Chapter 2 - The Gray Hoodie Witness Exposes The Hidden Truth
The cool ambient light of my smartwatch reflected off the dark glass of the upper landing railing. Julian Vance stood towering over me, his face pale with sudden, unadulterated panic.
"Delete it right now," he repeated, his voice dropping into a low, threatening growl. I didn't flinch, keeping my posture entirely relaxed as I stared straight into his furious eyes.
"I told you, it’s already backed up to the cloud," I repeated calmly, tapping the glowing screen. The encrypted transmission had already cleared local servers and landed securely in federal mailboxes downtown.
Eleanor Vance shrieked from the foot of the stairs, her manicured hands trembling as she looked at Chloe’s motionless body. "Julian, grab her phone before she sends it anywhere else!" Eleanor commanded frantically.
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Julian lunged forward with surprising speed, his heavy hand reaching out to snatch my wrist. I sidestepped his clumsy grasp, letting my martial arts training kick in as I pivoted toward the emergency exit stairwell.
The heavy steel door swung open smoothly, echoing through the sprawling Connecticut mansion. I slipped through the gap before Julian could catch the handle, hearing him curse loudly behind me.
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