Chapter 9 - A POISONED DRINK AT THE CHARITY GALA: THE DEADLY AMBUSH BACKFIRES!
"NO!" Eleanor screamed into the phone.
Without waiting a single second, Eleanor charged out of the VIP suite, her tactical security team sprinting right behind her, weapons drawn. Maya followed closely, her heart pounding in her throat.
Down in the plaza, the police transport van carrying Chloe was preparing to pull out into heavy traffic. Inside the armored back compartment, Chloe sat weeping silently in her ruined wedding dress, her wrists cuffed behind her back, completely unaware of the bomb hidden beneath her seat.
"Stop that van! STOP THAT VAN!" Eleanor yelled through an emergency megaphone as she burst through the glass lobby doors into the plaza.
The driver of the transport van spotted Eleanor in his rearview mirror. His eyes narrowed, and instead of stopping, he slammed his foot straight down on the accelerator! The heavy armored van roared to life, violently surging forward toward the crowded street!
"SNIPER! TAKE THE TIRES!" Eleanor ordered.
BANG! BANG!
Two suppressed gunshots rang out from the roof of the hotel. The front tires of the police van exploded instantly. The heavy vehicle swerved violently, skidding across the wet pavement, crashing into the massive marble fountain in the center of the courtyard with a deafening crunch of metal!
Smoke billowed from the engine bay. Sparks flew everywhere as fuel began leaking onto the hot pavement.
"Chloe!" Maya screamed, running past the armed guards directly toward the smoking vehicle.
"Maya, no! It’s going to explode!" Eleanor yelled, running as fast as her legs could carry her.
Maya didn't care. She grabbed a heavy iron security barricade from the pavement and smashed it against the rear doors of the crashed van with all her strength. "Chloe! Get out! Get out!"
Inside, Chloe scrambled toward the window, her face pale with horror. "Maya?! Help me! The doors are jammed!"
With a mighty kick, Eleanor’s chief tactical officer slammed his boots against the damaged lock, forcing the rear doors open. Maya reached inside, grabbing her twin sister by her arms and pulling her out of the smoking wreck just as sparks ignited the trailing line of gasoline!
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BOOM!
A massive fireball erupted from the van, throwing Maya, Chloe, and Eleanor onto the concrete plaza.
