All Chapters of THE FIREFIGHTER HUSBAND I DIVORCED IS A QUADRILLIONAIRE: Chapter 11
- Chapter 20
51 chapters
CHAPTER 6, PART 1
The wooden front door hung loosely off its damaged hinges. Derek kicked it wide open and stepped inside the burning estate.The heat hit him like a physical blow. The entire ground floor was a maze of thick smoke and bright orange flames.He ignored the burning pain in his left leg and rushed up the grand staircase. He took the wooden steps two at a time. The wood groaned loudly under his heavy boots."Fire department. Is anyone up here?" Derek shouted loudly with a raw and scratchy voice.He listened carefully over the roaring fire. A weak cough came from the bedroom at the absolute end of the long hallway.Derek ran down the corridor and pushed his way into the burning room.A large portion of the ceiling had already caved in.A middle aged man lay trapped on the wooden floor. A massive wooden support beam pinned his legs completely to the ground.The man was covered in gray dust and bright red blood. He coughed violently as the thick smoke rapidly filled his lungs."I am here to he
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CHAPTER 6, PART 2
Derek guided the man toward the large window. He grabbed a heavy metal lamp from a nearby table and smashed the glass completely. Cool night air rushed into the superheated room, quickly feeding the hungry flames behind them."Climb out onto the shingles. I am right behind you," Derek instructed with a loud and urgent voice, pushing the man forward.The man scrambled awkwardly through the broken window frame.Derek followed closely behind him.They stepped out onto the steep wooden roof.The shingles were incredibly slick with evening moisture and gray ash."Keep your center of gravity very low," Derek warned with a steady and coaching tone, gripping the edge of the window frame to keep his balance.Before they could carefully inch their way down to the edge, the superheated air inside the bedroom reached a critical temperature.The room flashed over entirely. A massive explosion of pure fire erupted forcefully from inside the house.The violent blast of hot air threw both of them str
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CHAPTER 7, PART 1
The heavy front door opened with a very loud creak. Erin stood frozen in the bright hallway of her large house. Derek walked slowly inside. He wore his heavy yellow firefighter jacket. He looked completely safe and perfectly healthy."Where have you been for the last five days?" Erin asked with a highly annoyed and sharp voice, crossing her arms over her chest.Derek did not say a single word. He just stood there in the silent hallway. He slowly turned his head to look directly at her.The bright light above them flickered once.When the light returned, the face of Derek was completely gone. His skin melted away into thick black ash. A terribly burned and rotting skull stared directly at her from inside the yellow helmet.Erin screamed loudly with a completely terrified and breathless voice.She shot up in her large bed. She was breathing heavily and gasping for clean air. Thick sweat covered her pale forehead. She looked frantically around the dark bedroom.The house was completely e
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CHAPTER 7, PART 2
"I am very happy here with you," Mike purred with a deeply satisfied and arrogant face. "But what if he talks to the local press? It could completely ruin your big charity event next week.""I will never let anyone hurt our beautiful future together," Erin promised with a very firm and loving voice, stroking his cheek gently with her thumb. "I will handle Derek completely. I just need to find out exactly where he is hiding first."Erin kissed Mike softly on the cheek and got out of the large bed. She grabbed her silver phone from the wooden nightstand. Still no new messages. Still no missed phone calls. The cold fear in her chest grew much stronger. She quickly dialed the number of her personal assistant."Kitty, I need your help right now," Erin commanded with a very sharp and demanding voice as soon as the call connected."Good morning, boss. What do you need me to do?" Kitty asked with a highly professional and alert tone through the phone speaker."Derek has been gone for five day
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CHAPTER 7, PART 3
"Communication lines have been completely down in that mountain area due to the heavy smoke and damaged cell towers," Kitty stated with a very serious and professional face. "Nobody has heard from any of the brave men on the front lines for days."Mike walked slowly into the living room holding a glass of clear water. He looked back and forth between the two tense women."Is everything okay in here?" Mike asked with a deeply confused and concerned tone."Everything is perfectly fine, sweetheart," Erin lied quickly with a very bright and sweet smile, turning around to face him. "Kitty is just giving me a very boring work update for the foundation. Go watch some television in the other room. I will be right there to sit with you.""Okay, babe," Mike agreed with a happy and completely clueless expression before walking away down the hall.As soon as Mike was gone, the bright smile on the face of Erin vanished completely. She turned back to Kitty with dark and angry eyes."What else did t
