Chapter 25 - FROZEN TERROR
Deep beneath the chalet, Clara reached a heavy steel vault door embedded in the mountain bedrock.
She pressed her thumb against the biometric scanner, which glowed green before depressing heavy mechanical locks.
"It works," Reese whispered, holding his flashlight steady over the vault opening.
Inside the small vault sat a single titanium trunk sealed with a digital keypad.
Suddenly, a loud muffled thump echoed from the floor above them.
Reese instantly pulled his sidearm, signaling for Clara and Elena to stay behind the vault door.
"Stay here," Reese whispered, creeping up the concrete stairs toward the wine cellar door.
He peeked through the slit in the wooden door frame, seeing two of their security guards lying motionless on the stone floor.
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Standing in the center of the room was the man from the Aspen chalet, holding a suppressed pistol.
"Clara Montgomery!" the man called out, his voice smooth and echoing through the cellar. "I know you're down there."
