Chapter 20
Arthur walked slowly down the hallway, looking down at the captured operatives with an expression of icy contempt.
He pulled his encrypted satellite phone from his pocket, dialing a direct extension to the Director of National Intelligence.
"I have six of your international shadow assets tied up in my hallway, Director; it's time we had a talk," Arthur said smoothly.
He hung up the phone and walked back upstairs to check on Leo, who was quietly reading a book in his bed.
"Is everything okay, Dad?" Leo asked, looking up with calm, observant eyes.
"Everything is fine, son," Arthur smiled warmly, kissing his head. "Go back to sleep; America is safe tonight."
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However, as Arthur turned off the bedroom light, his phone buzzed with an anonymous text containing a single GPS coordinate in Geneva.
What global superpower was waiting across the ocean, and why did they want Arthur's family destroyed at any cost?
