Chapter 12 - The Street Outside

The deafening screech of tires peeling out on the asphalt outside shattered the tense atmosphere of the dining room. Agent Sarah Cross instantly pivoted toward the splintered front door, her hand instinctively dropping to the grip of her service weapon.
"Agent Miller, secure the perimeter!" Cross barked, her voice snapping with military precision. "Check the street! What just happened?"
Before Miller could reach the shattered doorway, a frantic neighbor—a middle-aged man in a brightly colored running outfit—burst past the broken threshold, panting heavily and pointing wildly back toward the driveway.
"Hey! Someone just rammed a black SUV into the delivery van parked in your driveway!" the neighbor shouted, his eyes wide with panic. "The driver jumped out and threw a duffel bag over the back fence into the neighbor's yard before speeding off toward the highway!"
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Clara’s heart skipped a beat.
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