Chapter 10 - THE MIDNIGHT ARRIVAL
It was nearly midnight when I heard it.
The faint crunch of tires on gravel.
I stood up slowly, my heart hammering.
A car pulled into the small clearing before the cabin. Headlights turned off. Engine cut.
Silence stretched.
Then a door opened and closed softly.
A figure stepped into the moonlight.
Elena.
She stood there for a moment, looking at the dark cabin. She was dressed in dark clothing. Her hair was pulled back. In her hand, she carried something long and dark.
I gripped the heavy flashlight in my hand. Beside me on the table lay the USB drive and the printed copies of every document.
Elena walked slowly toward the front porch. She stopped before the door. She reached out and touched the handle.
Locked.
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She stepped back and looked up at the windows. She knew I was here. She could feel it.
“Adrian,” she called softly into the dark.
