Chapter 8 - THE SHATTERED GLASSClara wept quietly, the steel pressing against her neck. "Uncle... please..."
BOOM! The stained-glass window of Clara’s bedroom shattered inward!
Leo swung through the opening on an exterior drainage rope, landing on the floor and leaping to his feet.
"Now, Clara!" Leo screamed.
Remembering Leo's words, Clara slammed her elbow backward with all her strength into Richard’s ribs! Richard groaned, dropping the blade. Leo tackled the grown man to the floor, sending the bottle of poison crashing into harmless pieces.
The bedroom door was kicked off its hinges as Alexander smashed through. He picked Richard up by his collar and drove a heavy fist into his jaw, knocking him unconscious.
"Get this traitor out of my sight!" Alexander roared at the guards, who dragged Richard away in handcuffs.
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Silence returned to the room. Alexander rushed to his daughter, wrapping her in his arms. "Clara... I'm so sorry..."
Clara looked past his shoulder at Leo, who was collapsing onto the floor from pure exhaustion. "Leo..." Clara whimpered. She pushed herself off the bed.
