Chapter 8 - The Betrayal
Their tender moment was shattered when the mansion's high-tech security alarms suddenly began to blare.
Someone had bypassed the heavy front gates, and it wasn't a corporate lawyer.
Chloe’s malicious uncle, the man who had stolen the Sinclair empire, stood in the foyer with a dozen armed guards.
"Did you really think a piece of paper would stop me from fixing a loose end?" her uncle sneered.
Alexander stepped fiercely in front of Chloe, shielding her completely with his broad body.
"You have exactly ten seconds to leave my property before my men open fire," Alexander warned.
Her uncle simply laughed, snapping his fingers toward Alexander’s most trusted head of security.
To Chloe's utter horror, the head bodyguard raised his weapon and pointed it directly at Alexander’s back.
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He had been bought off by the Sinclairs, waiting for the perfect moment to strike from the inside.
They were completely trapped in their own home, surrounded by enemies on all sides.
