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Finn’s entire body was throbbing by the time the two of them got back to the road where they’d left their cars. He’d carried Lisa far enough into the woods that he felt sure they’d be safe, then the two of them had circled back around. Adrenaline still coursed through his system. What a terrifyingly close call that had been. If he hadn’t been there…he didn’t want to think about what could have happened.
From the direction of her camping spot, he heard the voices of firefighters—casual enough to tell him the fire was out. The shadows of the pines were lengthening, darkness gathering in the woods. The air held a chill it hadn’t when he first drove up. It would be full night in less than an hour and Lisa had no home.
Finn knew where she was staying tonight, even though she didn’t yet. S
