Chapter 12 - A Sudden And Violent Break-In At The Safe House
Midnight descended upon the quiet Connecticut suburb, bringing with it a thick, blinding fog that rolled in from the nearby coast.
I sat at the kitchen table reviewing Mark’s financial files while Maisie slept soundly down the hall in the guest room.
Suddenly, the motion-activated security floodlights outside the kitchen window flickered and died.
A sharp, metallic click echoed from the front porch, followed by the heavy thud of someone testing the deadbolt.
My breath caught in my throat as I reached slowly for my phone to dial emergency services.
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Before my thumb hit the screen, the front living room window shattered in a shower of glittering glass shards.
Heavy footsteps pounded across the hardwood floor, marching straight down the hallway toward the bedrooms.
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