They should have known they couldn't out run fate's unkindness. They should have known better than to think their luck would hold and they could all make it. Just as success is finally in reach and hope is mounting in tired hearts fate catches them and strikes with a crushing blow. A brother's love may not be enough this time. Sometimes even the strongest aren't strong enough.

Her heart dropped into her stomach. They were trapped. Fear burned inside of her like fire, and her face flushed with panic. This was her fault. She couldn't let him get hurt because of her impulsive act. Terror and pain ripped through his body. He had to get them out of there. He had to protect her. He couldn't let her die. She was all he had.

His arm dug into her waist, pulling her towards his truck, further away from Ty. "Ty!" Amy screamed as a wave of sudden desperation engulfed her. Ty's heart pounded in his chest. Not Amy. No. The one thing he loved more than life was being taken from him. He knew he had to do something, anything to get to her, to save her. He couldn't let that man take her away from him.