Chapter 19 - The Cliffside Escape
They breached the facility's rear emergency exit, emerging onto a high rocky cliff overlooking the roaring Atlantic ocean.
Fifty feet below, white waves crashed violently against jagged black rocks, while a heavy rainstorm battered the coastline.
Three Vanguard SUVs pulled up behind them on the gravel path, their high beams blinding David and his team.
A broad-shouldered man in a tactical trench coat stepped out of the lead SUV, holding a high-caliber revolver.
"You're not leaving Maine alive with my key asset, Vance!" the commander growled, raising his weapon.
"Jump!" Marcus yelled, tossing a smoke grenade at the vehicles to blind the enemy shooters.
David grabbed Richard's arm, and together they leaped off the fifty-foot cliff into the freezing ocean below.
Marcus jumped right behind them as heavy gunfire tore through the thick white smoke cloud above.
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They hit the icy water with a massive splash, sinking deep into the dark ocean before swimming toward a waiting stealth boat.
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