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Ch. 22 – Blood on the Tiles
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2025-12-06 02:09:20
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Enemies At The Altar Chapter 159
The old lion has finally grown sentimental.Vittorio folded the letter and fed it into the chapel's candle flame.The paper curled into ash.No evidence remained.Only a plan.A week later, the Romano family finally had a reason to celebrate.Moretti had suffered his biggest defeat since the war began.Three hidden warehouses had been seized.Two money-laundering operations had been dismantled.Several of Moretti's trusted lieutenants had surrendered.For the first time in months...The Romano family had struck back.The mansion glowed beneath hundreds of lights.Music drifted through the gardens.Long banquet tables overflowed with food.Servants hurried from guest to guest.Laughter replaced the sound of gunfire.For one evening, the family allowed itself to breathe.Luca stood beside the dessert table, balancing three slices of cake on one plate.Marco walked past and stopped."Three?"Luca looked offended."I've been under tremendous emotional stress.""You've been eating for twen
Enemies At The Altar Chapter 158
The chapel doors closed.The conspiracy had already begun.Inside the Romano mansion, however, another battle was coming to an end.The house was unusually quiet that evening.Most of the captains had already left after celebrating Mark's appointment as successor.Only the soft ticking of the grandfather clock echoed through the empty halls.Mia stood alone in the garden, trimming the wilted roses Isabella had once admired.The air smelled of rain and fresh earth.She welcomed the silence.Lately, silence had become a rare luxury."Mia."She turned.Don Romano stood a few steps away, leaning on his silver cane.For the first time since she could remember, he wasn't dressed like a Don.No tailored suit.No expensive watch.Just a simple gray sweater beneath a dark coat.He looked... older.Not weaker.Just tired."I'd like to talk."Mia nodded.They walked slowly through the garden until they reached an old stone bench beneath a large oak tree.It was the same tree where, years ago, he
Enemies At The Altar Chapter 157
Three days later, the Romano mansion opened its great hall.Every captain had been summoned.No excuses.No delays.The atmosphere was heavier than usual.Isabella's funeral had ended one chapter of the family's history.Everyone knew another was about to begin.The long oak table stretched across the center of the room.Captains from every Romano territory took their seats.Marco stood near the eastern wall.Valentina organized reports.Luca leaned back in his chair, unusually quiet.Even he could feel the tension.The massive doors opened.Don Romano entered first.His silver cane echoed against the marble floor.Mark walked a step behind him.Mia followed beside Mark, dressed in a simple black suit. She wore no jewelry except the promise ring on her finger.Every person in the room stood.The Don slowly took his seat at the head of the table."Sit."The room obeyed.Don Romano looked around the hall."I've led this family for more than thirty years."His voice was steady, but age h
Enemies At The Altar Chapter 156
The station fell silent.Only the distant wail of the ambulance broke the stillness.Mark remained kneeling beside Isabella's body long after the paramedics had stopped trying to save her.Mia rested a trembling hand on his shoulder."We should go."Mark looked at Isabella one last time."She deserved better."Rain began to fall on the morning of the funeral.Not a storm.Just a quiet, steady rain that blurred the marble headstones of the Romano family cemetery.Black umbrellas lined the narrow stone path.Every captain of the Romano family was present.Even families that had once been Isabella's allies came to pay their respects.For one day...No one carried weapons openly.No one spoke of revenge.A simple white coffin rested beneath a canopy of dark roses.There was no gold.No symbols of power.Only a small bouquet of white lilies resting on top.Mia had chosen them herself.Valentina stood beside her."She would've hated everyone crying over her."Mia smiled faintly."Probably."
Enemies At The Altar Chapter 155
The train's departure bell echoed through the station.Passengers shuffled toward the doors, unaware that death had arrived with them.Isabella stepped onto the platform, her suitcase rolling behind her.Something felt wrong.Too many people standing still.Too many eyes avoiding hers.She glanced toward the station entrance.A black SUV.The same one she had noticed outside the Romano mansion hours earlier.Her heartbeat quickened.She didn't board the train.She turned and walked the other way.The man in the gray cap immediately touched the earpiece beneath his collar."Target is moving."A calm voice replied."Proceed."Miles away, Marco slammed the accelerator to the floor.The Romano convoy raced toward the station.Luca looked at the GPS."We're two minutes away."Mark stared through the windshield."Faster."The station came into view.Mark didn't wait for the vehicle to stop.He threw the door open while it was still moving and sprinted toward the platform."Mia!"She was alr
Enemies At The Altar Chapter 154
The call ended.The man in the black sedan started the engine and quietly drove away.From the shadows of the trees farther down the road, another vehicle remained hidden.Its occupants never took their eyes off Isabella.The evening air was cool as Isabella walked away from the Romano mansion.She carried only a small leather suitcase.No bodyguards.No family.No destination that anyone else knew.For the first time in years...She was completely alone.She stopped once and looked back.The mansion stood proudly behind its iron gates.Warm lights glowed through the windows.A place she had dreamed of calling home.A dream that had never belonged to her.She smiled sadly."Goodbye."Then she turned and continued walking.Inside the mansion, Mia stood beside Mark on the balcony.Neither of them spoke for several minutes.Finally, Mia broke the silence."Will she be okay?"Mark watched the empty road."I hope so.""You still care about her."He nodded once."I care about what happens t
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