Chapter 12 - The Corrupt Director
Ethan violently kicked the heavy glass double doors of the facility open, the shattered glass raining down across the sterile, cold linoleum floor of the reception area. Four of his elite tactical operatives immediately flanked him, securing the dark, terrifyingly quiet hallway.
Behind the reception desk stood the facility's director, Dr. Aris Thorne. He was a wealthy, arrogant, highly corrupt psychiatrist wearing an expensive tailored suit beneath his white medical coat. Seeing the heavily armed men storm into his impenetrable fortress, Thorne’s face completely drained of color.
"What is the meaning of this?!" Thorne shouted in feigned, panicked outrage, desperately reaching for the silent alarm under his desk. "This is a private medical facility! You are trespassing!"
Ethan moved with terrifying, blinding speed. He vaulted directly over the high reception counter, completely ignoring the shards of glass. His large, muscular hand shot out, grabbing Thorne violently by the collar of his expensive white coat and slamming the corrupt doctor brutally against the back wall.
"Sarah Carter," Ethan snarled, pressing the heavy barrel of his pistol directly under Thorne's chin. "Where is she?"
Thorne choked, his arrogant facade instantly shattering into pathetic, unadulterated terror. He looked into Ethan's intense, murderous eyes and realized he was seconds away from having his brains blown completely out.
"She doesn't exist!" Thorne stammered frantically. "We don't have a Sarah Carter in the registry! I swear to God!"
"Corinne paid you five million dollars fourteen months ago to lock a perfectly healthy woman in a concrete cell," Ethan whispered lethally, pushing the cold barrel slightly harder against the doctor's skin. "If you lie to me again, I will shoot you in the knee, drag you into the street, and let my men handle the rest."
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Thorne broke instantly, hyperventilating as tears of pure fear welled in his eyes. "Sub-basement! Cell 4B! She's registered under a Jane Doe! Please, I was just following the contract!"
👉 What terrifying, dark conditions will Ethan find when he descends into the sub-basement?
