MAFIA BOSS FOUND HIS SECRETARY FREEZING ON CHRISTMAS NIGHT—WHAT HE DID NEXT TERRIFIED EVERYONE!
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Chapter 10 - THE NIGHT THE BUNGALOW BURNED
The fire began at 2:16 a.m.
Clara woke to the smell of smoke.
She was staying in a nearby apartment while the property dispute continued.
A neighbor called.
“Clara, your house!”
She drove to Lincoln Square.
Flames rose from the bungalow's kitchen.
Firefighters moved through the snow.
The windows glowed orange.
Clara stood on the sidewalk.
Unable to speak.
Her mother's house.
The kitchen.
The sewing room.
The oak floors.
Everything.
Matteo arrived twenty minutes later.
He found Clara standing in the snow.
She looked at him.
“It's gone.”
Her voice broke.
“Everything's gone.”
Matteo stepped closer.
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Then wrapped his arms around her.
For the first time, Clara cried against his chest.
