Chapter Sixty-Three
Sophia stepped out of the elevator and into the secret lobby. It was only hours ago that Blue Berets had brought her through here with a hood over her face. Damien and Jay emerged behind her, silent except for their boots on the marble floor. Sophia had her pistol and Jay had Cecilia’s. The Elohim didn’t seem happy parting with their PEP rifles, so Damien went without. Sophia held her pistol in both hands and used her elbow to slowly open the door and step into the public lobby. Damien and Jay followed.
Outside the building’s main entrance, the plaza was unnervingly quiet. Six UN soldiers were stationed beside a Land Cruiser and what looked like an M1117 ASV, a favored choice for US Marines in Iraq. Unlike Humvees and armored Land Cruisers, the ASV was impervious to s
