Chapter 5 - The Deadly Alliance
The heavy steel door sealed shut with a deafening, metallic clang.
Marcus desperately aimed the shotgun at the electronic lock, but he knew it was completely bulletproof.
Julian paced confidently around the locked laboratory, looking highly amused by their pathetic panic.
He told Marcus that playing the hero was a dangerously stupid decision for his health.
Hannah grabbed a heavy surgical scalpel from the tray, preparing to fiercely defend herself.
She demanded to know why Julian would betray their family after everything they had suffered.
Julian sneered angrily, revealing that Eleanor had secretly promised him the entire estate.
He had agreed to sacrifice his father and his sister in exchange for unimaginable wealth and absolute power.
Marcus realized that words were completely useless against a man consumed by total greed.
He suddenly turned the shotgun and fired directly at the large oxygen tanks lining the wall.
The massive explosion shattered the reinforced glass windows and filled the room with thick white smoke.
Hannah grabbed Marcus by the jacket and pulled him blindly through the shattered window frame.
They tumbled fiercely out into the freezing rain, rolling down a steep, muddy embankment.
They quickly scrambled into Marcus's hidden armored vehicle parked in the dark woods.
Marcus slammed the gas pedal, tearing aggressively down the dangerous mountain road.
Hannah breathed heavily, realizing they were now the most hunted people in the entire city.
Marcus reached into the glove compartment and pulled out a thick, leather-bound red ledger.
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He told Hannah that this book contained all the evidence needed to send Eleanor and Julian to prison.
Suddenly, the armored vehicle's engine completely died, leaving them coasting helplessly in the darkness.
