Chapter 9 I was pretending to read one of the books when the orderly arrived with lunch. Back in my body, hunger pangs had started almost immediately so I soon demolished everything on my plate. Once I was done I lay back down, with the book propped open on my stomach to make it appear as if I had fallen asleep reading it. Then I slipped free from my body, amazed at how much easier it was to take astral form this time around. My practice with the ball may not have worked, but at least I now knew how to do one thing right. I floated into the hall and over to Lachlan’s door. I didn’t go in. He was standing on the other side, looking through the window, eyes scanning the air where I hovered. He wouldn’t be able to see me, but it appeared he sensed where I was because he telepathically wishe

