Chapter 10A distant humming echoed in Daniel’s ears, slowly pulling him back to consciousness. With his head pressed on the cool glass of a car door window, Daniel surmised he had been unceremoniously dumped into the back seat of Paulo’s car. He pushed himself upright against the soft leather seats of the interior and rubbed his aching head.
Cast in the shadows of the car, Daniel could make out the forms of two men talking amid a wash of fluorescent lights. He gave his head a quick shake, willing his eyes to come into focus. Blinking back the urge to sleep, he noticed the Paulo-shaped figure gesturing widely as the person beside him remained unmoving.
The humming noise rose, and Daniel realized it was the sound of a plane on a nearby runway. The airport, he thought. He leaned up toward t
