Chapter 14 - THE SIRENS IN THE STORM
In the basement, the digital timer suddenly skipped from ten minutes straight down to zero with a sharp electronic beep.
David didn't hesitate—he plunged the iron pliers through the entire bundle of wires, severing them in one violent crunch.
Sparks flew into the darkness, but the heavy solenoid valve clicked shut with a loud, mechanical thud just before opening.
The flow of propane gas was instantly cut off, leaving the basement silent except for David’s heavy, frantic gasping.
"It worked... sweet Lord, it worked!" David breathed out, falling back against the stone wall in sheer relief.
Simultaneously, blue and red emergency lights suddenly flashed through the small cracks of the kitchen storm shutters.
Four State Police cruisers tore down the snow-covered driveway, their sirens wailing loudly against the howling storm wind.
Outside, Chloe stared in absolute horror as two police SUVs blocked her black vehicle from the front and back.
State troopers stepped out into the freezing blizzard with heavy weapons drawn, pointing their flashlights directly at her windshield.
"Driver! Step out of the vehicle with your hands up immediately!" a trooper bellowed through a loudspeaker.
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Chloe dropped her laptop, her face twisting into a mask of pure, unadulterated panic as the trap closed around her.
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