The tension hung heavy in the air as James and his men left? Each step had felt like a gamble, their backs unprotected to the Syndicate’s forces. But the Architect had decreed that for now they were free to go.
Colonel David Wren stepped next to James, his expression inscrutable. Rooftop snipers kept their weapons aimed at the enemy until the last second before retreating into the darkness and seeming like they’d never existed.
Lina clutched the hard drive as though it were her last lifeline. Sarah and Hassan remained together, their weapons drawn. The Broker now unbound but still heavily monitored straightened his suit with a smirk as if he had just seen the show of his life.”
As soon as they hit their getaway vehicles, James let out a breath. They had made it out.
But it wasn’t over.
