Chapter 128 - Clear Conscience

LAKE

More gunfire echoed. It was dark outside the basement. The intruder might have cut the electricity and disabled the alarm, considering I did not hear it go off.

I made sure Maverick locked the door before I walked away. I stopped by the stairs, hid myself behind the wall, and listened to footsteps coming my way.

I couldn’t hear any, and the gunfire seemed outside the house. I blindly walked through the hallway to find a room.

My phone suddenly vibrated, and the service came back. I took my phone and dialed my uncle. I knew his men would not risk him getting outside.

“Why do you have service? Where the hell are you?”

“I got out. I left my wife in the basement,” I whispered.

“Are you insane?” my uncle asked sharply.

“What’s going on? Did Giosue’s men manage to breach the house?” A suppressed gun sound caught my ear. “I’ll call you back.” I hung up the call and hid myself.

Hiding behind the pillar, I noticed a shadow of a man despite the darkness and the lack of generator backup. Fr