Chapter 1
Kensy and Max charged upstairs, jostling each other as they raced to the kitchen. The fact that Kensy had beaten her brother at cross country this afternoon and teased him mercilessly about it afterwards only heightened the contest. As Max stumbled on the top step, he realised she was about to finish first again.
‘I win!’ Kensy shouted, dumping her bag on the floor. Her blazer landed beside it, quickly followed by her tie. ‘Bit of a theme this term don’t you think, Max?’
‘Get lost,’ the boy grumbled.
The sound of an upbeat country and western tune blaring from the butler’s pantry accompanied by the crooning of Song Li alerted the twins to the man’s whereabouts. The butler momentarily stopped singing to call out hello to the children and let them know he was making hot chocolate for their afternoon tea.
Wellie, one of their grandmother’s West Highland terriers, hopped out of his bed in the family room to investigate Kensy’s cast offs, sniffing the pile. The other, Mac, wasn’t remotely interested – he hadn’t even woken up.
Max looked at the mess his sister had made and shook his head. ‘Mum will be up here in a second you know.’ ‘
Do I look worried?’ Kensy replied.
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