Chapter 22 - THE SHADOW NETWORK RESPONDS
In a high-rise penthouse overlooking a major European metropolis, three men in dark suits watched a dead terminal screen.
"Vance was sloppy," the first man said smoothly, swirling amber whiskey in a heavy crystal glass.
"He let his domestic life interfere with operational security," the second man noted with cold, surgical precision.
"And now the federal government has our primary bio-relay data," the third man added, his voice tense with anger.
"Does the target in the coastal town know about the secondary network?" the first man asked, turning to face the window.
"Unlikely. The child's extraction was clean, but the Doctor who performed it poses a significant intelligence risk," the second replied.
"Then eliminate the risk," the first man ordered quietly, setting his glass down with a sharp, echoing thud.
The wheels of a new, highly dangerous operation began to turn silently across the international chessboard.
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They couldn't afford to leave loose ends, especially not a former military trauma doctor with a habit of digging too deep.
The peace Sarah and her mother found was standing on the edge of an invisible, approaching storm.
