Chapter 13 - Stepmother Attempts Reckless Escape Through The Mansion Balcony Doors
Inside the temporary holding cell on the ground floor, Victoria paced back and forth like a caged animal.
Her expensive crimson silk robe was torn, and her hair was wild and unstyled around her flushed face.
She noticed that the heavy French doors leading out to the second-story balcony had been left unlatched by careless guards.
Seizing her single chance at freedom, she threw herself against the glass panels, shattering the latch mechanism instantly.
She stepped out onto the slick stone balcony, breathing in the cold night air as rain began to pour down.
Before she could climb over the decorative wrought-iron railing, a federal spotlight blinded her from below.
“Stop right there, Victoria Vance! Do not take another step or non-lethal force will be authorized!” an agent shouted.
Victoria ignored the warning, swinging her leg over the railing with reckless, desperate determination.
“You’ll never take me alive! The syndicate will hunt you down to the ends of the earth!” she shrieked into the storm.
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Two tactical officers rappelled down from the roof above, tackling her securely onto the wet balcony floor before she could jump.
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