Adopted Son Talks to "Headless Man" at 3 AM — Morning After, My Face Is Cut From Every Photo in the House
👉 Previous Decision: You formed a tactical alliance with Maya Lin and moved your primary asset vault off-site OR You handled the perimeter defense independently and faced a sabotaged generator and building inspection threat.
The low hum of the house’s cellular connection vanished completely at 2:45 AM. I glanced at my phone. No signal. A directional jammer, active within a two-mile radius. It felt like an invisible cage clamping down.
Then, the battery-backed circuit panel in the basement flashed red. Zero-amp draw. The main power line had been physically severed at the road pole, leaving the property dependent on my auxiliary power system.
Through the thermal optics of my night vision monocular, I spotted them. Two men, moving with practiced stealth, low-profile tactical gear melting into the rain-soaked landscape. They advanced across the north lawn, heading for the back door. Their thermal signatures glowed faintly against the cold ground.
I moved with quiet precision. Jonah was already tucked into the reinforced interior panic closet, the heavy steel door locked from the inside. I armed myself with a non-lethal compressed air launcher, loaded with specialized kinetic rounds designed for incapacitation. My heart thumped a slow, steady rhythm. I checked my position behind the kitchen island, the cold steel of the countertop against my back.
They were here.
Choose your next action
Engage the intruders inside the residence using non-lethal choke points — Read Chapter 9 to continue
Evacuate Jonah through the basement storm hatch and retreat to the woods — Read Chapter 10 to continue
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