Chapter Seventeen
Bartoszyce, Poland
Sophia drove into the night.
In the vehicle behind them, Jay drove with Nasira. While Sophia had picked out a new silver Hyundai SUV, Jay had chosen something less practical: a bright blue Renault Alpine sports coupe. When running stolen cars—which was usually all the time—they kept under the speed limit, although Jay often broke that rule. But tonight he wasn’t in the mood and instead trailed behind her at an unusually sensible speed.
Damien sat beside her. He hadn’t said a word since they’d left the Russian base. The color around him was deep blue. She knew it well. He’d tried to convince Aviary to change her mind, unsuccessfully.
He was staring out his window and rubbing facial hair on his chin. Like her, his right hand was bandaged, but he was
