Chapter 14

Instead of panicking, Chloe pulled Lily down into a thick cluster of evergreen shrubs, using the natural foliage as tactical camouflage.
The SUV slowed to a crawl, its heavy tires crunching over the gravel driveway just yards away from where they lay hiding.
Arthur Vance rolled down the driver's window, his sharp charcoal suit jacket discarded as he stared into the dark woods with icy fury.
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"Find them," Arthur ordered his head of security over a tactical comms link, his voice echoing eerily across the rainy clearing.
The vehicle drove past, its red taillights fading into the distance as Chloe let out a slow, controlled breath of pure relief.