Chapter 5 - Stepping Outside Into The Cold Courtyard Air
The elevator descended rapidly, bypassing the glittering levels of the luxury Manhattan hotel until it hit the ground floor.
Daniel pushed open the heavy emergency exit door, stepping out into the brisk autumn air of the service courtyard.
Rain slicked the cobblestones, reflecting the neon lights of the city skyline high above the canyon of skyscrapers.
Two hotel security guards stood near the brick corner, looking down with bewildered expressions.
“Where are they?” Daniel asked, jogging across the wet pavement toward the guards.
“They were right here, Mr. Mercer, but they wandered off toward the garden terrace,” the head guard replied.
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Daniel scanned the dim lighting of the garden, his heart pounding against his ribs like a sledgehammer.
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