Chapter 542

Sharon cast Carter a quiet glance, then lowered her eyes. Without a word, she climbed into the Jeep.

Simon had secured a massive Jeep. Its trunk was packed with nineteen full-sized suitcases stacked like bricks. The space inside

was generous.

Just as Sharon reached for the ignition, Thomas, who hadn’t spoken at all until now, suddenly called out, “Sharon.”

She turned to him.

He smiled faintly. “Take care.”

Sharon gave a small nod. Without hesitation, she started the engine.

Carter, Julliard, and Thomas stood motionless, watching her drive away. In the rearview mirror, their silhouettes shrank smaller and smaller until they vanished altogether.

Sharon slid a hand into her pocket. Her fingers brushed something solid. Her pupils contracted slightly.

A handgun. 1

Her heartbeat steadied as her fingers curled around it briefly. Then, calmly, she faced forward and drove toward the designated

location. 1

Roughly twenty minutes later, she arrived at a remote, overgrown stretch of the outskirts.


an abandoned factory. Thick vegetation wrapped the area, terrain dense and uneven-perfect for hiding people, almost impossible for a clean

they weren’t just bold. They were

cut the engine,

send someone to check the

glanced into the backseat, toward the rows of suitcases. “Fine. But I need proof they’re still

response came without delay. “Walk into the factory. Someone

against the pocketed gun again. The touch was

“Alright.”

and made her way

out of sight. The Jeep, no doubt, was already

door stood slightly

The hinges

room. Clearly expecting her, they didn’t react when she entered.


“I’m here for

men stepped aside, allowing her through without

that was.

1/2

slightly, but

Theo were both

the space. Nothing immediately seemed

Theo saw her, his face

“Mommy!”

pulled out the small knife she had tucked

moment he was free, Theo flung himself into her arms,

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