Chapter 7 - A Heart Palpitation Strikes During the Shootout
Adrian stood inside Sarah’s modest living room, holding little Lily in his arms for the very first time in her life.
The little girl stared up at his sharp jawline and dark hair, her small hands reaching out to trace his cheek.
“Are you the man from Mommy’s pictures?” Lily asked innocently, tilting her head with absolute childish curiosity.
Before Adrian could answer, the front windows of the apartment shattered inward with a deafening crash of glass.
Automatic gunfire ripped through the living room walls, chewing up drywall and splintering the wooden furniture into dust.
“Get down!” Adrian roared, dropping to the floor and shielding Sarah and Lily beneath his broad body.
He drew his sidearm with lightning speed, returning precise suppressive fire toward the shattered front doorway.
Suddenly, a sharp, searing pain exploded across Adrian’s chest, feeling like a white-hot iron brand pressing against his ribs.
His vision swam violently, the rhythmic ticking of his internal defibrillator echoing loudly inside his skull like warning alarms.
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His damaged heart was fibrillating under the sudden adrenaline spike, threatening to plunge him into eternal darkness.
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