Chapter 10
Rocky Mountain Highs and Lows
Their spree takes them through the Rockies. A near-miss with Agent Reed, who is closing in, forces them to change their plans drastically and rely more on Kyle's network.
The air thinned and grew crisp as they climbed, the vast, indifferent peaks of the Rockies piercing the impossibly blue sky. Christopher gripped the steering wheel, his knuckles white, a nervous energy humming beneath his skin. Felicia, beside him, traced the jagged outline of a distant mountain range with a fingertip, her gaze distant. Their haul from the Denver bank was tucked away, a satisfying weight of crisp bills that whispered promises of a little more breathing room, a little more time. But the thrill was tinged with a new kind of anxiety, a prickle of awareness that their luck, however charmed, was a fragile thing.
“This is… different,” Christopher murmured, his voice a low rumble against the hum of the tires. “The air, the quiet. Makes you feel small, doesn’t it?”
Felicia nodded, her eyes still fixed on the horizon. “Or like you could disappear into it. Blend in. For a little while, at least.” There was a wistful note in her voice, a familiar ache that Christopher recognized. He reached over and squeezed her hand, a silent acknowledgment of the unspoken longing for a life they’d only dreamed of.
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