Chapter 3 - The Giant Silver Box Reveals Its Terrifying Internal Contents
The crowd of wealthy guests parted like the Red Sea as Damian approached the silver gift wrapped with the crimson bow.
Security guards formed a protective ring around Damian and little Mia, drawing their sidearms as tension reached an absolute peak.
Damian knelt down, placing his ear against the cold, foil-wrapped cardboard side of the five-foot-tall gift box.
Inside, the muffled sound of frantic breathing and a metallic electronic timer clicking down became horrifyingly clear to his ears.
Without a second thought, Damian gripped the heavy crimson bow, ripping the thick satin ribbon away with one powerful motion.
He plunged his tactical pocket knife through the silver foil wrapping, slicing through the thick industrial cardboard panels beneath it.
Gasps of pure horror echoed through the grand ballroom as the sides of the giant box fell flat onto the floor.
Bound to a heavy steel chair was a young woman in a torn silk evening dress, her mouth sealed with tape.
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Duct-taped directly to her chest was an active digital countdown timer displaying three minutes and forty-five seconds remaining.
Mia gasped, clutching Damian’s sleeve as the young woman on the chair thrashed desperately against her heavy leather restraints.
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