Chapter 16 - NIGHT INFILTRATION
Shadows moved across the sunlit marble foyer as glass shattered near the patio access doors.
Chloe had cut the estate’s power line, plunging the grand mansion into eerie, pitch-black darkness.
Wearing dark tactical clothing, Chloe moved through the hallway holding a silenced handgun.
She reached the marble foyer, standing right beneath the black dome security camera that had exposed her weeks ago.
"Marcus... I know you're in here," Chloe whispered, her voice echoing unnaturally off the high ceilings.
"You took everything from me! My family, my money, my reputation!" she screamed into the darkness.
Suddenly, emergency floodlights snapped on, blinding Chloe with ten thousand lumens of halogen light.
Marcus stood at the top of the grand staircase, pointing a laser-sighted firearm directly at her chest.
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"Drop the gun, Chloe. It's over," Marcus declared, his voice echoing like thunder through the foyer.
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