Chapter 134: Nostalgia
Athena was absorbed in scrolling through messages on her phone when Aiden’s text caught her eye. She eagerly opened the text.
"Hey, are you guys done? Did you get him?"
After a quick, affirmative response text, she stole a glance at Eric, who was deep in conversation with their boss.
A wave of nostalgia washed over her as she recalled the many times they had been in similar situations—executing a plan, overcoming obstacles together, and emerging victorious.
She sighed and leaned back in her seat, her gaze drifting to Lucas, who had immediately fallen asleep the moment the helicopter lifted off.
It was no surprise; after spending four long years confined in darkness, deprived of sunlight and the gentle caress of the wind, he was likely overwhelmed by the sensations that were foreign to him.
As the helicopter soared above the barren landscape fading out of view below, Athena silently thanked her boss for granting them extended time on this operation.
They had left Lucas’s cell bracing for confrontation with guards, but to their surprise, they had encountered none. This knowledge brought a smile to her lips; it was a risky maneuver, but her boss had played his cards well, managing to outwit the system.
With the security measures in place at the facility—CCTV and computer systems disabled—it would take days for anyone to realize that a prisoner had gone missing. In that silence, she would have ample time to complete the documentation necessary for Lucas to be declared a free man. More importantly, it would give her some breathing room to keep the feds off her back.
Yes, all these were risks, but she needed to wrap the case up. She didn’t want to give Ewan or his fiancée any room to outsmart her. It happened six years ago, but it won’t be happening now, not when the stakes were higher.
A sudden tap on her arm pulled her from her thoughts.