Chapter 21 - FIRE IN THE MOUNTAINS
Before Jackson could respond, the smell of smoke drifted across the porch on the cold mountain wind.
Down near the main gate of the ranch, the wooden fencing was engulfed in raging orange flames.
A loud explosion echoed from the property's main power transformer, plunging the cabin into absolute darkness.
"Inside! Now!" Jackson bellowed, drawing his weapon and pushing Nora and the children into the cabin.
Through the front windows, three black off-road vehicles crashed through the burning fence line, their headlights blinding.
Armed men in cold-weather tactical gear stepped out into the snow, carrying automatic rifles.
"They aren't private security, Nora!" Jackson yelled, checking his ammunition. "These are professional mercenaries!"
"Eleanor is in federal custody!" Nora shouted over the sound of approaching engines. "Who sent them?"
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"Agatha Thorne's old syndicate!" Jackson realized, aiming his sidearm through the window frame. "She didn't work alone thirty years ago!"
A barrage of gunfire shattered the cabin's front windows, sending glass and wood splinters flying across the living room.
