Chapter 2 - A Breath in the Dark
The chapel erupted into chaos.
"Get the medic now!" Gabriel shouted.
His calm demeanor shattered into raw desperation.
Marco’s eyes flickered with intense panic.
He slowly reached into his suit jacket.
Bruno picked up on the sudden motion immediately.
The dog lunged with a lethal snarl.
Marco scrambled backward, tripping over a floral display.
"Boss, I swear!" Marco yelled, his voice cracking.
"Shut his mouth," Gabriel ordered without looking back.
Two armed guards tackled Marco to the marble floor.
Gabriel bent over the casket, pressing his ear to Mia's chest.
Thump.
Thump.
It was barely audible, but it was real.
Mia was not dead.
She had been placed in a deep, artificially induced coma.
Gabriel realized the horror in an instant.
Someone had tried to bury his daughter alive.
"Bring the car around!" Gabriel roared.
"We aren't going to a hospital."
"Someone in the medical system is in on this."
Gabriel scooped his daughter’s cold body into his arms.
Bruno bounded toward the church doors, clearing a path.
As they burst into the night, a shot echoed.
A sniper bullet shattered the stained-glass window above.
Gabriel ducked, shielding Mia with his body.
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"They know she’s alive," Gabriel gritted his teeth.
"They won't let us leave this courtyard."
