Chapter 13 - Maya Shares A Chilling Detail About Her Arrival
Back at the Plaza Hotel, Alexander leaped to his feet as a second violent crash echoed against the suite door. Someone was trying to break the heavy electronic deadbolt using a tactical hydraulic breaching tool.
"Maya, wake up! We have to move right now," Alexander commanded urgently, grabbing his coat and the velvet box. Maya scrambled off the sofa, her eyes wide with terror as she grabbed his hand tightly.
"They found us," Maya whispered, tears streaming down her pale cheeks. "The bad man in the black coat said he would take my pearls if I told anyone where we lived." Alexander froze, staring down at the little girl in horror.
"Who said that to you, Maya?" Alexander demanded, pulling her toward the private service elevator at the back of the suite. "The lady with the green dress... she brought me to the gala tonight," Maya sobbed quietly.
Evelyn hadn't just stumbled upon Maya at random; she had orchestrated her appearance to humiliate her publicly. Evelyn wanted the child destroyed in front of the city's elite so no one would ever question her disappearance.
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The service door of the hotel suite splintered inward with a loud crash as armed men in tactical gear swarmed the room. Alexander shoved Maya into the elevator car, slamming his fist against the emergency close button just as boots hit the floor.
The heavy metal doors slid shut with milliseconds to spare, locking them inside the descending service shaft.
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