Chapter 4 - Friendly Fire
Silvio stared at his phone, his heart hammering against his ribs like a trapped bird.
If Marcus had not asked for their location, it meant he was already tracking the phone's signal.
Silvio violently smashed the burner phone against the brick wall of the alley until it was completely destroyed.
He grabbed the children and dragged them away from the extraction coordinates he had just agreed upon.
They ducked into a crowded subway station, using the sea of evening commuters as a human shield.
Silvio purchased three generic tickets with the emergency cash he always kept hidden in his shoe.
They boarded a southbound train, taking seats in the very last car to monitor anyone approaching.
Mia rested her head on Silvio’s shoulder and immediately fell into a deep, exhausted sleep.
Ethan stared out the dark window, his young eyes hardened by the trauma of the past twelve hours.
Silvio knew they could not run forever without money, passports, or a secure place to rest.
He needed leverage against Grant and Lucinda, something that would destroy their claim to the inheritance forever.
He remembered a secret safety deposit box his late father had maintained at the central downtown bank.
If the original copies of the true will were anywhere, they would be locked in that secure vault.
The train screeched to a halt at the financial district station, and Silvio gently woke Mia up.
They exited the station and walked briskly toward the towering marble columns of the central bank.
The massive building was heavily guarded, but Silvio knew the intricate security patrol routes from his youth.
He successfully bypassed the exterior cameras and led the kids toward the underground parking garage entrance.
As they crept through the dimly lit concrete structure, a sleek black SUV suddenly blocked their path.
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The tinted window slowly rolled down to reveal Marcus, holding a silenced pistol aimed directly at Silvio.
Marcus smiled sympathetically and said Grant had simply made an offer that was financially impossible to refuse.
