Rejected at the Altar, Married to the Mafia Alpha novel · Chapter 17 of 32
Chapter 17: What Survived
I shouted for Rita before I saw her.
Smoke filled the kitchen doorway.
She came out carrying the bread pan.
"Everyone to the front," I told her.
Bianca and the pack witness opened their doors upstairs.
The older clerk was guiding residents down the narrow stair.
A woman coughed hard enough to bend in half.
I watched the faces as they passed me.
One was missing.
The man who repaired engines kept his tools in the rear room.
He had gone there after lunch.
Valerio came through the front door with two guards.
"Get the people across the street," I said. "Keep the gate clear for the fire crew."
He sent the guards, then stayed beside me.
"Who is inside?"
"One man in the rear office."
"I'll go."
The rest of this chapter is part of the paid portion of the series. Chapters 1–16 of Rejected at the Altar, Married to the Mafia Alpha are free to read — start from the beginning, then unlock the rest with coins in the app.
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