Chapter 13 - Escaping Into The Dark Industrial Backstreets Of Town
Hours later, the small group limped through the foggy industrial backstreets of a sleepy rust-belt town near the state line.
Jack carried a sleeping Leo in his arms, while Sarah and Elena scanned the shadows for any sign of pursuers.
“We need to find safe shelter before dawn breaks and local law enforcement starts patrolling the perimeter,” Elena whispered.
“There’s an old railway maintenance shed two blocks down that I used during my undercover days,” Jack recalled.
They slipped through a rusted chain-link fence, entering the dimly lit interior of the abandoned metal warehouse.
Sarah gently laid a spare jacket over Leo, who was shivering softly from the cold and exhaustion.
“We’re safe for the moment, but the agency knows our general coordinates now,” Sarah noted, checking her watch.
Jack walked over to a cracked window, watching the rain continue to fall on the deserted American streets outside.
“We can’t keep running forever; we have to take the fight directly to the shadow director,” Jack declared firmly.
“And how do you propose we do that without money, weapons, or federal clearance?” Elena asked skeptically.
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“By using the encrypted flash drive I hid inside the federal reserve archive five years ago,” Jack smiled grimly.
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