Chapter 5 - The Master of the House
Marin did not waste a single second answering the dead man's question.
She instantly drove her thumb directly into his eye socket with ruthless, unhesitating force.
The massive assassin screamed and dropped his knife, giving Marin the exact fraction of a second she needed.
She grabbed the fallen blade and drove it deeply into the center of his chest.
She shoved his lifeless body out of the armored SUV and violently slammed the passenger door shut.
Marin started the powerful engine and slammed her foot onto the gas pedal.
The heavy vehicle smashed through the remaining flames and broke the burning wooden barricade blocking the exit.
They sped up the concrete ramp and burst out onto the muddy, rain-soaked driveway of the massive estate.
The cool night air rushed through the shattered passenger window, finally giving Adelaide a moment to breathe.
Marin steered the damaged vehicle toward the heavy iron front gates that led to the main coastal highway.
Suddenly, a blinding spotlight from a circling helicopter illuminated the dark driveway.
A hail of heavy machine-gun fire rained down from the sky, shredding the dirt road directly in front of their vehicle.
Marin violently spun the steering wheel, skidding the heavy SUV into the dense cover of the surrounding forest.
She killed the headlights and watched the helicopter hover dangerously close to the treetops above them.
Her stolen radio earpiece crackled to life again with a new, incredibly panicked voice.
It was Julian, frantically screaming at his men to retreat immediately because Elias had just returned home early.
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Marin looked through the dark trees and saw a convoy of black tactical vehicles smashing through the front gates.
Elias Ferrante stepped out of the lead vehicle with an assault rifle, completely unaware that his own brother was hunting him.
