Chapter 18 - Point Blank
Veronica didn't hesitate for a single microsecond.
She slammed her thumb down on the red trigger button.
CLICK.
Nothing happened.
No explosion echoed through the dark basement.
Veronica pressed the button again frantically.
"What?! Why isn't it working?!" she screamed in utter panic.
Chief Miller smiled grimly, keeping his weapon raised steady.
"Our bomb squad disarmed your crude charges ten minutes ago, ladies," Chief Miller stated.
"Your driver Mark sang like a songbird after we offered him a plea deal."
Vanessa’s face twisted into an expression of raw, unadulterated fury.
She pulled a concealed small-caliber pistol from her medical belt.
She aimed it directly at Chief Miller’s chest.
"Nathan! Down!" Chief Miller roared.
Nathan lunged forward, tackling Vanessa to the hard concrete floor before she could pull the trigger.
The gun discharged wildly, sending a bullet ricocheting off the heavy steel pipes.
BANG!
Sparks flew everywhere as steam erupted violently from a broken pipe.
Veronica turned to flee toward the emergency exit stairs.
Chief Miller fired two quick shots into the air.
"Freeze!" he bellowed through the blinding white steam.
Nathan wrestled the pistol out of Vanessa’s hands on the floor.
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He pinned her arms behind her back, applying heavy pressure.
"It’s over, Vanessa," Nathan growled into her ear.
