Chapter 2 - The Vertical Escape
The toxic gas spread rapidly across the marble floor.
Adrian grabbed Martha by her scarred hand and pulled her toward the emergency stairwell.
He kicked the heavy fire door open just as the green fog reached their ankles.
They stumbled into the concrete stairwell, gasping for clean air.
Adrian slammed the door shut, sealing the lethal chemical out of their path.
Martha leaned against the cold concrete wall, clutching her chest in terror.
Adrian promised he would protect her and get them out of this nightmare safely.
Martha shook her head, tears streaming down her soot-stained cheeks.
She revealed that Charles had not just stolen the five million dollars from his inheritance.
Charles had actually murdered Adrian’s adoptive father to take total control of the board.
Adrian felt his heart shatter into a million pieces at the revelation.
He realized his entire life had been orchestrated by a ruthless psychopath.
They climbed thirty agonizing flights of stairs in total darkness.
Adrian kicked open the door to the executive suite on the top floor.
He expected to find a safe haven or an empty office.
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Instead, a red laser sight immediately pointed directly at his chest.
Adrian’s trusted head of security stood in the hallway holding a suppressed tactical rifle.
