Chapter 8 - The Great Escape
Ethan kicked the heavy fire escape door completely open, letting the cold night air rush into the smoky hallway.
He pushed Sarah out onto the iron balcony first, desperately urging her to climb down the metal stairs.
Nathan followed closely behind, his face pale with pure terror as the faint smell of gas grew overwhelmingly strong.
They scrambled down the rusted iron steps as fast as humanly possible, their hearts pounding in their chests.
Ethan was the last one out, slamming the heavy metal door shut just as a spark ignited inside the house.
A massive, deafening explosion ripped through the entire first floor of the luxurious estate.
The sheer force of the blast blew the iron fire escape clean off its heavy masonry anchors.
The three of them fell through the dark air, crashing harshly into the soft, muddy hedges of the beautiful garden below.
Flames instantly shot high into the dark sky, completely engulfing the beautiful mansion in a terrifying inferno.
Ethan groaned in pain, pushing a heavy, broken tree branch off his bruised chest.
He quickly looked around and saw Nathan holding Sarah tightly in his arms, both covered in mud but miraculously alive.
They sat on the wet grass, watching the burning ruins of the life they used to know.
Suddenly, the screaming sounds of multiple police sirens filled the quiet suburban neighborhood.
Dozens of police cruisers and heavily armed SWAT vehicles smashed through the burning front gates.
The authorities had been tracking David's offshore accounts all night and had finally triangulated his exact location.
The officers quickly surrounded a crushed luxury car parked near the flaming driveway.
David had tripped in the dark while running away and had been pinned under a fallen stone pillar from the explosion.
The heavy duffel bag of stolen money was scattered everywhere, blowing across the wet grass like worthless trash.
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Vanessa was sitting on the curb nearby, completely surrounded by armed officers, her face blank and defeated.
She slowly raised her hands in the air as a stern detective snapped heavy metal handcuffs securely around her wrists.
