Final Storm by Deborah Abela

Author:Deborah Abela
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780143794479
Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia

In the kitchen, they found Isabella pacing and waving her arms, while Aleksander sat and listened, transfixed.

‘How was it?’ Griffin sat down.

Isabella struggled to find the right words. ‘It was amazing. Surreal.’ She laughed. ‘Seeing her again was everything I’d hoped it would be.’

Maxwell poured tea for Xavier and Griffin while Cora cut into a freshly baked cinnamon bun.

‘She used to be a mountain climbing guide but when the weather became too dangerous, she joined a rescue team in Switzerland.’

‘She sounds incredible,’ Aleksander said, awestruck. ‘But I’m not surprised, having met her daughter.’

‘A mountain climber?’ Something bothered Griffin about the story.

And Aleksander’s flattery.

‘And she gave me these.’ Isabella showed Griffin the photos. ‘We talked all day. It was like she’d never left.’

But she did leave, Griffin thought and bit into the bun to stop himself saying it out loud.

‘We’re going to have a special dinner here tomorrow night!’ Aleksander turned to Maxwell, who lurked in the background, wiping already clean benches. ‘Cora and Maxwell have offered to make a banquet so we can celebrate in style.’

‘Which will be our pleasure, Master Larsen.’ Cora’s tight smile reminded Griffin of a locked door.

Aleksander looked over the rim of his cup with a satisfied grin. ‘She came back. Just like you hoped.’

It seemed only now Isabella allowed herself to truly believe it. She sank into a chair with a kind of blissful exhaustion.

Ordinarily, seeing Isabella this happy would be enough for Griffin not to worry about anything. Isabella’s mum was back, something she’d wanted since she was a kid.

But how did Aleksander know this? Talking about their parents was something secret Griffin thought only he and Isabella shared.

He knew he should have been happy for her, but he couldn’t ignore a niggling feeling in his stomach warning him that whatever happened next, he needed to stay close.

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