cked and slid on the loose shale, its headlights cutting a weak tunnel through the thick, cho

fallen log was a problem to be solved. This was my element. The wi

summit when a pair of

s running, and the red and blue lights strobed silently

tol. He was an old friend of Caleb' s, a man whose loyal

of relief. He was here to help. He would

e said. His voice was hard,

hed, replaced b

The fire has overrun the town. The command post is g

illed with a grim certainty. "I just got off the

hat did Cal

. "That you were ranting about the past. That you started the fire yourself as som

t me like a

reborn, too. He knew I would try to be the hero, so he had a plan to stop me. He was u

fall for his negligence. For all t

ld it burned. "He's the one who's gone. He took the best crew to

been jealous of Chloe. Elara, I've known Caleb since we were kids. He's

still on his gun. The hope I had felt

ad locked me in a cage of lies, and S