“Smoke! Look at the vents behind the elevators! Gray smoke is pouring into the hall!” a terrified man screamed. A loud hissing sound came from the lower grilles as thick gray smoke billowed into the atrium. Within seconds, the back of the hall disappeared behind the haze. The sharp smell of sulfur

"Cover the side exit door right now, Miller," Damian Ramos ordered in a harsh whisper. "I am stepping into the smoke to put three bullets into Ethan Sanders." "The smoke is starting to thin near the stage, Commander," Miller warned, his voice shaking. "The private security guards are already cleari

"Do not move, Ramos, or the remaining bone in your shoulder will splinter into dust," Ethan Sanders said in a low voice. He kept his left hand pressed firmly against the mercenary's neck, holding the killer against the cracked marble column. Damian Ramos let out a ragged groan, his face pressed aga

"Do not pull that trigger, Miller!" Dr. Chloe Lin screamed as she sprinted across the open floor. Her white doctor's coat whipped behind her as she ran straight toward the line of fire. "Chloe, no! Stay back! Do not come near this column!" Ethan Sanders shouted. He tried to push Nurse Clara farther

"I will clear every path, Ethan. Just keep her heart beating!" Angela cried. She turned and sprinted down the corridor, shouting at everyone near the doors to move. Ethan pushed the gurney forward at a run. The rubber wheels screeched against the floor as they raced down the hallway, leaving a tra