Chapter 19
The library doors burst open in a cloud of white smoke and splintered mahogany as armed operatives poured into the room.
Julian opened fire with precision training, dropping the lead operative instantly before taking cover behind the heavy oak desk.
Chloe fired her pistol with lethal accuracy, neutralizing a second attacker trying to flank their position from the dark bookshelf aisle.
"Fall back to the hidden panic room behind the fireplace!" Julian shouted over the deafening roar of gunfire.
Chloe sprinted toward the fireplace, pressing the hidden stone panel that swung open smoothly into the dark subterranean escape tunnel.
She climbed inside with the baby clutched tightly against her chest, waiting frantically for Julian to follow her through the opening.
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Julian fired his final rounds, buying them precious seconds before diving through the stone portal just as a grenade landed on the rug.
The massive explosion shook the entire estate library to its foundations, sealing the secret tunnel entrance beneath tons of burning rubble.
