Chapter 14 - SUBWAY SHADOWS
The abandoned subway tunnel was damp and cold, echoing with the distant rumble of active trains.
Clara walked slowly, holding her stomach as sharp cramps began radiating across her lower back.
"Are you okay?" Reese asked, stopping to support her arm.
"I'm having contractions," Clara admitted, her voice tight with pain. "They're five minutes apart."
Reese checked his watch, his heart sinking into his chest. "We need a hospital, Clara."
"No hospital is safe," Clara stated firmly, leaning against the damp brick wall. "William controls the private medical networks in the city."
"We can't deliver a baby in a train tunnel!" Reese insisted.
"We reach the Plaza Hotel first," Clara argued, pushing through the pain with fierce determination. "Attorney Vance is waiting there."
Footsteps echoed from the dark tunnel behind them—the sound of heavy tactical boots splashing through puddle water.
"They found the tunnel entrance," Reese whispered, pulling Clara into a narrow maintenance alcove.
He pulled a small smoke canister from his belt, pulling the pin and dropping it into the center tracks.
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Thick white smoke filled the narrow tunnel within seconds, blinding the pursuing mercenaries.
Reese and Clara hurried through a side exit door leading directly into the basement of the Plaza Hotel.
