The Siege of the Hospital

The Siege of the Hospital
Evelyn's lower abdomen was pierced by a searing pain that served as a cruel reminder that their meticulous preparation had run out of time, She doubled over on the sofa in the safe apartment as she gasped,
"Isaiah It is painful, It's just getting started, Evelyn's voice was weak with horror as she shouted out,
Isaac's poise quickly broke as he hurried to her side, "The contractions? It isn't possible, You have three more weeks, Isaac, The doctor warned us about the stress, Evelyn gasped and gripped his arm as she felt another wave of pain, "She won this part," she said,
"No, she hasn't, Isaac urged, "We're ready," and swiftly but tenderly raised her into his arms, He was once a pillar of authority and control, but now he is just a desperate father, "Marcus We're on the move now,
Marcus showed up right away, his expression glum, "The decoy team is in place, but we need to move fast before Vivienne tracks the true location, "
They hurry her to a private hospital suite, a very private wing used only for famous patients, Whispered urgency and flashing lights filled the drive, Isaac clutched Evelyn's hand inside the clean white room, tense because he knew the fight was now for the crib rather than the courtroom,
The maternity ward resembled a besieged fortress more than a cozy retreat, The maternity unit entrance was ringed by two unobtrusive security guards who were heavily armed, their presence a subtle pledge of protection, Marcus had installed secret scanners on each entrance to keep an eye out for known dangers,
Sweat, drenched, Evelyn lay in the hospital bed, her entire attention on the terrible intensity of her labor pains, But despite the pain, her mind was clear and aware of the threat,
"Isaac, she is close, Evelyn gripped the bed railing and pressed, "I know it, " "She can get around the locks, the guards, everything, She is erratic,
We expected her to leave the hospital, The on, duty nurse is a phony, Isaac stroked her wet hair back from her forehead and comforted her, "Our team is in the adjacent room, ready, " "My dear, you must concentrate on breathing, Nothing more,
Evelyn confessed, her eyes darting anxiously toward the closed door, "But I can't shake the feeling of danger, " She believes that someone is observing us, not via a camera, but rather via the walls, She is anticipating when we will be most vulnerable,
Evelyn's attention shifted inward as the contractions grew more intense, and the cushion stifled her shouts, Completely absorbed in the excruciating necessity of the delivery, Isaac leaned in and whispered encouraging words,
A piercing, metallic chirp suddenly shattered the silence of the room, Marcus quickly tensed up as he stood by his tiny command console beside the window and fixed his gaze on a red alert that was flashing over the screen,
Marcus said, "We have a breach," in an alarm, tense voice, "We don't do perimeter sweeps like that, The exterior checks were circumvented by someone,
"Who is it? With his hand shifting to the little, concealed handgun holstered under his jacket, Isaac said, "A distraction?"
Frustrated, Marcus smashed his hand down, "The ID scan of unauthorized personnel in the maternity wing shows 'Elias Thorne, Orderly, '" Although that is a fake name, the movement pattern was detected by face recognition,
"It's Crane," Evelyn screamed, her face blanched with a horror that was different from the agony of childbirth, "Dominic Crane He is on his way straight to this suite and is come to help with the kidnapping, Marcus hissed, already running for the door, "He's inside the clean zone because he's disguised, " "I will stop him, Now, Isaac, lock the door,
Marcus's footsteps were hushed on the smooth floor as he tore down the immaculate white hallway, He had to stop the assassin before he reached the delivery room, and his pulse was pounding with utter dread,
Clean, shaven and unremarkable in sterile green scrubs and a surgical mask, Dominic Crane went a few yards ahead with the deliberate ease of a seasoned murderer, Crane carefully glanced at the suite number while nonchalantly setting a tray of nonexistent medical supplies outside a room,
Marcus shouted, "Crane Stop" and pulled out his weapon,
Above the mask, the assassin's eyes were predatory and icy as he spun around, Crane just melted into the closest doorway without running, Marcus vaults a utility cart in an attempt to stop him, but it's too late, In the maze of the maternity wing, Crane was already a ghost,
Marcus slammed his hand down on his brow in savage self, reproach and slid to a stop outside Evelyn's door, "He is no longer there, Isaac, he's here, Examine the connected rooms, "
From the inside of Evelyn's suite came a low, ominous click, The one place Marcus couldn't keep an eye on electronically was the private restroom, and the door had been shut from the inside, Dominic had snuck through the internal connecting door and remained within the room the entire time, waiting for the signal,
The room's air became chilly and heavy with the smell of disinfectant and sheer fear, A fear that went beyond the pain of childbirth filled Evelyn's eyes, With his revolver drawn and aimed toward the bathroom door, Isaac stood motionless beside the nightstand,
They turned to see a muffled movement on the main hallway side of the door, Outside her room, Evelyn hears slow, methodical, and completely confident footsteps,
"I will scream if you touch that weapon, Isaac, " Consider the cameras, Evelyn tried to divert his focus from the restroom by whispering frantically, "Think of the police, "
The suite door silently creaks open, A terrifying image of evil dressed in borrowed medical gear, Vivienne stood framed in the doorway, Her diamond earrings gleamed against the light green fabric of her surgical cap and immaculately pressed blue scrubs,
Her eyes glinted triumphantly in the frigid fluorescent light, and a slow, twisted smile grew across her face,
"Isaac, don't bother with the gun, With smug venom in her voice, Vivienne purred, "Dominic is securing the exits, " "We have the clean escape and the necessary documentation, It's time to see Grandma, my love, Her hand was already reaching for Evelyn's big, exposed belly as she approached her bedside,
Evelyn is about to give birth, Dominic Crane is guarding the exits, and Vivienne has crept into the room, Before Isaac and Marcus can battle their way past the assassin and the fabricated legal claim to get to the delivery table, will Vivienne take the baby away?