Chapter 8 - Shadows And Steel
Terrified screams erupted once again as the complete darkness fully consumed the grand ballroom.
Silas fired entirely blindly into the ceiling, cursing incredibly loudly at his men to find the emergency backup generators immediately.
Naomi moved seamlessly through the pitch-black room exactly like a completely silent ghost.
She had spent the last eleven months meticulously memorizing every single squeaky floorboard of Whitmore House.
She quickly found the first armed mercenary near the main exit and completely dispatched him with a swift, brutal chokehold.
She swiftly relieved his unconscious body of his tactical flashlight and his highly sharpened combat knife.
Naomi expertly navigated the chaotic, panicking crowd, finally reaching Ethan and grabbing his trembling hand.
"We absolutely have to get to the reinforced panic room down in the basement," Naomi whispered directly into his ear.
"I am absolutely not leaving without stopping them," Ethan replied fiercely, showing a bravery Naomi had never seen.
"We absolutely cannot save these innocent people if we are both dead," Naomi urged, pulling him firmly toward a completely hidden servant's panel in the wall.
They successfully slipped through the secret wooden doorway just as the dim emergency backup lights finally flickered on.
Silas saw the secret panel closing shut and aggressively barked orders for his remaining men to immediately follow them.
Naomi and Ethan sprinted rapidly down the incredibly narrow, dusty corridors built specifically for the household staff.
They finally reached the heavy, impenetrable steel door of the underground panic room.
Ethan quickly punched in the complex security code, and the massive door hissed loudly as it opened.
"Get inside right now and lock it securely behind me," Naomi ordered firmly.
"Where exactly are you going?" Ethan asked, his kind eyes wide with undeniable fear.
"I absolutely have to finish exactly what I started," Naomi said quietly, fully drawing the stolen combat knife.
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Before Ethan could even attempt to argue, Silas stepped menacingly out from the deep shadows of the basement corridor.
He was currently holding a sobbing Vanessa in a brutal chokehold, actively using her as a human shield.
