Page 109 of She Belongs to Me

I wasn’t going to allow that to happen. Not to my family. I pushed them all harder until we broke free from the building, the slight whiff of fresher air filling my lungs.

When we were a safe distance from the burning building, Alexandra fell against her horse.

“Are you hurt?” I pressed as I wrapped my arms around her.

“No. But Sassy. Is Sassy okay?” She was suddenly frantic.

“I think she’s fine. You saved so many horses,” Romeo managed, coughing after every second word.

“The other horses? The vineyards?” Alexandra flung herself into my arms.

“We’re saving them. We’ll rebuild the stable. Everything will be fine,” I told her. Of course that would be after I tracked the responsible bastard and ripped out his heart.

My gut told me this was Mattia’s doing. I would bet my life on it.

“We need help!” one of the workers called from off to the left closest to the vineyards.

I hesitated, wanting nothing to do with leaving Alexandra here alone.

“Go. Go! You need to save the crops!” she pushed me.

“You stay right here.”

She nodded, but I knew better. The woman was so damn hardheaded, but right now, I was thankful the girl was alive.

My anger fueled me and I kissed her forehead, racing off with the others.

We would save the goddamn crops.

Fuck the enemy.

He would soon be dead.

CHAPTER 30

Nico

Time had no meaning when trying to save something you loved with all your heart.

Together, with the help of almost one hundred percent of the people employed by the corporation, the fire was slowly brought under control. The fire department eventually showed up, taking over, but without our efforts, everything could have been lost.

I’d seen my incredible ward several times, working alongside others in pulling hoses and lines from the irrigation, barking her own orders as if she was an expert.

All in a ruined party dress that hadn’t fazed her.

This had been planned. I didn’t need the fucking fire investigators to come back with some shit. How had the fucker disabled the entire system? It had to be through Alexandra’s laptop. She and I would have a long discussion, but long after I made certain she was okay.

As I bent over, placing my hands on my knees, I was finally able to breathe. The smoke continued to roll, but fresh air was crowding in.

The hard crack on my back was followed by a squeeze of my shoulder. “Thank God for the irrigation,” Domino said.

“Yeah.” What else could I say at this point? I was still enraged, trying to calm my nerves.

I was handed a bottle of water by one of the workers. I’d yet to figure out what I would say to them. I was eternally grateful, hopeful there were no injuries.

Romeo was suddenly racing toward me, the work lights placed all around us illuminating fear on his face. “Where is Alexandra going?”

“What do you mean where is she going? I haven’t seen her in a few minutes.”

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