Chapter 11 - The Fight for the Children
Grace ran down the long, carpeted hallway with the three little girls, the heavy footsteps of armed guards thundering behind them.
"In here! Fast!" Grace urged, shoving the children into the reinforced steel panic room concealed behind a bookcase in Dominic’s private library.
As six-year-old Olivia scrambled inside, a heavy guard burst around the corner, reaching out a leather-gloved hand to grab Grace’s arm.
Grace turned, raised the pistol she had picked up from the floor, and disarmed the guard with a swift, calculated strike to his wrist, kicking him hard in the knee.
The guard collapsed to the floor, groaning in pain. Grace slid through the heavy steel door, slammed the lock wheel shut, and engaged the electronic security deadbolts.
Inside the safe room, the little girls wept softly, clinging to her apron.
Grace sank to her knees, pulling all three children into her arms, holding them tight against her chest.
"You're safe," Grace whispered, tears streaming down her face. "I promise you, you're safe now."
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Suddenly, the safe room's internal security monitor flickered to life, showing the main hall.
👉 What terrifying scene was unfolding on the video screen?
