Chapter 10 - Declan Sees His Trusted Secretary In A New Light

As the immediate threat subsided, the acrid smell of cordite and burnt gunpowder filled the high-rise office.
Declan looked at Sarah, her hair disheveled and her blouse ruined by coffee and smoke, yet standing fiercely unbroken.
The quiet, mousey secretary who poured coffee and filed shipping manifests was gone forever.
In her place stood an elite warrior who had just saved his life without a moment of hesitation.
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“We can’t stay here; the entire building perimeter is locked down by corrupt state police,” Sarah panted, checking her weapon’s status.
“Follow me,” Declan said, unlocking a hidden biometric panel disguised as a bookshelf. “My father built an exit the Feds don’t know about.”
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