Chapter 7 - The Burning Cabin
Julian did not hesitate for a single fraction of a second.
He violently threw his entire body directly into the path of the speeding bullet.
The heavy gunshot echoed loudly through the mountains as Julian collapsed heavily onto the wooden porch.
"Julian!" Clara screamed in absolute, pure terror, dropping the fake confession into the mud.
Vivi cursed loudly as police sirens began wailing aggressively at the bottom of the mountain road.
The authorities had successfully tracked the live audio feed and were actively closing in on the isolated cabin.
Vivi grabbed a highly flammable lantern from the porch railing and violently smashed it against the wooden walls.
The dry timber instantly erupted into a massive, roaring wall of incredibly hot flames.
"Burn them all to ashes!" Vivi commanded her heavily armed men as she forcefully grabbed Noah again.
The mercenaries blindly fired a barrage of bullets into the burning cabin before retreating toward their heavy escape vehicles.
Clara aggressively crawled through the thick, suffocating smoke to reach Julian's completely motionless body.
The bullet had struck his shoulder, and he was bleeding profusely onto the wooden floorboards.
"You have to go after our son, Clara," Julian gasped, clutching his bleeding wound tightly.
Clara stubbornly refused to leave the man she loved to burn alive in the roaring inferno.
She grabbed him by his heavy coat and desperately dragged him away from the rapidly spreading flames.
The entire roof groaned violently, threatening to collapse and crush them both completely.
With a final, massive surge of adrenaline, she pulled Julian out the back door just as the structure caved in.
They tumbled safely down a steep, muddy embankment into the freezing mountain river below.
Clara washed the dirt from her face and looked desperately up toward the main road.
She saw the bright taillights of Vivi's heavy armored vehicle speeding aggressively into the dark distance.
Vivi had successfully escaped with Noah while the federal police were busy securing the burning property.
Clara helped Julian stand up, her eyes completely burning with a highly dangerous, unstoppable determination.
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"She is heading exactly for the private airstrip on the edge of the city," Julian groaned, pointing to the sky.
A massive, entirely black private helicopter was already loudly ascending into the stormy clouds.
