Chapter 22 - The Sacrifice on the Marble
Julian dragged himself out from behind the stone sarcophagus, leaving a trail of dark blood across the marble floor.
He looked up at Victoria, seeing the detonator switch clutched tightly in her right gloved hand.
"Victoria... stop..." Julian gasped, his voice weak as blood soaked through his white dress shirt.
"Shut up, Julian! You were always useless!" Victoria spat, not even glancing down at her former fiancé.
Julian lunged forward with the last of his strength, grabbing Victoria’s ankles and pulling her off balance.
Victoria screamed as she hit the hard marble floor, her rifle skittering away across the slick surface.
She pressed the detonator button in a panic, but Arthur fired two precise shots into her arm and shoulder.
The detonator fell from her hand, rolling away across the floor directly into Clara's waiting hands.
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Clara instantly disarmed the electronic circuit, cutting the red wire with her silver hairpin.
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