Chapter 11 - THE DRIVE TO THE CAPITAL
The drive to the capital was silent, the interior of the armored vehicle cool, sterile, and quiet as a tomb.
The General sat across from her, his file open on his lap, his eyes scanning the data with clinical detachment.
"You played the lawyer perfectly," he said, not looking up from the pages, his voice a gravelly, quiet drone.
"She was a necessary component of the strategy," the Officer replied, looking out at the passing trees.
"And now? Does the protocol change?" she asked, her voice steady, searching for the next steps in their plan.
"The protocol remains," the General answered, closing the file, his eyes turning to meet hers with intense focus.
"We need you back in the field, but this time, the target is closer to home," he said, his words heavy.
The Officer nodded, her heart steady, her resolve iron-clad, knowing that the fight had only just begun today.
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She had destroyed the lawyer, but she knew the people who had hired the lawyer were still out there.
They were in the boardrooms, in the senate offices, and in the shadow cabinets of the city ahead.
