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Chapter 9 – The Aftermath
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Enemies At The Altar Ch. 82 – Break the Door
“Warehouse confirmed,” Luca’s voice crackled through the comm. “North docks. Third level. Heat signatures inside.”Mark didn’t answer.He had already seen it.The abandoned shipping depot rose from the fog like something rotting. Rusted metal. Broken windows. A single dim light flickering near the top floor.Ethan liked drama.Mark stepped out of the car before the engine fully died.The air smelled of salt and oil. His men spread out instinctively, weapons ready. No one spoke. No one dared.Mark didn’t wait for a tactical briefing.He walked straight to the entrance.Two guards stood outside the warehouse door, rifles slung casually like they were guarding cargo instead of a death sentence.They barely had time to react.The first one dropped with a silent chokehold and a brutal twist. The second reached for his gun—A single shot echoed.Clean. Precise.The man collapsed.Mark didn’t look down.“ I think she's on the top floor,” Luca murmured.Mark was already moving.Inside, the bu
Enemies At The Altar Ch. 81 – The Hunt
Luca barked orders. Phones lit up. Locations were pulled from traffic cams, private toll feeds, bribes, favors. The city began tightening like a fist.Mark didn’t wait for reports.He walked.Not fast. Not frantic.Controlled.Which was worse.Within minutes, the war room was alive with static and screens.“Black SUV flagged near the industrial district,” Luca said, eyes flicking between monitors. “Plates swapped twice.”“Thermal?” Mark asked.“Spotty.”“Drones?”“En route.”Mark didn’t sit.He removed his jacket slowly and laid it over the back of a chair like he was preparing for dinner instead of violence.“She’s conscious,” he said.Luca looked up. “You don’t know that.”Mark’s jaw tightened.“I do.”Ethan had made one mistake.He believed this was about possession.Mark knew it wasn’t.It was about protection.And there was nothing more dangerous than a man protecting the one person who could ruin him.They moved out in three SUVs.No sirens.No wasted fuel.Mark sat in the front
Enemies At The Altar Ch. 80 – Burn the World
“Bring him to me. Alive.” The room didn’t breathe after that.Not Luca.Not the men lining the study walls.Not even Don Romano.Mark didn’t raise his voice. He didn’t need to.The command fell like a blade.Luca was the first to move. “Lock down all exits. Bridges, tunnels, ports. Every Santoro contact gets picked up. Phones seized. Cars stopped.”“Already happening,” another soldier muttered, fingers flying over his tablet.Mark didn’t blink. His eyes were still fixed on the security footage paused on the screen — Mia stepping toward Ethan.Trusting.Alone.He stepped closer to the monitor, fingers pressing against the glass as if he could reach through it and drag her back.“She walked to him,” he said quietly.No accusation. Just a fact.Luca shifted. “He knew she would.”Mark’s jaw tightened.Of course he did.Ethan had always understood one thing about Mia — her compassion.And he’d weaponized it.Mark turned slowly, facing the room fully now. His suit jacket was still dusted f
Enemies At The Altar Chapter 79 – Taken
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
Enemies At The Altar Chapter 78 – The Vanishing
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
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