The Fire in the Alley

The screaming from the alley cut through the music like a siren. Elena was on her feet in an instant, her heart seizing in panic. She rushed down the mezzanine stairs, pushing past the alarmed patrons, heading straight for the emergency exit behind the kitchen. "Elena, wait!" Lorenzo’s command rang out behind her, but she was already bursting through the heavy steel door into the cold night air. The cobblestone…