Page 445 of Scars of Fate

“No,” she whispered. “They’re lives.”

“Every life carries tomorrow.”

Minser’s eyes closed.

His chest stopped moving.

The countdown reached forty seconds.

Roth lifted Elena into his arms.

“We need to move.”

The radio activated.

Adam’s voice broke through the static.

“Destruction protocol disabled.”

The timer stopped.

00:34.

Every emergency light turned green.

The mountain became silent.

Hawk came through the radio.

“Status?”

“Kane is dead.”

“Minser?”

I looked down at Ghost’s former teammate.

“Dead.”

“The registry?”

Wynn crossed to Kane’s body and removed the small black drive from his pocket.

“We have it.”

She sealed it inside an evidence pouch.

Roth carried Elena toward the aircraft.

“She needs medical help.”

He checked the cockpit.

“The pilot is dead.”

“We need another way out,” Wynn said.

“I’m rated on this model,” Roth answered. “I can fly it.”