Twisted Saga ReGenesis (Book 3 of 3)

Chapter 11 - The Truth

When the live feed is killed when the explosion occurs, the people watching it are left with so many unanswered questions, many believe it is all a hoax for news ratings. Ridicule begins to run rapidly throughout internet chat rooms.

The rest of the family sits in horror, but soon Sara's pulled from the tragedy when her computer begins to ding for her attention.

"Babe...babe! Your computer is going off." Bryan calls out to her with his hand still on his gun.

"Oh, yeah, I'm sorry, just thinking about Uncle Justin," Sara says with tears down her cheeks.

She wipes her eyes and pulls up the screen with the burnt phone results that have contacted specific numbers with her algorithm.

"Yes! I have the encryption broken finally. I can track the phones but wait. This can't be right." She says, staring at the screen when she sees her husband's number appear in the results.

Right then, she hears a click followed by a boom as her screen is obliterated from a single shot.

"You are too smart for your good. You know that." He mentions as he shifts the gun in her direction.

"Bryan, no, you work for him? Why?" She asks with the gun pointed in her face.

"Because your family killed members of my family. Bill Klifton was my great uncle. I've been waiting to kill you! Good God, if you only knew how long I've waited to shut you up. You've been so annoying and intrusive."

James listens then hits the panic alarm to buy some time. His action places the building into lockdown. Sara sees him quickly glance away when the alarm blares and ducks behind her desk before Bryan begins to fire.

"You're gonna die!" He yells, approaching her, ready to fire his gun.

"Security to Cyber division, I repeat I need armed security to Cyber division, intruder attacking Sara Trout-Ryce!" James announces through the PA system via his office phone.

Much like his teacher, Bryan loses control as he laughs, intending to inflict carnage. James sits in his office, unable to wrap his mind around all the mayhem. James is frozen in fear. He listens to what's happening to his niece and waits for security to arrive, praying they make it in time.

"Come on out and play Sara. I know you're circling to stall me." He calls out while he gingerly taps the gun on the edge of her desk.

Bryan climbs on top of her desk and sees her look up at him with terror in her eyes.

"I love you!" She screams, to buy precious moments, knowing security is on the way.

"I was told to find you, win you over and make you the lynchpin to all of this. If it weren't for you too eager to get married, this wouldn't be happening right now!" He discloses with the hammer cocked back, aiming between her eyes.

Sara refuses to close her eyes. She stares at his cold murderous eyes, waiting to meet Justin in the afterlife. What Bryan fails to notice is a barrage of armed guards as they rush toward the door. They're able to deactivate the security lock, then open fire and unload hot lead into Bryan's body, saving Sara at the very last second.

"Mrs. Trout-Ryce, are you alright?" The senior guard asks, giving her a hand to her feet, Sara's physically shaken.

"No, my husband tried to kill me! My uncle's best friend was just murdered on live TV, and I can't track my other colleagues who are trying to escape a hostile situation!" She shrieks, sniffling her way out of her office without looking back at Bryan's dead body on the floor.

"Come with us. We'll get this processed with the police." She's told as she's escorted away from the scene.

James is relieved to hear her safe and finally focus on the mission at hand. His raw emotions are a huge factor when he contacts his person at the Air National Guard.