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After the helicopter’s skids touched down, everything happened very quickly. Matthew Dearborn was still unconscious. The police bundled him into a squad car, but before they left, Cassie told them everything he’d said about Aiden.
“I don’t know if it’s true, he could have been bluffing.”
Will was already on his phone, calling Aiden’s cell. He got no answer. “Aiden, it’s Will, give me a call as soon as you get this,” he said. Grim-faced, he headed back to his car.
“Wait,” said Kevin, right by her side. Ever since they’d stepped out of the chopper, he’d kept his arm tightly around her shoulders. “I saw something the other day during a bear-spotting flight. Smoke coming from a cabin. It’s not hunting season yet, and it’s still pretty cold up in the mountains. It seemed out of place. Do
