Chance Encounter
“The book just happened to come from the school Brian attended.
And Brian had been on the mountain yesterday.
He’d also been unsupervised for a great part of the afternoon, not to mention his sullen attitude when Chance tried to talk to him about it.
To Ally’s horrified shock, the boy refused to either defend himself or give them an alibi for his whereabouts.
They sat in the lodge, on the main floor. Ally, Chance, the fire chief, the fire inspector, Jo and the very quiet Brian, all around one of the huge tables they used to feed their lunch crowds.
“Brian, please.” Ally came close to him, put her hand on his arm and tried to reach him. “Please, just tell them you didn’t start the fire.”
His face defined defiance. “And you’ll believe me, right?”
“Yes, I’ll believe you.”
He stared at his feet, stubbornly mute.
“I will. We’ll all believe you.” She looked up into Chance’s eyes, silently begging him for help. “Won’t we?”
For once, his expression was free of teasing humor or that contagious ...wild heat, but instead, filled with everything he was feeling, fear leading the way.MoreLess
And Brian had been on the mountain yesterday.
He’d also been unsupervised for a great part of the afternoon, not to mention his sullen attitude when Chance tried to talk to him about it.
To Ally’s horrified shock, the boy refused to either defend himself or give them an alibi for his whereabouts.
They sat in the lodge, on the main floor. Ally, Chance, the fire chief, the fire inspector, Jo and the very quiet Brian, all around one of the huge tables they used to feed their lunch crowds.
“Brian, please.” Ally came close to him, put her hand on his arm and tried to reach him. “Please, just tell them you didn’t start the fire.”
His face defined defiance. “And you’ll believe me, right?”
“Yes, I’ll believe you.”
He stared at his feet, stubbornly mute.
“I will. We’ll all believe you.” She looked up into Chance’s eyes, silently begging him for help. “Won’t we?”
For once, his expression was free of teasing humor or that contagious ...wild heat, but instead, filled with everything he was feeling, fear leading the way.MoreLess
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