Chapter 9 - The Turning Tide
The loyal security captain pumped the heavy shotgun with a loud, incredibly satisfying metallic clatter.
He coldly ordered Everett to immediately drop the weapon, entirely completely promising to blow the traitor in half.
Everett’s trembling hands finally opened, letting the heavy pistol completely clatter harmlessly onto the wooden floor.
Julian tried desperately to reach for his dropped weapon, but the captain forcefully kicked him completely in the jaw.
The ruthless assassin collapsed completely unconscious onto the floor, entirely defeated by the loyal men he had underestimated.
Dozens of loyal Hawthorne mercenaries aggressively flooded into the grand library, completely securing the perimeter of the room.
They roughly grabbed Everett and his son, violently dragging them entirely out of the mansion in heavy steel chains.
Claire completely ignored the chaotic arrests, desperately rushing to Graham’s side to aggressively apply pressure to his bleeding chest.
The bullet had completely missed his major organs, but he was entirely losing blood at a highly dangerous rate.
Graham weakly reached up and gently placed his large, trembling hand perfectly over Claire’s bloodstained fingers.
He looked deeply into her beautiful hazel eyes and quietly thanked her for completely saving his son’s life.
Owen ran over and tightly hugged his injured father, completely refusing to ever let go of him again.
The mansion’s private medical team rushed rapidly into the room, expertly placing Graham completely onto a sterile transport stretcher.
They assured Claire that the billionaire was entirely strong enough to completely survive the serious gunshot wound.
Claire stood completely exhausted in the ruined library, utterly surrounded by shattered glass and broken furniture.
She had completely risked her entire life to beautifully protect a family she had only known for a few short weeks.
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The security captain walked over and respectfully handed Claire a small, completely unrecognized silver key.
He quietly explained that he had found it perfectly hidden deep inside Everett Sloan’s expensive suit pocket during the brutal arrest.
