The city lay ahead like a predator waiting to strike. In the distance, glass skyscrapers twisted and shimmered in orange and crimson hues, bathing my gaze in his promise of warmth; As the sun sank lower. The closer they came, the more tightly the tension wound around James’s chest.
They’d lived through the Syndicate’s ambush on the road, but the real fight was just starting.
Nathan pulled the truck into a somber alley and cut the engine. The din of the city was a world away from the deadly quiet of the country. Here, around every corner, every shadow, every passerby, could be a threat, a spy.
“This is where we hunker down for the night,” Nathan said, inspecting his gun. “We can’t afford to draw any attention.”
Why not the USB drive, Sarah nodded, holding the drive close to her chest. “
