Chapter 4 - The Poisoned Air
Marcus realized instantly that moving even a single inch could trigger the hidden explosives.
He carefully scanned the dark greenhouse floor using the tiny green light from his tactical watch.
Thin invisible wires were crisscrossed everywhere around their trembling bodies.
Clara softly cried as the agonizing pain from her terrible fall finally began to overwhelm her senses.
The sniper on the mansion roof took another calculated shot that violently shattered a large clay pot right beside them.
Marcus knew the shooter was deliberately toying with them to force them into a deadly mistake.
He spotted a thick metal control box attached to the main irrigation system on the far wall.
He carefully pulled his silenced pistol and fired one perfect shot directly into the metal box.
The massive overhead sprinklers instantly activated and sprayed thick heavy water throughout the entire structure.
The heavy rainfall completely revealed the exact locations of the glowing laser tripwires.
Marcus expertly guided Clara through the deadly web of explosives toward the heavy steel backdoor.
They burst out of the greenhouse and ran deeply into the dark wooded area of the estate.
They finally stopped to rest behind a massive oak tree to catch their breath.
Clara reached into her ruined dress and pulled out a small metallic flash drive covered in her own blood.
She confessed that this drive contained the absolute only digital access to the stolen family billions.
Julian suddenly spoke through a hidden security speaker mounted high in the trees above them.
He coldly announced that he had successfully kidnapped Marcus's pregnant wife earlier that evening.
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A live video fed directly to Marcus's tactical phone showed his terrified wife sitting in a locked vault.
Julian smiled into the camera and casually dropped a venomous snake into the vault with her.
