Chapter 24 - The Fall of the Bride
In a moment of pure desperation, Victoria raised her revolver toward David and squeezed the trigger.
A loud gunshot echoed through the foyer, shattering the mirror mounted beside the framed American flag.
Instantly, the federal marshals returned fire, two rounds striking Victoria in the shoulder and knee.
Victoria dropped her weapon, screaming in pain as she tumbled backward down the grand marble staircase.
She landed heavily at the foot of the stairs, her dark jacket torn, blood staining the pristine white marble.
David walked down the steps slowly, picking up her dropped revolver and securing it on the landing.
The marshals rushed down, applying pressure bandages and snapping steel handcuffs around her wrists once again.
"It's over, Victoria," David said, looking down at her broken form with total detachment.
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An ambulance siren wailed in the distance, approaching the estate through the stormy night.
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