Chapter 38
The abandoned shearing shed was pitch black and freezing. Rain was coming steadily in through the roof and the old wooden floor was rotting in so many places that Tess was amazed it held her enormous weight at all.
Her captor sat in the driest corner of the shed, eating a sloppy hamburger. ‘Want some?’ he asked. ‘You’ve only had half a potato cake. Aren’t you supposed to be eating for two?’
Tessa shook her head. She’d once let Liam talk her into buying dinner from Nalongest Yard Fish and Chippery. Their burgers were even cheesier than their name. The Ashbrees must have had their own brand of superpowers to survive them. No way was she going to risk her son’s life for one, but at least the offer of dinner meant she no longer had her mouth taped shut.
‘Why don’t you just call
