Chapter 2 - The Traitor's Web
Victor ran blindly through the dense forest while clutching the terrified child to his chest.
The sounds of heavy boots crushing the fallen leaves echoed directly behind them.
He pulled his encrypted cell phone from his pocket and instantly dialed his head of security.
"Marcus, my wife has organized a hit team at the front door," Victor gasped into the receiver.
"Stay exactly where you are, sir," Marcus replied in a deeply calm voice.
"I am bringing an extraction team to the south gate right now."
Victor sighed with profound relief and turned his feet toward the southern perimeter.
Lily tugged aggressively on his collar and shook her head with absolute panic.
"The bad man with the gun was talking to Marcus on the phone," she warned frantically.
Victor froze in his tracks, realizing his entire security detail had been completely compromised.
He aggressively threw his expensive cell phone into a nearby ravine.
They changed direction and sprinted toward the old maintenance sheds on the western edge of the property.
He found a rusted groundskeeper's truck with the keys miraculously left in the ignition.
Victor threw Lily into the passenger seat and violently slammed his foot onto the gas pedal.
The old truck roared to life and smashed completely through the chain-link perimeter fence.
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They sped onto the dark, winding mountain highway just as a pair of headlights appeared in their rearview mirror.
The pursuing vehicle aggressively rammed into their rear bumper, sending the truck sliding dangerously toward the edge of a massive cliff.
