Chapter 257 - Massimo

Every inch of the tunnel felt wide and open. None of the low buzzing I associated with active electronic surveillance. It was nothing short of a blessing.

Once Drago and I stopped at the mouth of the tunnel, I opened my radio. "Ready."

"Ninety-one meters straight ahead," Arkady's voice sounded in my ear.

I double clicked my mic. Turned off the radio again as I looked at Drago.

He nodded, only his eyes discernable in the dark. He motioned for me to go before him.

I took that first step out into the open. Prayed once again that Nik had redirected the Interpol drones off center by a few degrees as we started making our way through the underbrush of the forest. One chance.

For my daughter. For Jessa's sister. For our family.

I tightened my grip on my gun. Wished I could have left it behind. But without any more practice and no more time, we were out of options.

With my free hand, I reached down, patted my knives. Knives were the only way to kill silently from a dista