Chapter 5
They reached the heavy steel doors of the service elevator just as a grenade bounced down the concrete corridor.
Sterling slammed his palm against the emergency recall button, forcing the heavy doors to slide open instantly.
He shoved Chloe inside before diving through the entrance just as a deafening explosion rocked the hallway.
Plaster dust and thick smoke poured into the elevator cab as the doors slammed shut, plunging them into movement.
The elevator lurked downward toward the basement parking garage with a mechanical groan.
Chloe slumped against the handrail, clutching the satellite blueprints tightly against her chest.
"Who supplied them with the hospital floor plans?" Chloe asked, her voice shaking uncontrollably.
Sterling checked his ammunition magazine, his face rigid and unreadable under the dim yellow elevator bulb.
"The hospital security director was on Ryan's payroll," Sterling revealed, his jaw clenching tight.
"I realized it too late when the emergency power system was diverted from the main grid."
The elevator shuddered to a halt, and the floor indicator light blinked red for Basement Level 2.
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The metal doors opened slowly, revealing a vast subterranean parking structure filled with towering concrete pillars.
Waiting beside an armored black SUV was Ryan, holding a heavy tactical rifle aimed straight at the elevator doors.
