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Chapter 77 – The Setup
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As they stop in a parking lot to switch to another SUV, so they won't get caught.One of the men smiled again.Polite.Professional.Predatory.“Miss Romano,” he repeated.Mia didn’t freeze.She tries to escape again. One of the men cursed behind her.A hand grabbed her wrist.She twisted hard, elbowing backward like Mark had taught her. Bone met bone. Someone grunted.She kicked.Another grip seized her from behind, arm locking around her ribs. She bit down viciously on a sleeve and tasted blood.“Hold her!”Her scream tore through the air.“Let go of me!”A black cloth pressed briefly over her mouth—she jerked her head away before it sealed.She managed to wrench free for half a second.Then she saw him.Ethan stepped out from behind the SUV.Calm.Controlled.Watching.Her body went still—not from surrender, but shock.“You?” she breathed.The men tightened their hold.Ethan approached slowly, like she was something fragile.Or something owned.“You shouldn’t have run,” he said sof
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She tried to run but Ethan’s hand closed around her wrist.Too tight.“Ethan—”“Time to go.”“No. Let go.”But the crowd was already stampeding, chaos swallowing the space between them and safety. Two men appeared at Ethan’s side.Her heart slammed.“You planned this,” she breathed.“Just noise.”She twisted, trying to yank free.“Don’t make this ugly.”“You already did.”She drove her heel down hard onto his foot.He swore.She ran.Behind her, men shouted.Her shoes pounded against wood, then pavement. She darted toward the main street, lungs burning.“Mia!”She didn’t turn.A hand grabbed her arm.She elbowed backward, connecting with someone’s ribs.Another grip seized her waist.She kicked wildly.“Let go of me!”A black SUV screeched closer.Her phone slipped from her hand as she struggled.It hit the ground hard.She heard the crack.And then—The screen went dark.Across the city—Mark stopped mid-step.He didn’t know why.He was in the war room at the mansion, reviewing Luca’
Enemies At The Altar Chapter 77 – The Setup
She had no idea whether she had just saved him—or painted a target on them both.The mansion felt too quiet the next morning.Not peaceful.Watchful.Mia stood by the window in her room, sunlight cutting across the floor in sharp lines. Guards rotated below. Security had doubled after the last attempt. Mark had personally overseen it.He hadn’t questioned her again about the call.That almost made it worse.He trusted her.And she had lied.Her phone buzzed.Unknown number.Her stomach dropped before she even opened it.Ethan:You don’t have to lie to protect him.I know you, Mia.You wouldn’t throw something like that at me unless you were afraid.Her pulse spiked.Another message followed.Meet me once. Public place. No weapons. No games.Closure.She stared at the word.Closure.It sounded harmless.Soft.Almost gentle.Her thumb hovered over the screen.She shouldn’t respond.She knew that.Mark would say it was a trap.Luca would track the number.Her father would lock her insid
Enemies At The Altar Chapter 76 – The Lie That Saves Him
The balcony doors shut behind them, sealing the night out—but not the fear.Mia walked beside Mark through the dim corridor of the mansion, her thoughts spiraling. The marble floors felt colder than usual. The air is heavier.Ethan’s voice wouldn’t leave her head.I won’t let you go.She wrapped her arms around herself unconsciously.Mark noticed.“You’re shaking,” he said quietly.“I’m not.”“Yes you are.”She stopped walking. “I’m fine, Mark.”He turned fully toward her now, reading her in that infuriating way he always could. “He threatened you.”“He threatened us,” she corrected.His jaw hardened.They resumed walking. Guards nodded as they passed. Everything looked normal.But nothing felt normal.Inside their wing, once the doors closed behind them, the silence thickened.Mia leaned against the wall and exhaled slowly. “He’s not bluffing.”“I know.”“You don’t know that.”“I do.” His voice was calm, but something beneath it was lethal. “Men like Ethan don’t threaten. They escala
Enemies At The Altar Chapter 75 – Ethan’s Desperation
The city had a way of smelling different at night—wet asphalt, lingering smoke, the faint tang of fear. Mia had stepped out onto the balcony of the mansion to clear her mind, trying to breathe past the tension of hospital visits, bandages, and the almost unbearable closeness she now shared with Mark.Her phone buzzed in her hand, a number she had memorized by heart. Ethan.Her stomach knotted. Every instinct screamed to ignore it, to delete, or block—everything she could do to erase him from her life. But something darker, something morbidly curious, made her answer.“Hello?” Her voice was steady, but low. Controlled.“Mia.” The sound was all wrong. Low, sharp, dangerous. Obsessed. Not the man she had loved—the one who had promised comfort, shared laughs, and whispered sweet nothings. This was someone else. Someone hollowed out by desperation.“What do you want, Ethan?” Her knuckles whitened around the phone.“I know you’ve seen the proof,” he said, the words quick, unfiltered, breath
Enemies At The Altar Chapter 74 – Cutting Ties
The bathroom door clicked shut behind Mia, leaving Mark alone in the hallway. He tried to focus on anything but the figure in the doorway—the faint steam curling around her, the towel clutched precariously, the way she leaned casually against the frame like she owned every inch of the space.He cleared his throat. “Mia…”She tilted her head, one brow arched, eyes glinting with mischief. “Yes?”Heat rushed to his face, and he had to look away, pretending to adjust his jacket. He could feel it—every pulse, every thrum in his chest—pulling him closer against reason.“You can’t—uh—” His words failed him.“You can look,” Mia said softly, almost a whisper, her gaze locking with his. “But don’t touch… yet.”Mark swallowed hard. His jaw flexed, and for a moment, he forgot to breathe. “No that's not what I meant, you can change in your room… you know you’re… dangerous right?” he managed, voice low.“Dangerous?” She laughed lightly, the sound like teasing bells. “You’ve called me worse.”He ste
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