Chapter 17 - BIRTH OF AN EMPIRE
"Clara! Take the elevator to the roof!" Reese shouted while pinning William's arm against the floor.
Elena grabbed Clara's arm, guiding her out into the hallway toward the private penthouse elevator.
"Are you okay, Elena?" Clara sobbed, seeing the deep bruises on the maid's face.
"I am fine, my darling," Elena whispered gently, pressing the rooftop button. "Now bring this baby into the world."
The elevator opened onto the rain-slicked rooftop helipad, where a sleek white medical helicopter was idling.
Dr. Harrison, Clara's doctor from Mount Sinai, stepped out of the chopper cabin with two nurses.
"I got Detective Reese's signal fifteen minutes ago!" Dr. Harrison yelled over the deafening rotor noise. "Get her inside!"
Clara was lifted onto the chopper's gurney as a massive contraction racked her entire body.
"The baby is coming now!" Dr. Harrison declared, preparing the medical equipment inside the cabin.
Outside on the helipad, William burst through the rooftop access door, his clothes torn and covered in blood.
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He pointed his rifle at the helicopter cockpit, his face twisted in unhinged desperation.
"Stop that helicopter!" William screamed into the stormy night sky.
