The London safe house was quiet, but the silence was heavy with dread.
Ethan sat at the table, staring at the map spread out before him. Marcus Vance was still out there, somewhere in the shadows, planning his next move. The Covenant was older, more powerful, and more dangerous than anything they'd ever faced.
Kate moved through the room, her footsteps soft on the worn carpet. "Ethan, we've received word from the coalition. Marcus has been spotted in Eastern Europe. He's meeting with someone."
Ethan looked up sharply. "Who?"
"We don't know. But the meeting is happening tonight. In a small village in the Carpathian Mountains."
Ethan felt a surge of hope. "Then that's where we go."
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The journey to Eastern Europe was long, but Ethan barely noticed.
He sat in the back of the transpo
