Chapter 10 - The Masterpiece
Annie closed her eyes and initiated the manual override sequence on her laptop keyboard.
A terrifying surge of blue electricity instantly arced from the server directly into her prosthetic leg.
She screamed in absolute agony as the raw voltage coursed violently through her nervous system.
I held her violently shaking body against my chest and refused to let go despite the intense electrical burns.
The digital countdown clock on the bomb stopped completely at exactly three seconds.
The glowing red lights on the explosive device faded into a dull harmless green.
Annie gasped desperately for air and collapsed limply into my arms completely exhausted.
Paramedics rushed into the vault and quickly confirmed that her heart rhythm was completely stable.
She had successfully stopped the detonation and saved the entire neighborhood from total destruction.
Several weeks later the estate was fully repaired and completely cleared of any remaining dangers.
Victoria was sentenced to life in a maximum security federal prison without the possibility of parole.
Daniel was officially promoted to estate manager and happily moved his sister into the guest house.
Annie accepted my offer and took complete control of my new global engineering division with an unlimited budget.
I bought her the most advanced state of the art prosthetic leg available on the medical market.
We stood together on the balcony overlooking the beautiful gardens as the sun began to set.
I pulled her close and we shared a quiet deeply romantic kiss under the twilight sky.
The horrific nightmare was finally over and we were completely free to build our new life together.
Annie sat alone in her new laboratory examining her father's old faded blueprints.
A hidden encrypted message suddenly decoded on her secure computer screen.
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It was a time delayed email from her father warning her that Arthur was only a low level puppet.
The real mastermind who ordered his death was still watching her every single move.
