Chapter Nineteen
Ward
Returning to the station late that night, I showered and dressed before sinking into the chair in my office and wondering what the hell to do. Today had been nothing unusual for the crew. In fact, it had been a light day for us. Being able to deal with a fire and return to the station in the same day was safer and easier than being flown out in the middle of nowhere and fighting fires largely on our own.
I’d known Susannah was furious with me earlier today. My call to keep her by the truck was an instant decision, one I hadn’t discussed with her in advance. Frankly, a decision I hadn’t considered myself before. All I’d known was I couldn’t bear to put her in danger, so I’d simply done what I had to do to keep her out of it.
When Harlow came and told me to check on
