Chapter 13 - The Night Break-In
At 3:00 AM, a heavy thunder storm rolled over the Boston estate, battering rain against the classic library windows.
Inside the quiet house, Marcus monitored the perimeter motion sensors from the central security station.
Suddenly, two motion sensors in the east garden were disabled simultaneously, triggering a silent red alarm.
Three masked operatives dressed in black tactical gear scaled the balcony, breaking through the French doors of the library.
They moved quickly toward the classic wooden bookshelves, searching for the hidden mainframe drive built behind the framed US flag.
Julian stepped out from the darkness of the hallway, leveling a tactical shotgun at the lead intruder.
"You picked the wrong house," Julian stated coldly, racking the shotgun slide with an echoing metallic clatter.
Marcus burst into the room from the side entrance, disarming the second intruder in swift hand-to-hand combat.
The third intruder pulled a flashbang grenade, dropping it onto the floor before diving out the shattered balcony window.
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A blinding flash and deafening boom filled the library as the remaining operatives fled into the rainy night.
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