Chapter 15 - The Dramatic Standoff on the Rusted Metal Bridge
Victoria dropped the satellite phone onto the concrete floor, her eyes darting frantically toward the exterior fire escape ladder.
She bolted toward the metal back door leading out onto the old rusted railway bridge spanning the swollen river below.
Daniel pursued her relentlessly, his boots splashing through puddles as the cold wind whipped their jackets around in the storm.
Victoria reached the center of the narrow suspension bridge, turning around with a manic glint in her eyes as she pulled a small knife.
“You think you’ve won, Daniel? Marcus will never let that child live in peace!” Victoria shrieked over the roar of the rushing water.
“Marcus is going away for the rest of his life, and you’re joining him behind bars for kidnapping and extortion,” Daniel shouted back.
He took a slow step forward, lowering the shotgun slightly as he tried to talk her down from the dangerous precipice.
Suddenly, a loud thunderclap shook the steel girders beneath their feet, causing Victoria’s high heel to slip on the wet iron grate.
She screamed as her balance gave way, tumbling backward over the low handrail toward the dark, churning river below.
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Daniel lunged forward, grabbing the sleeve of her coat just in time to haul her back onto the solid platform of the bridge.
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