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Tanner climbed to his feet "Who did it?"

Cody pushed off the ground and glanced around with a heaving chest He’d been running, and the guy hadn’t even see hi about?" Cody asked, giving hilance

Huh Noas his voice so cautious?

Tanner shook his head "Don’t play duood at that bit" He jerked his thumb over his shoulder "Your place is torched Fla like the devil’s chasing you What Happened"

Cody didn’tafter me I needed to throw ’em off To make ’em think--"

Hold up "You set the fire?"

"You know I’ve always been good with flames" Cody carefully looked over Tanner’s shoulder

Tanner glanced back and expected to see Marna rushing up behind him

Only she wasn’t there That sick rush of fear began to fill hiain "Who was after you?" Coht behind hi away "You’ve got enough shit on your hands, bro This time, I can clean up my own mess You don’t have to play hero"

But he’d always taken care of Cody That had been the--

"Story ofanother step back "I screw up, but you’re the one who suffers for it Not this time"

"Tanner!"

Marna’s voice She wasscared Tanner inhaled Caught her scent Only, she wasn’t alone "Marna!" He didn’t even spare another glance for his brother as he took off through the swamp

"I’ht I swear I will"

But Tanner didn’t turn back to him The brother he’d nearly died for--he left him alone in the woods

She tried to calel who’d confronted her Bastion Why was he there? What did he want?