Chapter 3 - The Ambulance Races Toward The Elite City Hospital
The red tail-lights of Baldric’s battered pickup truck tore down the private gravel drive at breakneck speed.
He cradled Arianne in the passenger seat, his thumb pressing against her pulse point with desperate focus.
His encrypted satellite phone buzzed loudly in his jacket pocket, vibrating against his chest.
Baldric tapped the speaker button with one hand while keeping his eyes fixed on the rain-slicked highway.
“Report,” Baldric commanded, his voice carrying the absolute authority of a billionaire logistics tycoon.
“Sir, the legal and financial teams have locked down every asset tied to the Vance corporate syndicate,” his attorney replied.
“Good. I want their corporate credit lines frozen before sunrise,” Baldric ordered coldly.
A wailing siren pierced the night air as an advanced life support ambulance intercepted them near the county line.
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Paramedics swarmed the truck within seconds, transferring Arianne onto a sterile gurney with practiced efficiency.
Baldric followed closely behind the ambulance, his heart hammering against his ribs with fierce, protective dread.
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