Chapter 9 - Jack Recognizes The Face He Buried Years Ago
The woman opened the rear door and slid inside, shaking rainwater from her light jacket onto the rubber floor mats.
She turned to thank Jack, but stopped dead the moment her eyes met Sarah’s face in the cabin light.
Sarah froze as well, her breath catching in her throat as she stared at the unexpected passenger in disbelief.
“Elena...?” Sarah whispered, her voice trembling with a mixture of shock and long-suppressed recognition.
The woman gasped, covering her mouth with her hand as tears instantly welled up in her eyes.
“Sarah? My God... everyone said you died in the explosion fifteen years ago!” Elena cried out softly.
Jack turned around in his seat, his confusion multiplying tenfold as the two women embraced in the back.
“You two know each other?” Jack asked, gripping the steering wheel tightly as his instincts went on high alert.
“Elena was my handler inside the double-agent network before I went underground,” Sarah explained quickly.
“And she’s the one who tipped the agency off about your safehouse tonight, Jack,” Elena added with a grim expression.
The atmosphere inside the SUV instantly turned ice-cold as the hidden betrayal came to light.
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Jack drew his sidearm from its holster in one fluid motion, leveling the barrel directly toward Elena’s chest.
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