Chapter 4 - Damian Recognizes The Captive Bound Inside The Bomb Box
Damian’s jaw tightened into rock, his eyes widening in recognition as he looked into the captive woman’s terrified eyes.
“Clara...?” Damian breathed, his voice stripped of its usual ruthless composure for the first time that evening.
Clara was the chief investigative journalist for the New York Times who had gone missing three days prior off Manhattan.
She had been investigating an international corporate fraud scheme involving several prominent guests currently standing in this very ballroom.
Damian immediately sliced through the heavy duct tape securing Clara’s mouth, allowing her to gasp for fresh ballroom air.
“Damian! The remote Julian has... it’s not just a signal jammer! It’s tied to the internal tilt sensor!” Clara screamed.
“If anyone moves this chair or tries to cut the primary wires without the bypass key, the whole room goes!”
The high-society guests panicked instantly, screaming in utter terror as women in diamond necklaces stampeded toward the locked exit doors.
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Security guards struggled to maintain order beneath the giant crystal chandeliers as chaos completely overwhelmed the grand estate grounds.
Damian looked at the digital timer on Clara’s chest: two minutes and ten seconds remaining before potential catastrophic detonation.
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