Fast forward six years, and here I was, enjoying the fruits of Brody's long-delayed revenge – except he'd already told me that he knew nothing of my connection to the house.
What did that mean?Revenge was still somewhere on the horizon?
I shuddered to think.
As far as the truck, I still had no idea why it had exploded like that, or what he'd told the police. I just knew that I never got in trouble, not even a little.
And for some reason, that made me just a little bit nervous.
Chapter 34
Arden – Present Day
As the memories swirled, I looked from brother to brother. Neither one of them looked happy. But hey,Iwasn't happy either.
I tried again. "That whole thing with the truck, it reallywasan accident."
With a low scoff, Mason turned away, not bothering to reply. As he strode toward the house, he called back to Brody, "Just remember what I said."
It took me a moment to recall the last thing he'd told Brody. But soon enough, Mason's exact words came flooding back."Don't come bitching to me when she torches the place."
I looked to Brody and said, "I wasn't lying. I didn't mean to torch anything."
Brody crossed his arms. "So you said."
"What, you don't believe me?"
"I saw what I saw."
"Which was…?"
"The truck in flames and you with the lighter."
"Yeah, well…" I winced. "I know it looked bad, but just listen. I'm walking by, and I happen to see your truck—"
"So you torch it."
"No," I said. "I just lit something on fire."
"Yeah. My truck."
I sighed. "I didn't mean your truck. I meantonecrumpled piece of paper. It wasn't even that big."
When Brody said nothing in reply, I continued. "And this paper, well, I um, tossed it into the truck bed. That's all."
His voice was flat. "That's all."
"I didn't know it would blow up like that." My brow wrinkled at the memory. "And speaking of which, whydidit blow up?"
"What, you don't know?"
"How would I?" I said. "I don't even know why it caught on fire."
He gave me a dubious look. "Is that so?"
"Okay, yes, I realize that my flaming paper wad had something to do with it, but the last time I checked, paper – even flaming paper – doesn’t burn metal."
"It does if there's gasoline in the back."
