Chapter 2 - The Ledge Below
The heavy steel cable whipped wildly through the cool Los Angeles air as Maya and Maria plummeted toward the abyss.
With a desperate lunge, Maria hooked her fingers into a narrow decorative stone ledge protruding from the fourth-floor exterior wall.
Maya slammed hard against the brick facade, her burnt-orange linen maternity dress tearing as she gasped for air.
“I’ve got you, Maya! Hold onto my arm with everything you have!” Maria screamed over the howling wind.
Above them, the heavy thud of footsteps faded as Daniel and Victoria turned away, convinced their murderous plot had succeeded.
Maya looked down at the fifty-foot drop below, her heart hammering frantically against her ribs as she protected her unborn child.
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“My hands are slipping, Maria! I can't hold on much longer!” Maya sobbed, tears cutting clean tracks through the soot on her face.
“We are going to make it through this, child! Just keep breathing!” Maria shouted back, her muscles burning from the agonizing strain.
