Chapter 1
1980 Dalat, Vietnam
Bridget rushed through layers of steel doors to enter one of the top-security areas in the Tri-Sun headquarters on the outskirts of Dalat, an exotic French settlement in the Vietnam highlands. Fire alarms rang throughout the building. Speakers barked out evacuation commands. Pushing against the stream of people hurrying out, she soon reached an area with no traffic at the center of the building.
In the central hall, she stared at the large staircase leading to the upper level where the executive offices were located. Waves of smoke poured down the stairs. The smell of burned pine, Dalat’s signature wood, engulfed the air. A window cracked and broke, the blazing breezes rushing in to fan the flames.
Her high heels would be a hindrance, but she couldn’t run
