Chapter 8 - Ethan Locks The Penthouse Doors To Secure The Perimeter
Ethan walked swiftly toward the heavy mahogany front entrance, locking the biometric deadbolts with a firm click.
He tapped a sequence on the smart-home panel, activating the reinforced steel hurricane shutters over the massive glass windows.
“Stay here in the master suite, Emma; I am going to handle my mother before she steps foot inside,” Ethan ordered.
Emma grabbed his sleeve, her eyes wide with terror as thunder rumbled across the Chicago lakefront.
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“If she sees me here with you, she will accuse me of theft and have me thrown in jail by morning,” Emma pleaded.
Ethan placed his hands gently on her shoulders, looking down at her with absolute, unshakable confidence.
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