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CHAPTER 8, PART 1
The drive to Los Vangees County took several long hours. Thick smoke filled the dark air. Erin parked her expensive car right outside the temporary command center.She walked quickly past the yellow barricades. The scene was an absolute nightmare. Large white tents filled the muddy field. Paramedics rushed around with heavy medical supplies."Excuse me," Erin said with a highly urgent voice, grabbing the arm of a passing volunteer. "Where are the men from Engine Seven?""I cannot help you with that right now," the young volunteer replied with an exhausted expression, pulling his arm away gently. "You need to wait at the family information tent over by the entrance.""I am not waiting in a crowded tent," Erin stated with a cold and commanding tone, crossing her arms over her chest. "I am the famous founder of the Firefighter Family Safety Foundation. My husband is Derek Moss. I need to know if he is alive.""We do not have a confirmed survivor list yet," the volunteer explained with a
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CHAPTER 8, PART 2
Hot tears streamed down her flawless makeup. She was genuinely terrified. Not because she truly loved him anymore, but because a dead husband meant endless public scrutiny. It meant messy questions about their failing marriage and her dark secrets.Suddenly, her phone rang loudly in the cup holder.Erin gasped loudly. She grabbed the phone with shaking hands. She desperately hoped to see the name of Derek on the bright screen.The screen displayed the name of Mike.Erin let out a very long breath. She quickly wiped the tears from her wet cheeks. She forced herself to calm down completely."Hello," Erin answered with a very soft and hopeful voice, hoping he had some good news."Hey babe, where are you?" Mike asked with a lazy and highly relaxed tone through the phone speaker. "The huge house is totally empty."Erin completely hid everything from Mike. She did not tell him about the bodies. She did not tell him about the grieving families. She did not tell him about her terrible fear."
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CHAPTER 9 PART 1
The camp doctor had used the word "miracle" four separate times. Derek did not feel like a miracle. He felt like a man held together by medical tape and pure stubbornness. His left arm hung in a sling. Three cracked ribs screamed every time he breathed too deeply. A long row of stitches ran across the back of his skull where it had split open against the concrete."You should be flat on that cot for at least two more weeks," Doctor Reeves had told him on the second morning. Derek had nodded politely, waited for the doctor to leave, and then walked straight out of the medical tent.By the third day, he was hauling water crates to the supply area. By the fourth day, he was helping the logistics team sort donated equipment. The other firefighters stopped trying to argue with him. They just let him work."You are going to tear those stitches wide open," Brett warned him on the fifth morning, watching Derek lift a heavy box of rations with his one good arm."Then I will get new stitches,"
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CHAPTER 9 PART 2
Two hundred miles away, in a private hospital suite overlooking the city skyline, Jerry Black sat upright in his clean white bed. His legs were wrapped in heavy bandages. A breathing tube ran beneath his nose. But his dark eyes were sharp and completely focused on the laptop screen resting on his lap."Play it again," Jerry instructed his personal assistant, a young man in a neat gray suit standing beside the bed."Sir, you have watched this clip eleven times already," the assistant replied with a careful and respectful voice."I said play it again, Marcus," Jerry repeated with a quiet tone that left absolutely no room for discussion.Marcus pressed the button. The security footage from the wildfire camp played again on the bright screen. It showed a tall firefighter in a torn yellow jacket walking slowly across the muddy ground. His left arm was in a white sling. His face was covered in dried blood and black soot. The camera captured him for only twelve seconds before he disappeared
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CHAPTER 10 PART 1
The convoy rolled into the city just before noon. The six hour drive back from Los Vangees had been mostly silent inside Engine Forty Two. Brett slept in the rear seat with his heavy jacket folded under his head. The other two crew members talked quietly about cold beer and warm beds. Derek said nothing the entire way. He just watched the road ahead with tired and empty eyes.When the trucks finally turned onto familiar streets, the atmosphere inside the cab changed completely. The men sat up straighter. They checked their phones. They smiled at the bright screen messages from wives and children who were already waiting at the station.Brett woke up and stretched his arms with a loud yawn. He looked out the window and recognized the neighborhood immediately."We are about ten minutes out," Brett announced with a relieved and happy voice. "My wife said she is bringing the kids to the station. She made a whole pot of chili.""My girl sent me forty seven text messages since yesterday," o
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