Chapter 20
A knocking summoned Kim from the fog of sleep. She rubbed her eyes. It was barely light.
‘Kim? Kim, wake up.’ Taj stood in the doorway to her bedroom, as wild and alarming as the first day she met him. Gum leaves and hay clung to his clothes. For a moment she thought she was dreaming.
She sat up with a start, aware of the swell of her breasts beneath the thin cotton nightie, and a tingle in her n*****s. They were unaccountably erect. Taj took her in with fathomless eyes, before retreating to the hallway.
‘We’ve caught the whole mob,’ he called. ‘The brumby people are on their way with a truck.’
‘That’s marvellous.’ Kim’s arms were goose-bumped, and she pulled a wrap around her shoulders. ‘I’ll wake the kids.’
Abbey yawned. ‘Is Nikki coming?’
‘No. Mel’s busy today. Now, ca
