Chapter 8: The Breach
The silence that followed was agonizing. Then, a massive crash shook the wall. Marcus was taking a fire axe to the reinforced door of Room 402. Wood splintered and cracked. Sarah was screaming on the other side, her voice raw and ragged, "Break it down! Kill them both!"
"Doctor," Julian said, his voice dropping to a deadly whisper. He reached into his coat and pulled out a heavy, black firearm. "Get in the corner and do not move. Whatever happens next, keep your eyes closed."
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With a final, deafening crack, the door gave way, sagging inward. Marcus burst through the splintered wood, his face covered in sweat and sawdust, swinging the heavy chain wildly. Sarah followed, her eyes instantly locking onto Julian.
The room erupted into chaos. Julian fired a warning shot into the ceiling, the deafening bang ringing in Evelyn’s ears, but Marcus didn't even flinch. Driven by pure, unadulterated grief, the massive man charged. Julian sidestepped, moving with a terrifying, practiced grace, but the heavy chain clipped his shoulder, sending him crashing into the medical carts. Intravenous poles and trays scattered, raining glass and steel across the linoleum.
