They Left a Wildlife Officer Tied to a Pine-But the Grizzly Reached for the Rope Instead of His Throat

Dean cinched the last knot himself, then removed my gear piece by piece. Luke stood near the edge of the clearing, looking anywhere except at me.

“He’ll freeze,” Luke said.

“Maybe,” Dean answered. “Maybe a bear finds him first. Either way, nobody asks why he followed us alone.”

Before they left, Dean crouched until we were eye level. The boy who had continue reading …