Chapter 9 - The Final Stand
Silas had secretly followed them up the mountain, waiting patiently for the perfect moment to wipe out the entire royal bloodline.
He smiled with pure, unadulterated cruelty, boasting that he had rigged the entire basement wing with military-grade C4 explosives.
He held the electronic detonator high in the air, threatening to press the trigger button if anyone made a single move.
Victor stood up slowly, placing his broad body entirely between his reunited family and the treacherous traitor.
Nora felt a sudden, fierce surge of protective rage for the loving parents she had only just found.
She noticed a heavy red fire extinguisher mounted securely on the concrete wall right next to where Silas was standing.
Lucia bravely met Nora's intense eyes across the room and gave a tiny, almost imperceptible nod of complete understanding.
Lucia suddenly screamed at the top of her lungs and faked a violent panic attack, dropping heavily to the cold floor.
Silas momentarily shifted his arrogant gaze toward the hysterical hairdresser to tell her to shut up.
In that precious, fleeting split second, Nora threw her sharp metal hair clip directly at Silas's face with all her might.
The sharp metal edge struck his right eye perfectly, causing him to scream loudly in pure, blinding agony.
Victor lunged forward like a wild animal and grabbed the traitor's hand, forcing the deadly detonator away from his grip.
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The two angry men crashed heavily to the concrete floor in a brutal, bloody struggle for ultimate survival.
Silas desperately pulled a hidden, serrated combat knife from his boot and plunged it violently toward Victor's exposed chest.
