Chapter 43 - Shadows in the Snow
Outside the cabin, the perimeter alarms remained silent, but the hairs on the back of Daniel’s neck stood up. He walked over to the frost-covered window, peering out into the dense pine forest where Marcus was finishing setting up the perimeter defenses.
"Marcus," Daniel spoke into his tactical comms headset. "Report."
Static hissed through the earpiece. " Perimeter is secure, Boss. No thermal signatures within half a mile. But... wait. I’m picking up localized electromagnetic interference near the north ridge. Something's masking their approach."
Before Daniel could shout a warning, a deafening explosion shattered the quiet night. The northern perimeter fence erupted in a blinding flash of white phosphorus and flying timber, throwing blinding smoke across the clearing.
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"Ambush!" Marcus roared over the comms, followed immediately by the sharp, concussive crack of his assault rifle opening fire into the tree line.
"Ethan, grab the laptop!" Daniel commanded, drawing his weapon as the cabin windows shattered under a hail of incoming automatic gunfire. "We're being overrun!"
