Us Against the World

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Chapter 1

When the call came in it was no different than any other. There was a disturbance on the docks and it was probably mob related. Lucky took the call to get out of the police station which had turned into D.A. Lansing's leverage over his brother, the infamous Sonny Corinthos. As he pulled up across the street to her building, he could see that the lights were on which only meant one thing. She had decided to paint to take her mind off the pressures she'd been under. Lucky lowered his head in frustration at her decision to still come to the studio when the docks and this building were no longer safe with the escalating mob violence. It was no secret that Corinthos and Alcazar were determined to kill each other over control of the east coast territory and Carly Corinthos. Or that neither one of them have a guilty conscience, if an innocent bystander is caught up in the mix of their mayhem. He got out of the car, cleared his mind of these troubling thoughts, and started across the street. A deafening explosion sent glass flying and Lucky to the ground. As Lucky came to, he found himself surrounded by fellow officers. He staggered to his feet and starred helplessly at her building which was consumed with fire. The fire department worked diligently to put the flames out, but the building wasn't up to code and burned as though the sun set it on fire. Lucky couldn't seem to move or breathe. It was as though someone had cemented his feet to the ground and sucker punched him. When he finally found his voice all he could say was "Elizabeth."