Chapter 84

• Chapter 84: Ambush at the Runway
• The descent was smooth, too smooth. Elena’s ears popped with the pressure shift, but her stomach knotted in ways no turbulence could explain. Alessio hadn’t stopped speaking to the captain through the encrypted headset, his voice calm, clipped, controlled. Gabriel, on the other hand, hadn’t stopped smirking, his hand tangled possessively in her hair, as if the world outside didn’t exist.
• But Elena could feel it. The storm hadn’t ended at thirty thousand feet. It had only followed them down.