Chapter 8
Chapter 8: The Cellar
Derrick arrives at the cabin, wounded, warning that a heavily armed convoy is approaching. While Thorne treats his arm, they discover a hidden cellar beneath the stove. As they descend and close the trap door, the convoy searches the cabin, finding the trap door. Just as they are about to be discovered, state police arrive, and gunfire erupts above them.
Derrick stumbled through the doorway, his good hand gripping the frame. Blood dripped from his injured arm, pooling on the dusty floorboards. His face was pale, his eyes wild.
“They’re coming,” he said again, his voice barely a whisper. “The whole convoy. At least a dozen men. Rifles, dogs—the works.”
Maya rushed to him, grabbing his shoulders, guiding him to the cot. “Sit down. Let me see your arm.”
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