Chapter 6 - The Basement Trap
Victoria stood in the doorway holding a small, silver pistol aimed directly at Maya's chest.
Beside her stood Marcus Vance, Julian's incredibly charismatic and secretly treacherous younger brother.
Maya felt the blood drain entirely from her face as the devastating reality of the ultimate betrayal hit her.
You are the inside man helping her steal Julian's life work, Marcus?
Marcus chuckled darkly, adjusting his expensive silk tie with absolute, arrogant confidence.
Julian always thought he was the undisputed genius of the family, but his arrogance made him incredibly blind.
Victoria took a threatening step forward, her manicured finger tightening dangerously on the trigger of the gun.
Hand over the silver drive right now, you pathetic little thief, or I will end your miserable life tonight.
Maya gripped the hard drive tightly, calculating her incredibly slim chances of escaping the locked dressing room alive.
She aggressively threw a heavy, crystal perfume bottle directly at Victoria's face, shattering it against the wall.
Victoria shrieked in surprise, ducking wildly as Maya bolted fiercely toward the open doorway.
Marcus lunged forward, catching Maya roughly by the arm and throwing her violently to the hardwood floor.
You really are a stubborn, foolish girl to play dangerous games with billionaires.
Marcus dragged Maya out of the dressing room, hauling her aggressively down the back service staircase.
They pushed her into the deep, subterranean wine cellar, a soundproof concrete bunker buried far below the mansion.
Victoria locked the heavy iron door from the outside, her cruel laughter echoing through the small grated window.
Enjoy the freezing cold, Maya, because nobody will ever hear you scream down there.
Maya scrambled to her feet, pounding her fists desperately against the unyielding, solid iron door.
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She was completely trapped in the darkness, clutching the silver hard drive with absolutely no way to contact Julian.
Suddenly, the faint, rhythmic blinking of a red LED light caught her attention in the darkest corner of the cellar.
