Chapter Forty-Two
Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Oblast
The roller door at the back of the truck opened and Jay peered out.
It was silent in the middle of a pine forest, and the air cold. The ground was coated in a thin layer of snow, and the tree trunks twisted weirdly into rings and spirals. Beside Jay, Xiu surveyed the area, both hands gripping her submachine gun.
Jay climbed out, followed by Olesya, to find two banged-up old vehicles waiting for them in the clearing.
‘They’re good to get across the border, not much more,’ Olesya said.
Damien disembarked next, followed by a solemn Sophia.
Aviary remained in the vehicle. With her good hand, she pushed a small tackle box to the edge of the truck. ‘You might need these,’ she said.
Jay flipped it open to find Argonaute vials inside. ‘We d
