Chapter 26
A gentle awareness alerted me to Noah’s approach even before I heard his ute rumbling towards the house. My senses seemed to be getting more acute, maybe because I had been practising a lot, or perhaps I was just getting better at recognising what my feelings meant. I set the table and started to pull things out of the fridge. I had no idea whether Noah had told Tessa anything yet but if not, I would at least make sure she was well fed before we sent her screaming from the house.
‘Calm down. It’ll be fine,’ Bane said as he opened the oven. The mouth-watering smell of rosemary and roast lamb filled the air as he poked at the potatoes with a fork.
‘I am calm. I have nothing to worry about. It’s Noah’s turn to do this so it’ll be fun to watch.’ I tried to sound amused.
‘Then wh
