Page 67 of Betrayed

Seth cut Ty off. “I’ll go in. I’ll find him, AJ.”

“Thank you.”

AJ helped Ty with the hose and Brennan joined them. The flames were starting to lick the carport.

“Wait, the motorcycle.”

“AJ, leave it. It’s not worth it.”

“Unless it has a full tank. We don’t want it to ignite.”

Ty nodded. “Get it.”

AJ ran to the carport. The heat from the fire was intense. It singed the small bit of bare skin she had. Flipping up the kickstand she pushed the bike away from the house, past the garbage cans, and close to the road.

Garbage cans. This fire hadn’t started in the garbage can?

Seth had been inside for a long time now. Did he find Logan? What if he was dead?

She stumbled backward and ran into someone. Strong hands steadied her. She spun. Adam.

Taking off her helmet, she stared into the detective’s eyes. “I don’t know if he’s in there.”

Adam squeezed her shoulder. “Praying.”

“Thank you. Would you call Will?” Not waiting for his answer, she turned away and tried to focus on doing her job.

Seth exited the front door, but he was by himself. He shook his head.

Where was Logan?

“I didn’t find anyone.”

She wasn’t sure if she should be relieved or more scared. The house wasn’t that big, but if he was at the point of origin, maybe Seth couldn’t get close enough to find him.

She froze and stared at the house. The house she and Logan were supposed to grow old in together. Now that would never happen for even more reasons. Everything had burned to ashes. Their family. Their marriage. And now their house.

Someone took her helmet from her hand. She turned to find Adam again. He pointed down the sidewalk.

Logan.

He was alive.

She ran. She threw off her turnout jacket and sprinted with abandon.

He darted to her. They met in an embrace that nearly knocked the wind out of her.

“You’re alive!”

“Yes.” The word was breathless in her ear as his arms held her tighter than they had in what seemed like an eternity.

She held him, wanting to never let go.