Epilogue
The young wallaby moved restlessly around her pen. It had been good for Nicole to have something to care for in the month since her mum’s death, but she’d started school again and no longer had the time to devote to her. Tessa watched the joey’s dainty mouth tug at the short grass, her long black claws digging easily into the dry soil and her muscled tail balancing her like a third leg. She no longer needed to be bottle fed, at least. Perhaps it was time.
She watched Bane fiddle with the envelope he was holding, running his fingers along its edge, but he still didn’t open it. Then he jerked his head up as he heard someone approach. Tessa already knew who it was. She’d been waiting impatiently since the moment she’d felt him return from across the Event Horizon.
Despite his time
