Chapter 26 - BLOOD ON THE MARBLE
Time seemed to slow down inside the high-arched Senate chamber.
A deafening gunshot cracked through the room, sending politicians screaming and diving beneath their mahogany desks.
Julian felt a powerful force shove him sideways onto the hard carpet floor.
He looked up to see Emily collapsing beside him, blood instantly staining the crisp white collar of her shirt.
"Emily!" Julian screamed, scrambling over to catch her in his arms.
Harrison aimed his weapon again, but Capitol security officers opened fire, dropping the Senator instantly to the marble floor.
"Emily! Look at me! Stay with me!" Julian pleaded, pressing his hands frantically against the gunshot wound on her shoulder.
Emily gasped for air, her lips trembling as she looked up into Julian's panic-stricken eyes.
"Is... is the data broadcasted?" she whispered weakly, her hand gripping his sleeve.
"Yes! It's everywhere! You did it, Emily!" Julian cried, tears streaming down his face. "Hold on, please!"
"I... I kept my promise..." she whispered, her eyes fluttering shut as her body went limp in his arms.
"Paramedics! Get a medic in here now!" Julian roared, his voice echoing across the chaotic chamber floor.
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Marcus Senior rushed to his daughter's side, checking her pulse with trembling hands.
"She's alive, Julian! But we need to move her now!" Marcus shouted above the sirens outside.
