Chapter 20 - Stationing elite tactical units across the sprawling estate boundaries as unseen international enemies begin testing our perimeter defenses tonight.
Midnight descended upon Westchester County like a heavy velvet blanket, plunging the sprawling estate into deep, eerie shadows.
Thermal imaging cameras mounted on the perimeter security towers scanned the dense tree line for any unauthorized movement.
Marcus monitored the master control board in the basement bunker, his eyes locked onto a blinking red sensor in sector seven.
"Boss, we've got thermal signatures moving through the eastern creek bed; professional operators wearing night-vision gear," Marcus reported.
Samuel stood silently in the center of the master study, chambering a round into his sidearm with a sharp, metallic click.
"Let them cross the outer fence line before engaging; I want to know who sent them and who's funding their equipment," Samuel ordered calmly.
Clara stood beside him near the reinforced window, watching the dark tree line without a single hint of fear in her expression.
She wasn't the terrified waitress hiding in a diner anymore; she was a true daughter of the Vane bloodline, ready for war.
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Down in the creek bed, shadows crept stealthily through the damp brush, unaware that they had just walked into another meticulously laid trap.
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