Chapter 20 - The Kidnapping Attempt
The satellite signal abruptly cut out as a blinding winter blizzard slammed into the pine forests of Bar Harbor.
Mark lowered his phone, looking out the cabin window as heavy snow reduced visibility to less than five feet.
"Marcus! We have incoming hostiles from the north!" Mark shouted, grabbing his tactical rifle from the wall rack.
Marcus immediately activated the cabin's perimeter defense system, locking down the reinforced steel window shutters.
"Mark, take Lily into the underground storm shelter beneath the kitchen floor!" Marcus commanded, checking his ammo magazines.
Lily clung to Mark's pink pajama sleeve, her eyes wide with fear as the roar of approaching snowmobile engines echoed outside.
Mark lifted Lily into his arms, carrying her down the cellar stairs into a reinforced concrete bunker hidden beneath the cabin floor.
"Stay here, sweetie, no matter what you hear," Mark instructed gently, locking the heavy bunker door from the inside.
Outside, two high-powered rifle shots shattered the quiet storm as the mercenaries opened fire on the cabin porch.
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Mark climbed back up the cellar stairs, joining his brother to defend their family against the dark forces outside.
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