Chapter 19 - The Hospital Siege
The news of the murder indictment broke across national television networks at sunrise.
In the psychiatric wing of the Virginia State Penitentiary, Chloe Sterling sat on her bed, staring wildly at the wall.
Two guards stood outside her cell door, watching her through the reinforced glass panel.
Suddenly, the lights along the corridor flickered twice and went out completely, plunging the wing into red emergency backup lighting.
A loud muffled pop echoed from the main guard station, followed by the heavy thud of bodies hitting the floor.
Two men dressed in black medical scrubs walked briskly down the hallway, carrying suppressed pistols.
They swiped a stolen keycard, opening Chloe’s cell door with a soft electronic beep.
“Are you here from Vanguard?” Chloe gasped, pulling her blanket up around her shoulders.
“Silence,” the lead man ordered, tossing her a dark jumpsuit. “The Chairman wants you out of the country before noon.”
Chloe scrambled to pull the jumpsuit on, her trembling hands barely able to work the zipper.
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They rushed her through the rear service exit into an idling delivery van parked in the alleyway.
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