CHAPTER 21: THE TRUTH
Olivia came back.
She had news.
"Julian Blackwood has been located," she said.
"Where?"
"Mexico. But that's not the interesting part."
"What is?"
"He's been in contact with Daniel. They're planning something together."
"What?"
"An escape. A final move. They're going to try to take Emma."
"No."
"Yes. They've been planning it for weeks. They have a team. A location. A timeline."
"When?"
"Tomorrow."
I felt the world spin.
"Tomorrow?"
"They're going to hit the facility. They're going to try to take her by force."
"You can't let that happen."
"We won't. We have a counter-plan. We're going to move you."
"Move us where?"
"A new location. Somewhere they won't expect."
"Where?"
"London."
"London?"
"It's secure. Private. And it's outside their reach."
I looked at Emma.
She was playing with her doll.
"I'll do it," I said. "Whatever it takes."
"Then get ready. We leave in an hour."
An hour.
One hour to say goodbye to the life I'd built.
One hour to prepare for the unknown.
I held Emma tight.
May you like
And I prayed.
Because that was all I had left.
