Chapter 31
Chapter 31: The Echo of Unfinished Business
Silas and Rossi evade aerial pursuit by hiding in a cave system, then meet Evelyn at a remote diner. Evelyn reveals that the Stewards' network extends into the FBI and that Marcus Chen is their inside man. They devise a plan to expose the conspiracy through a coordinated leak to multiple news outlets. The chapter ends with Rossi receiving a call that a federal agent has been murdered, suggesting the Stewards are eliminating loose ends.
The helicopter's rotors beat the air like a predator's heartbeat, the sound growing louder as it swept across the treeline. Silas kept the truck moving, bouncing over the rough terrain, his eyes fixed on the narrow path ahead. The headlights cut through the deepening dusk, illuminating a tangle of roots and rocks that threatened to overturn them at every turn.
"There," Rossi said, pointing to a dense thicket of pines. "Pull in there. We can hide the truck and make for that ridge."
Silas obeyed, steering the truck into the cover of the trees. The branches scraped against the windows, and the engine groaned as he killed the lights and cut the ignition. The sudden silence was deafening, broken only by the distant whir of the helicopter and the sound of their own ragged breathing.
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