Chapter 3 - The Sudden Maneuver
Instead of popping the trunk latch, the woman's hand darted downward, slamming her foot hard onto the luxury sedan's accelerator pedal.
Rear tires shrieked violently against the asphalt, burning rubber and kicking up a cloud of white smoke into the cool evening air.
Marcus leaped backward just in time, his training taking over as he reached for his service radio to broadcast an immediate code red.
"All units, suspect vehicle fleeing south on Route 9, dark luxury sedan, possible kidnapping in progress!" Marcus shouted into his shoulder mic.
The sedan tore down the suburban street, its tail lights fading into the twilight as the engine roared with desperate power.
Marcus sprinted back to his patrol cruiser, throwing the door open and firing up the supercharged engine with flashing red and blue lights.
He pulled out onto the road, tires gripping the pavement as he pursued the fleeing vehicle through the winding neighborhood turns.
The digital dashboard clock ticked forward as the speedometer climbed past eighty miles per hour on the residential stretch.
Pedestrians dived onto sidewalks, staring in shock as the police cruiser chased the emerald-clad driver into the gathering darkness.
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The chase was on, and the fragile veil of suburban tranquility had been completely shattered in a single explosive second.
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