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Chapters (59)
  1. Cover
  2. About the Book
  3. Dedication
  4. Chapter One
  5. Chapter Two
  6. Chapter Three
  7. Chapter Four
  8. Chapter Five
  9. Chapter Six
  10. Chapter Seven
  11. Chapter Eight
  12. Chapter Nine
  13. Chapter Ten
  14. Chapter Eleven
  15. Chapter Twelve
  16. Chapter Thirteen
  17. Chapter Fourteen
  18. Chapter Fifteen
  19. Chapter Sixteen
  20. Chapter Seventeen
  21. Chapter Eighteen
  22. Chapter Nineteen
  23. Chapter Twenty
  24. Chapter Twenty-one
  25. Chapter Twenty-two
  26. Chapter Twenty-three
  27. Chapter Twenty-four
  28. Chapter Twenty-five
  29. Chapter Twenty-six
  30. Chapter Twenty-seven
  31. Chapter Twenty-eight
  32. Chapter Twenty-nine
  33. Chapter Thirty
  34. Chapter Thirty-one
  35. Chapter Thirty-two
  36. Chapter Thirty-three
  37. Chapter Thirty-four
  38. Chapter Thirty-five
  39. Chapter Thirty-six
  40. Chapter Thirty-seven
  41. Chapter Thirty-eight
  42. Chapter Thirty-nine
  43. Chapter Forty
  44. Chapter Forty-one
  45. Chapter Forty-two
  46. Chapter Forty-three
  47. Chapter Forty-four
  48. Chapter Forty-five
  49. Chapter Forty-six
  50. Chapter Forty-seven
  51. Chapter Forty-eight
  52. Chapter Forty-nine
  53. Chapter Fifty
  54. Chapter Fifty-one
  55. Chapter Fifty-two
  56. Acknowledgements
  57. About the Author
  58. Also by the author
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But, she reminded herself, the last part of the drive had been good. This afternoon had shone with the connection she’d felt with Zac in the car. However, today became more precious for the tragic possibility that it too could be fleeting. She accepted that if his memory didn’t come back, he’d return to Sydney soon. She knew the promise he’d seen between them before the accident had gone, and if it wasn’t restored she’d have to survive.

Ava opened the screen door and stepped out to pat Reggie for a few minutes as she gazed over the paddocks. She leaned against the rail and stared out over the dry landscape.

The cost of possibly falling even more deeply in love with Zac would be the price she’d pay. She ruffled Reggie’s neck. Probably. But she needed to be brave for both of them if she wanted to fight for something her gut said was a future people dreamed of.

Chapter Twenty-four

Zac

Zac stood at the door to a large kitchen with a big, scrubbed wooden table set for lunch. He’d passed an airy sitting room with cane furnishings, plants and bright-yellow cushions. It looked welcoming. This room vibrated; it was the heart of the house, full of family photos, polished pots and pans hanging from the ceiling, letters, books and knitting needles. A big, yellow, old-fashioned stove took one wall and the largest refrigerator he’d ever seen stood in the corner.

Across the room, the screen door to the outside showed the sky as blue as a kid’s paint pot. He had no idea what had happened to the storm that had spat dust at them less than an hour ago: the heavens hung cloudless above endless rock-strewn ground.

He spied Ava out on the verandah to the left and started forward before he saw she was coming in. She approached with that light step of hers and he felt his heart lift. Which was crazy. Too crazy to feel this earth-shifting awareness just looking at her after fifteen minutes apart. There was certainly something going on.

She looked him up and down critically. ‘Do you feel better? It was a long drive.’

‘I’m perfectly well.’

She shrugged and smiled. ‘You look like you’ll shake off the lingering effects of concussion if you take it easy enough.’ He heard the unspoken please take it easy in her tone, which was reflected in her eyes.