Chapter 12: The Escape Route
Holding the estate was impossible. The syndicate had numbers and heavy weaponry. Julian knew they had to disappear. He made his way back to the safe room, securing Mary Jane in a tactical harness attached to his chest.
"Hold tight," he whispered.
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He led the medical team down into the very sub-basement where he had found Mary Jane. They bypassed the horrific pantry, pushing deeper into the tunnels until they reached the old aqueduct system. Above them, the muffled sounds of explosives rocked the mansion. They were blowing the safe room door.
They emerged a mile away in a dense forest, boarding a pre-staged armored SUV. Julian sent the medical team to a secure black site and drove Mary Jane in the opposite direction. They were burning every bridge, leaving the billionaire life behind. Julian Vance was dead. The Hunter was born.
