His Heart Aflame (Beach Haven Book 2) by A.J. Goode

Author:A.J. Goode [Goode, A.J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-12-19T17:00:00+00:00

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Sean had joined the local fire department as a cadet when he was only fourteen years old. He had worked and learned the ropes all the way through high school, gaining his full certification shortly after high school graduation. He loved everything that went with being a firefighter, but even more than that, he tried to learn everything he could about fire itself.

He knew when a smoky smell wafting on the night air was something simple, like a bonfire, and he knew when it meant trouble.

Tonight, he smelled trouble.

After leaving Ethan at The Seashell, he drove back out to the curve on County Road 388 where he had seen Maeve disappear into the woods like some ghostly wraith, and he parked on the side of the road, trying to remember any details. He didn’t expect to find any further evidence there, but he hoped that being there at night might trigger some kind of memory that might help them find the missing woman.

He remembered seeing a pale face, wide-eyed with terror. He couldn’t describe any details such as hair color or whether or not the woman was injured because it had all happened so quickly. There had only been enough time to take in those eyes and the glow of her white dress in the headlights, and then she was gone.

There was something about her eyes that tugged at his memory. Something familiar, even though he’d be hard-pressed to even identify their color. Muttering to himself, he rolled down the window and leaned his head back against the seat to try to conjure up any kind of mental pictures.

It was then that he smelled smoke.

He sat up and sniffed. Definitely smoke. Uneasily, he went down a mental checklist of possibilities. Campfires from the nearby campground? No, wrong direction. A beach bonfire? No, too far away. Wrong kind of smell for that, anyway. Another grass fire? Probably, but there was something different about the odor.

Sean put the truck in gear and slowly started driving east, toward the smoky smell. He fumbled with his radio for a moment, but dismissed the idea until he had a better idea of what he was facing. It wouldn’t do to call in for backup if it turned out to be nothing more than an untended leaf pile.

Within a matter a minutes, he knew it was more than a leaf pile. He could see a faint glow against the dark night sky to his left, and he knew this was big.

He turned north on a little dirt road that twisted through the woods toward an open field. His heart pounded; there was a row of tiny rental cabins on the other side of that field, and it was anybody’s guess if there were any vacationers there this early in the season.

As he picked the radio up again, he rounded a curve in the road -- and almost slammed on the brakes. For a brief moment, he wondered if the entire world had caught fire.

The field was burning, flames sweeping dangerously close to the road.

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