Chapter 10 - The Promise of the Father
The heavy, luxurious living room fell into a terrifyingly tense silence, broken only by Corinne’s pathetic sobbing on the floor and the distant wail of sirens quickly approaching the estate.
Ethan completely ignored the broken monster bleeding by the fireplace. He walked slowly back to the designer sofa and knelt down on the oak floor. Little Maisie was still clutching her stuffed rabbit, her pale pink pajamas trembling violently, completely overwhelmed by the cinematic, explosive violence she had just witnessed.
Ethan’s battle-hardened, terrifying expression instantly melted away, completely replaced by an overwhelming, agonizing ocean of paternal tenderness. He reached out and gently pulled his daughter into his strong, protective arms, holding her tightly against his chest.
"You are so brave, Maisie," Ethan whispered softly into her brown hair, tears of profound guilt and absolute love completely blurring his vision. "You are the bravest girl in the entire world. You saved her."
Maisie sniffled, resting her tiny, tear-stained face against his warm shoulder. "Mommy?" she whispered, her tiny voice completely shattering his heart.
"Yes, sweetie. Mommy," Ethan choked out, his voice thick with heavy emotion. "I am going to go get Mommy right now. I am going to bring her home. And the bad lady is never, ever going to come back."
Within sixty seconds, the heavy front doors of the mansion were violently pushed open. Four massive, highly trained tactical security operatives stormed into the living room, their weapons lowered but instantly ready. They took one look at their furious CEO and the bleeding woman on the floor and immediately moved to aggressively secure Corinne, violently zip-tying her manicured wrists behind her back.
Ethan handed Maisie gently over to his most trusted, grandmotherly housekeeper who had rushed into the room.
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"Lock the doors. Keep her safe," Ethan ordered. He stood up, completely adjusting his rolled-up sleeves, his intense brown eyes turning back into a lethal, unforgiving mask. It was time to hunt.
👉 What terrifying, heavily guarded fortress awaits Ethan as he drives into the northern mountains?
