Chapter 4 - The Black SUV Reveals An Unsettling Federal Connection
The black SUV behind Sarah suddenly flashed its high beams, cutting through the heavy sheets of rain like lasers.
Jack squinted against the blinding light, noticing a distinct government license plate mounted on the front bumper.
“That’s a transit vehicle from the federal intelligence division,” Jack noted, his hand resting on his hidden holster.
“It’s a transport vehicle I intercepted from the corrupt faction inside your old agency,” Sarah corrected him immediately.
“You’ve been operating inside their network this entire time?” Jack asked, stunned by the scale of her covert survival.
“To beat a ghost, you have to become one, Jack; and I’ve spent a decade learning their every weakness,” Sarah replied steadily.
Leo tugged on Sarah’s trench coat, whimpering quietly as a distant siren began wailing down the highway.
“Mommy, the bad men are coming back, aren't they?” Leo asked, fear evident in his trembling voice.
Sarah scooped Leo up into her arms, holding him tightly against her shoulder while looking directly at Jack.
“We need to move right now, Jack, or none of us will make it out of this county alive,” Sarah urged firmly.
Jack didn’t hesitate any longer; he opened the passenger door of the SUV and gestured for them to climb inside.
“Get in, Leo; Dad’s right here with you,” Jack promised, sliding into the driver’s seat behind the heavy steering wheel.
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The dashboard glowed with digital readouts, displaying encrypted maps of the local American interstate grid.
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