Chapter 29 - THE MIDNIGHT SWEEP
Two private security operatives patrolled the perimeter fence line with tactical flashlights cutting through the fog.
The beam of light swept across the wet grass near the cliffside path, catching the glint of a discarded object.
One guard knelt down, picking up a small, high-tech satellite tracking device stuck to the outer brick wall.
He pressed his comms button instantly to report the breach to Arthur Vance.
Before he could speak a single word, a silenced gunshot echoed sharply through the coastal fog.
The guard collapsed onto the grass without a sound, his flashlight rolling into the dark bushes.
The second guard drew his weapon in terror, but a second flash from the tree line struck him down as well.
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Inside the master security control room, the primary camera feeds flickered black one by one.
The monitoring screens went entirely dead, leaving the entire Hamptons estate blind in the middle of the night.
