Chapter 3 - THE BREACH AT SUNSET
Automatic gunfire shattered the evening air as Salazar’s strike team breached the outer perimeter gates.
Damon moved with lethal efficiency, carrying Ruby against his shoulder while guiding a terrified Selena through the reinforced service corridors beneath the East Wing. Heavy steel fire doors slammed shut behind them, isolating the main residence from the incoming assault.
"Victor, hold the main foyer!" Damon ordered over his tactical earpiece. "Do not let them reach the panic bunker!"
Inside the subterranean safehouse beneath the estate’s wine cellar, Damon set Ruby down on a leather sofa. The three-year-old immediately pulled her pink suitcase close to her knees, hugging it like a shield.
Selena collapsed onto the chair beside her, hyperventilating. "Why is this happening? Mr. Reyes, we are just staff! We have nothing to do with your war!"
Damon stepped close to Selena, leaning down until his dark eyes locked onto hers with piercing focus.
"Salazar Delgado doesn't target random maids, Selena," Damon said quietly. "He came specifically to Gate 4. He knew your name. He knew your shift. And he threatened to take your daughter."
Selena lowered her eyes, fresh tears streaming down her cheeks, but she remained silent.
"He didn't come just to kill me," Damon realized, a chilling realization hitting him. "He came to take Ruby."
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Before Selena could answer, a loud explosion rocked the ceiling above them. Plaster dust rained down from the concrete archways as the heavy steel doors of the wine cellar groaned under heavy breach charges.
Salazar was inside the house.
