I Followed My Daughter Carrying Sandwiches Down the Hall—Then I Found Another Child Living Behind the Wall.
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Chapter 75 / 80
Chapter 75
elias stood in the doorway, bleeding heavily from his side, the barrel of his assault rifle smoking. mark dropped to his knees, a look of profound shock on his face, before collapsing onto the floor. elias coughed up blood, leaning heavily against the doorframe. "the feds just radioed," he gasped, sliding down the wall to a seated position. "they got the files. the cavalry is three minutes out." i rushed to elias, trying to apply pressure to his wound, but he weakly pushed my hands away. "go get the kids," he whispered, his eyes losing focus. "i'll hold the line. just make sure they don't look back." i kissed his forehead, my heart breaking, and climbed out the broken window into the freezing, chaotic night.
