Chapter 10 - The Siege Of Heavy Machinery
Before Victor’s two private security guards could take a single step toward shore, a low, thundering roar began to shake the glass windows of the estate.
The ground vibrated with the deep, rhythmic rumble of forty forty-ton diesel engines surrounding the four-acre perimeter of the property.
Bright halogen floodlights cut through the dark winter night, shining directly through the floor-to-ceiling glass walls of the living room.
Outside, thirty-eight massive Heartland Freight semis had completely sealed off the driveway, the main road, and every surrounding exit route.
The heavy steel grilles of two seventy-foot semi-trucks breached the front wooden estate gates, parking bumper-to-bumper to block any escape vehicles.
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Dozens of veteran freight drivers in high-visibility jackets stepped out of their cabs, forming an impenetrable human wall along the tree line.
Victor Vance rushed to the window, his eyes wide with absolute, paralyzed terror as he realized he was completely trapped.
