Chapter 10 - Executing A Daring Undercover Extraction From The Hospital
Before launching their assault on the corporate tower, Ethan needed to secure Lily’s safety away from St. Catherine Medical Center. He dialed a secure number, coordinating with a trusted military medical transport team.
Disguised in hospital scrubs and wearing a surgical mask, Ethan slipped back into the ICU floor undetected by local patrol officers. Nurse Rachel was waiting outside Room 812, holding a wheelchair and a set of civilian clothes.
“The police detail assigned to her room left for a shift change ten minutes ago; now is your only window,” Rachel whispered urgently. Ethan pushed the door open and hurried to Lily’s bedside.
Her eyes fluttered open as he gently lifted her into the wheelchair, wrapping a heavy wool blanket around her shoulders. “Ethan?” she whispered, her voice weak but clear.
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“I’ve got you, Lil; we’re getting you out of here,” he promised, kissing her forehead. They moved swiftly down the service corridor, bypassing the front lobby and exiting through the ambulance bay into an unmarked military van.
Marcus slammed the van doors shut as the vehicle accelerated smoothly into the midnight traffic toward a secure medical safehouse.
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