Chapter 7 - The Courage of a Child
Dust filled the air inside the safe room corridor as the steel door groaned under heavy sledgehammer impacts from Vance’s remaining mercenaries outside.
Clara stood near the entrance, holding a sidearm with steady hands, but two mercenaries suddenly cut through the drywall from an adjacent service closet, knocking her down with a heavy blow.
Diana retreated into the corner of the reinforced room, clutching her plush wool coat tightly. As the smoke cleared, Richard Vance stepped through the broken wall, his face twisted in a sinister grin as his eyes locked onto the terrified eight-year-old.
"There you are, little girl," Vance sneered, stepping over the debris and reaching out his gloved hand. "You gave me a lot of trouble tonight. Give me the locket!"
Diana stood her ground, her pale cheeks covered in soot, but her dark eyes burning with the same fierce courage she had shown on the flooded street.
"You're not a good person... and William is going to stop you!" Diana shouted boldly.
Vance laughed harshly, reaching out to grab her neck. "Castellano is buried under ten tons of marble in the foyer! Nobody is coming to save you!"
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Suddenly, a massive shadow loomed behind Vance in the smoke, accompanied by a low, terrifying growl.
👉 Read PART 8 to see how William survived the staircase collapse to save Diana!
