Another hot day dawned. The sky was bleached of colour and the air shimmered with heat as Bella drove the ute over the bumpy back roads to Redman Downs to collect the dogs. Unfortunately she had to admit Gabe had been right about the fire danger. The country was scarily dry. The grass was brown and patchy, and the cattle were trying to escape the sun by lying in the scant shade of the straggly scrub. As soon as she got the dogs home, her first priority would be to check the Mullinjim bores and water lines and make sure the cattle were still getting enough to drink, then she would have to finish the breaks. She was surprised her dad hadn’t seen to the breaks, but perhaps he’d slowed down since his first heart attack. Luke’s departure wouldn’t have helped. And I certainly wasn’t offering to lend a hand, she thought guiltily. At least she could make up for that now. As she drew closer to the Mitchells’ homestead, her stomach started jumping again.
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