Chapter 10 - Edgar And Elena Form An Unlikely Tactical Alliance
The steel security door of the panic room slid shut, plunging the small reinforced enclosure into dim amber emergency light.
Lily trembled against Elena’s chest, while Edgar calmly loaded an extra magazine into his sidearm near the electronic surveillance console.
“Are they going to find us?” Elena asked quietly, her voice trembling despite her outward display of courage.
“Not while I’m breathing,” Edgar answered flatly, watching the infrared hallway cameras on the monitor screen.
Three armed men in black tactical gear swept into the master suite, their rifles raised as they scanned the empty room.
“Target not in bed; sweep the perimeter walls,” one intruder barked into his shoulder mic.
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Elena looked at Edgar, seeing a cold, lethal determination in his eyes that confirmed he was a true master of the underworld.
“Give me a weapon,” Elena said unexpectedly, surprising Edgar with her steady, unblinking resolve.
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