Chapter 34
Chapter 34: The Weight of What Remains
Silas and Rossi drive toward the city to find a secure upload point, but Rossi's wound worsens. They stop at a remote clinic where a sympathetic doctor tends to her, but the visit exposes their location. A confrontation with Hall's men forces them to flee again, and Silas realizes the Stewards have anticipated their every move. They split up, with Silas taking the evidence to a final broadcast location while Rossi seeks medical help. The chapter ends with Silas standing alone in a radio station, the truth ready to be unleashed, as Rossi's fate hangs in the balance.
The road unwound before them like a scar across the land, gray asphalt cutting through pines that pressed close on either side. Silas gripped the wheel, his knuckles white, his eyes scanning the tree line for any sign of pursuit. Beside him, Rossi had gone quiet, her breath coming in shallow gasps that she tried to hide.
He glanced at her. The wound on her side had soaked through the bandage, a dark stain spreading across her jacket. Her face was pale, her lips pressed into a thin line.
"We need to stop," he said.
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