Chapter 6 - The Safe House Ambush
The revelation hit me like a physical blow to the chest, leaving me completely breathless and numb.
Daniel had orchestrated an elaborate, long-term con, marrying me under a false identity just to gain access to my family's historic empire.
Marcus drove us to a highly secure, concrete safe house located on the absolute outskirts of the city.
He led me inside and immediately began setting up his encrypted laptops to contact the federal authorities in Washington.
We needed the FBI because the local police force was clearly compromised by Daniel's stolen money.
I sat on a small cot in the corner, drinking a special chemical binder Marcus had brought to neutralize the poison in my stomach.
My strength slowly began to return, replaced by a burning, vengeful fury that I had never felt before in my life.
I looked over at the security monitors on the desk, watching the live feeds from the cameras hidden around the perimeter of the safe house.
Suddenly, the power grid to the entire building was completely severed, plunging the room into total darkness.
Marcus cursed under his breath and immediately drew a specialized tactical firearm from his shoulder holster.
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A loud, booming voice echoed through a megaphone from somewhere out in the dark woods surrounding us.
Victoria Vance laughed menacingly and announced that she had brought a dozen armed men to collect her husband's money.
