Chapter 13 - Security Locks The Estate Gates To Prevent Escape
Outside the mansion, estate security guards secured the heavy wrought-iron perimeter gates against the press. Reporters and tabloid journalists swarmed the sidewalk, flashing cameras through the vertical metal bars.
None of Natalie’s co-conspirators on the outside would be able to slip onto the property unnoticed. Ethan stood by the second-floor study window, watching the media circus unfold beneath the afternoon sky.
He knew Dr. Adrian Vale would not take the loss of his operative lightly. The mastermind behind Clara’s death and Natalie’s infiltration was still at large somewhere in the city.
Agent Miller joined him at the window, holding a secure satellite phone displaying live surveillance feeds. “We traced the encrypted signal from Natalie’s laptop to a private medical clinic downtown,” Miller informed Ethan.
“Dr. Vale is operating out of that facility, isn't he?” Ethan asked, his eyes narrowing dangerously. “He was, but our tactical teams are currently executing a no-knock raid on the building as we speak,” Miller confirmed.
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Ethan felt a surge of adrenaline, knowing the final chapter of this nightmare was finally playing out. “I want to be there when they bring him in,” Ethan stated firmly, grabbing his coat from the rack.
“Mr. Sterling, leave the tactical work to the federal agents,” Miller advised. “Protecting Sophie is your priority now.”
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