Chapter 6 - MIDNIGHT ESCAPE
Lauren couldn't sleep. The plush bed of the guest suite felt entirely foreign, yet the scent of the lavender sheets triggered violent flashes of memory in her mind. A wedding dress. A laughing baby. Ethan’s warm hands.
A faint click at the door snapped her out of her reverie.
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The door creaked open, revealing a towering man clad entirely in black, a silenced pistol gleaming in his gloved hand. Lauren screamed, rolling off the bed just as a bullet tore through the pillow where her head had been.
Before the assassin could adjust his aim, the door to the adjoining bathroom burst open. Ethan, who had refused to leave her unguarded, tackled the man to the ground. A brutal, chaotic struggle ensued. Ethan’s fist connected with the intruder's jaw in a sickening crunch, knocking the man unconscious on the hardwood floor. Panting, Ethan looked back at Lauren. "We have to leave. Now."
