Nova awakened in a red desert, recognizing the baobab and gum trees Elijah had taught her about. She was back in the Outback.
What was it that kept pulling her here?
Some part of her wanted to return to Elijah. Perhaps it was the mating heat, but that didn’t explain the first time.
Was it the Dreamtime? The Uluru?
An image of the massive red mountain flickered through her mind.
Maybe she was trying to get there. But why?
She wasn’t always in control of her teleports. She wasn’t sure Neve was either. It seemed to come from somewhere deeper.
Nova pushed to her feet, feeling drained, and began limping through the scorching desert, feeling like a freight train had hit her. The warmth felt good on her cold skin. She remembered the explosion this time, the chase in Rome, China, the Rockie
