Chapter 7 - The Freezing Clock
The massive, rusted iron gates of the abandoned meatpacking plant were completely chained shut.
I aggressively rammed my heavy armored SUV directly through them, shattering the thick metal links.
I practically kicked the heavy car door open before the vehicle even came to a complete stop.
I sprinted wildly into the dark, freezing industrial warehouse, my gun drawn and ready to fire.
The temperature inside the massive building was intentionally dropped well below freezing.
Thick, white frost covered the hanging metal meat hooks and the blood-stained concrete floor.
"Clara! Lily!" I yelled desperately, my breath forming thick white clouds in the freezing air.
A muffled, desperate sobbing echoed faintly from a heavy steel door at the end of the long corridor.
I shot the heavy industrial padlock completely off and violently kicked the freezing door open.
Clara was chained tightly to a heavy metal pipe, shivering violently in a thin, ripped dress.
I rushed over immediately and used my sharp combat knife to swiftly cut the thick plastic zip ties binding her wrists.
She practically collapsed into my strong arms, her lips terrifyingly blue from the severe cold.
"Where is she?" I asked frantically, violently scanning the dark, empty corners of the freezing room.
"He took her," Clara sobbed hysterically, burying her freezing face heavily into my warm chest.
"He said she was his ultimate insurance policy to make sure you finally suffered."
I ripped off my heavy wool coat and wrapped it tightly around Clara's freezing shoulders.
Suddenly, the heavy metal door violently slammed shut completely on its own.
A loud, heavy deadbolt clicked aggressively into place from the outside, locking us entirely in the freezing room.
Lorenzo’s voice echoed loudly through a cheap, crackling intercom speaker mounted on the frosty wall.
"You always were the sentimental fool, Alessandro."
"Now you get to freeze to death right alongside the worthless maid who completely ruined your legendary reputation."
I fiercely shot the heavy metal door lock three times, but the thick steel did not even dent.
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We were completely trapped inside a massive, freezing industrial freezer with absolutely no way out.
Then, I noticed a heavily corroded ventilation grate near the ceiling rapidly pumping in deadly, odorless carbon monoxide gas.
