Small Town Secrets by Katerina Simms

Author:Katerina Simms [Simms, Katerina]
Language: eng
Format: epub

Seventeen

Ramos gathered with the other bystanders outside the aftermath of the fire at the Coopers’ store. Smoke still twisted in small spirals in the air and an oppressive smell wafted from the century old wood and brick structure, now reduced to a pile of charred beams and collapsed metal shelves. Maureen clung to her husband’s arm, her unblinking gaze fixed on the rubble, while tears glistened over her age and grief-weathered face.

The townspeople around him were similarly shaken, some silent in their staring, others sniffling back tears, a few offering words of comfort to those nearby. Meanwhile, for some reason, Rochelle had followed him here. As if what she’d come to his house to tell him simply couldn’t wait. Only now, even though she didn’t really know the Coopers, she seemed just as shellshocked. Her face was a mix of wide-eyed terror and her cheeks about as gray as the smoke wafting from the decimated store.

Though he had little doubt the fire had something to do with the syndicate and the Coopers’ refusal to sell, his mind still raced for more answers. Unfortunately, investigating these things took time. Time he didn’t have. The kicker in this whole thing was that there remained no telling how many more lives would be ruined in the process.

One thing was certain. Harlow had entered a new world. A new era. One filled with heightened danger, where life as they’d known it ended. Mysterious LLCs were buying out businesses or destroying the property and livelihoods of those who refused to obey. From now on, no one got a choice over whether they were involved. The syndicate could pick anyone, and no one was safe.

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