Chapter 10 - The Sniper's Flash
"FBI! Drop your weapons immediately!" Agent Jenkins' voice boomed over a high-powered loudspeaker mounted on a tactical vehicle.
Arthur Vance panicked, firing two wild rounds toward the FBI line before a sniper round struck his shoulder, knocking him to the concrete.
Veronica shrieked in terror, pulling Lily backwards into the cargo van as she slammed the heavy side door shut from the inside.
She jumped into the driver's seat, flooring the gas pedal and smashing through a chain-link fence toward the open pier edge.
"Lily!" Ethan roared, sprinting blindly through the rain toward the speeding vehicle as its tires squealed against the slick asphalt.
Marcus Vance raised his tactical rifle, firing three armor-piercing rounds directly into the van's rear driver-side tire.
The heavy van lost control, spinning violently on the wet pavement before crashing sideways into a metal loading crane.
Ethan reached the wrecked vehicle in seconds, tearing the bent driver's door open with brute, desperation-fueled strength.
He pulled Veronica out by her emerald blouse, slamming her hard onto the wet ground before reaching inside to rescue his daughter.
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Lily reached out her small hands, crying hysterically as Ethan lifted her safely into his arms away from the smoking wreckage.
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