Chapter 19 - Midnight Intruder

At 3:00 AM, the security alarm at Chloe's Greenwich estate blared loudly, awakening the entire neighborhood.
Chloe locked herself inside the panic room, monitoring the live security camera feeds from her tablet.
A dark figure in tactical gear breached the main glass patio doors, moving swiftly through the dark hallway.
The intruder stopped directly in front of the framed US flag mounted outside the master bedroom.
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Using a red spray paint can, the figure wrote a single word across the wall panel before vanishing into the night.
When police arrived, Chloe walked out to find the word painted in bold capital letters: "SURRENDER."