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Chapter 14: Fires Drawn in Lines
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The only sound disturbing the quiet of the safehouse was the odd groan of the injured and the distant cry of sirens—a terrible symphony highlighting their just fought struggle. Dante stood in the middle of the room, the weight of the struggle shown on his harsh lines. Though he fought to let it show, he could feel his bones tired. His guys needed a leader who never wavered, not now.Enzo moved forward, his face fixed, his temple quickly bandaged cut. "Scouts are returning reports to us. Giovanni is reorganizing his troops on the south side. He has a staging area out of the old docks.Dante nodded, working over the material. Giovanni's soldiers could assault quickly and withdraw just as quickly if necessary, thus this was the action he had expected. Still, knowing it made it no less risky."Enzo, double the perimeter guard," Dante declared. Giovanni is mistaken if he believes he can strike us once more free from opposition.Enzo's eyes strayed to Elena, who stood close by, her stare un
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Dante sat by himself in his office, the weight of the quiet falling on him intensifying the seething conflict rooted since yesterday night. His mind kept running over Elena's remarks, her fierce defiance, and the way she saw through his carefully put on walls. Like any other aspect in his kingdom, he ought to have been able to ignore it and drive her to the background. But Elena was different. Her fortitude and bravery against all he stood for pulled at something buried deep inside him—a part of himself he believed had vanished years ago.Still, he was unable to afford to focus on it. Rules governed this planet, ones that had kept him alive and in charge. He could not afford to let someone like her puckers his ideas.His thoughts were broken by the creaking open door of his office. Enzo arrived with a tense and wary look, an odd flash of anxiety."They responded, boss," Enzo said, his voice tight.Looking up, Dante hid his own anxiety with the icy indifference that had grown second na
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