Chapter 8 - The Rising Tide
Freezing cold water was already rapidly pouring into the locked cellar from massive pipes in the ceiling.
Marcus threw Julian completely to the side and desperately sprinted toward his terrified pregnant wife.
The dirty water was quickly rising past her knees and the heavy ropes were tied incredibly tight.
Clara limped painfully into the flooding room and immediately began helping Marcus untie the complicated knots.
Julian crawled weakly toward the heavy wooden door and attempted to lock them all inside the watery tomb.
Eleanor suddenly appeared from the smoky garage and aggressively smashed a heavy wine bottle over her son's head.
She coldly stepped over his unconscious body and pointed her recovered silver revolver directly at Marcus.
She firmly demanded that Clara tell her the exact location of the destroyed camera lens on the patio.
The freezing water furiously reached the chests of Marcus and his weeping wife as they struggled with the ropes.
Marcus aggressively screamed at Eleanor that she would absolutely drown along with them if she did not leave.
The wealthy mother arrogantly claimed she had plenty of time to escape once she got the information she needed.
Clara looked deeply into her mother's cold eyes and finally gave her the exact coordinates of the broken lens.
Eleanor smiled triumphantly and immediately turned around to run back up the concrete stairs to the patio.
She viciously slammed the heavy cellar door completely shut and engaged the heavy steel deadbolt from the outside.
Marcus completely ignored the betrayal and used his tactical knife to slice through the final thick rope.
He aggressively pulled his freezing wife into his strong arms and kissed her wet forehead in sheer relief.
The water level violently reached the ceiling and trapped them completely in a horrifying air pocket.
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Marcus took a massive breath of air and aggressively slammed his boots against the reinforced glass window.
The thick glass completely refused to shatter no matter how hard he violently kicked it.
