Chapter 5 - The Silent Hunt
Absolute panic gripped Elena's throat as she frantically searched every corner of the dark nursery.
The bedsheets were cold to the touch, meaning he had been gone for quite some time.
The massive walk-in closet and the attached bathroom were both completely empty.
She rushed back into the main hallway, her bare feet making absolutely no sound on the thick, Persian carpet.
She logically knew Richard must have taken him down to the basement where the staff were forbidden to go.
Elena crept down the grand spiral staircase, carefully avoiding the areas illuminated by the bright moonlight.
She reached the heavy iron door that led to the underground storage levels and wine cellars.
The thick door was left slightly ajar, casting a thin sliver of yellow light onto the stone floor.
Elena slipped inside and cautiously descended into the damp, freezing darkness of the basement.
She soon heard the faint, muffled sound of a child crying coming from the main wine cellar.
Peeking through the glass panel of the cellar door, she saw a terrifying scene unfold.
Julian was tightly tied to a wooden chair, his face stained with fresh, terrified tears.
Richard was standing over the boy, holding a massive medical syringe filled with the deadly blue liquid.
Elena knew she had absolutely no time to call the police or beg for mercy.
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She grabbed a heavy metal fire extinguisher from its mounting bracket on the stone wall.
She kicked the cellar door open and swung the heavy red cylinder directly at the back of Richard's head.
