Page 73 of The Dark Stranger


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Combat style.

Where the hell did, she learn that?

A questionfor later.

When I have her back in my arms.

The footage advanced.

More hostiles closing in.

Too many.

Then—

I saw it.

A figure stepping forward.

Blonde undercut.

Face tattoos near the temple.

Leather jacket.

My blood went ice cold.

Izzy.

“Zoom in,” I ordered.

Jace enhanced the frame.

Clear as day.

Izzy cocking a gun behind her head.

My entire body went still.

“That son of a bitch was in on it?” I said quietly.

How did we miss that?

How did I miss that?

The laptop flew across the room, smashing into the wall.

I didn’t care.

“Where was their last movement?” I demanded.

Jace’s fingers flew over keys.

“Storm knocked out power to that grid five minutes after extraction. Cameras died. We lost them heading toward the city.”

The city.

Which meant—