Chapter 11 - THE ESCAPE TO BOSTON
Maya didn't wait for a second instruction. She grabbed her burgundy bomber jacket, kicking open the trapdoor in the floor and dropping into the narrow stone tunnel beneath the cabin.
Gunfire echoed above her as Agent Vance held off the professional mercenaries invading the upper floor. Maya sprinted through the dark, cold tunnel, her boots splashing through freezing groundwater until she reached the exit hatch in the woods.
She pushed the heavy wooden hatch open, stepping out into the blinding snowstorm where a black pickup truck sat idling in the shadows. The driver rolled down the window, revealing Officer Wright wearing a heavy winter parka.
"Get in, Maya!" Wright shouted over the howling wind. "Agent Vance gave me your coordinates before the comms went dead!"
Maya leapt into the passenger seat, slamming the door just as two mercenaries emerged from the tree line with raised weapons. Wright slammed his foot on the accelerator, sending the truck sliding across the icy dirt road into the darkness.
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"Where are we going?" Wright asked frantically, watching the rear-view mirror for headlights.
"We're heading to Boston," Maya answered, pulling her hood over her red hair. "It's time to unlock my father's second vault."
