Chapter 2 - Nowhere to Hide
Silvio snatched the blinking tracker from Ethan’s trembling hand and rolled down the driver's side window.
He hurled the tiny device into the dense woods passing by at eighty miles per hour.
Hopefully, that would buy them a few precious hours before Grant’s heavily armed men found their trail.
He pulled the stolen sedan off the main highway and navigated into the abandoned industrial district.
Silvio parked the car inside an empty warehouse, ensuring it was completely hidden from the street.
He turned around to face the two exhausted children huddled together in the backseat.
He needed to know exactly what had triggered this murderous rage in his sister and brother-in-law.
Silvio asked Ethan to tell him every single detail about what happened before they were locked up.
Ethan wiped away a tear and explained that they had sneaked into Grant's private study to look for snacks.
While hiding under the massive mahogany desk, they had heard Grant and Lucinda arguing loudly.
Lucinda had slammed a thick stack of legal documents onto the table.
Ethan had clearly heard her say that the trust fund would only transfer to her if the true heirs disappeared.
Mia then chimed in, stating she had accidentally knocked over a heavy vase while trying to crawl away.
Grant had caught them, dragged them to the unventilated storage room, and locked the heavy steel door.
Silvio cursed under his breath, finally understanding the massive financial stakes involved in this betrayal.
The children were the rightful inheritors of the billion-dollar family empire, and Lucinda wanted it all.
He reached into his pocket to pull out his burner phone to call for emergency backup.
May you like
Before he could dial a single number, the locked warehouse doors violently shuddered.
A massive armored tactical vehicle smashed through the corrugated steel, blinding them with its high beams.
