The sun climbed onward to pour its raw light on the smoldering wreckage of the safehouse. A place that had been their last stand now lay in smoldering ruin, the scent of battle still wafting through the air. But the team could not dwell long on its victory. The success of the mission meant their attention to the aftermath was needed.
James and his team surveyed the destruction around them, the wailing of sirens ever approaching as the authorities arrived on the scene. And, peace-meal by peace-meal, the work was done to ensure that the hard drive which held information that could bring down not just the Syndicate, but a network of collusion that crossed continents was properly handed off to those who could take down the organization in its entirety.
“We did the impossible,” Sarah said, wi
