Chapter 5 - The Escape In The Taxi
The lead agent hesitated for a fraction of a second, his hand hovering near his jacket lapel as pedestrians began to gather and watch.
Victoria didn’t wait for his response; she grabbed Leo’s hand, lifted his small frame into her arms, and bolted toward the curb.
She hailed a yellow taxicab idling near the intersection, throwing the rear door open and pulling Leo inside onto the leather seat.
“Go! Teterboro airport terminal entrance, right now!” Victoria shouted to the driver, tossing a hundred-dollar bill onto the front console.
The taxi lurked forward, merging into the heavy evening traffic on Michigan Avenue just as the black Suburban pulled out behind them.
Leo sat beside her, breathing heavily as he pulled the navy blue hood over his messy brown hair, clutching his golden pin tightly against his chest.
“Are those the bad men who took my mom?” Leo whispered, his hazel eyes filled with fear as he looked out the rear window.
Victoria pulled him close against her navy blazer, wrapping her arms around him as tears finally spilled over her long eyelashes.
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“They aren't going to touch you, Leo,” Victoria promised softly, her heart aching with a fierce, maternal rage she had never felt before.
“Your mother sent you to me because I’m a lawyer, and I’m going to burn down whoever took her from us.”
