Chapter 6
A Glimpse of the Broker
Subject Four and Leo escape the barge as Silas Vane's men arrive, but a pursuit forces them to split up. Subject Four gets a glimpse of Vane himself and uncovers a secret about Captain Anya Sharma, only to return and find Leo missing, leaving him at an impasse.
The whine of outboard motors cut through the night. We scrambled over the barge's railing, dropping onto the fishing boat's deck as Leo fired the engine. The boat lurched forward, throwing me against the gunwale.
"Hold on!" Leo shouted.
I grabbed a cleat as the boat planed out, the wind tearing at my jacket. Behind us, two speedboats rounded the point, their searchlights slicing across the water. One beam caught us, held for a moment, then lost us as Leo wrenched the wheel hard to starboard.
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