Chapter 24: The Final Reckoning
Elena dove behind an industrial AC unit as bullets chewed the metal around her. She had one magazine left. She visualized the geometry of the roof, the wind speed, and the blind spots. She broke cover, firing two precise shots. The mercenaries fell, sliding across the wet tarmac.
Julian scrambled backward into the cabin of the helicopter, screaming at the pilot to lift off. Elena sprinted, her fractured rib screaming in protest, and leaped just as the skids left the ground. She caught the metal bar, dangling a hundred feet above the crashing waves of the Pacific.
