Chapter 79

• The airport was busy despite the late hour, with travelers hurrying through the terminals, alongside the usual chaos of departure and arrival schedules. Dane moved through the crowds with purpose, his team flanking him in a formation that suggested official business rather than private enterprise.
• He approached the main ticket counter with the confidence of someone accustomed to having his demands met without question. The young woman behind the counter looked up as he approached, her professional smile faltering slightly when she saw the serious expressions of the men accompanying him.
• "I need immediate passage on the midnight flight to France," he stated, carrying the authority of someone who expected compliance.