Chapter 11 - The TrapThe academy lecture had been a lie.
Leo had known Victor would eventually stop hiding behind lawyers.
Military investigators had been monitoring communications for days.
Marcus had walked directly into a trap.
The lights exploded.
Smoke filled the kitchen.
The attackers panicked.
Leo moved.
Fast.
Precise.
Within moments, one man was disarmed.
Another was on the floor.
The third dropped his weapon.
Marcus grabbed Martha and pulled her toward him.
“Stay back!”
Leo stopped.
Rain hammered against the windows.
Marcus pressed the weapon against Martha.
“Drop it!”
Leo looked at his mother.
She was terrified.
But she was looking at him.
Trusting him.
Leo slowly lowered his weapon.
Marcus smiled.
Then the steel security shutters slammed down.
The room locked.
Marcus turned.
Too late.
Federal tactical agents entered through the secured hallway.
Marcus dropped the weapon.
The storm outside continued.
But inside the house, the war had changed.
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This time, Martha was not helpless.
This time, she was not alone.
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