Chapter 5 - The Ledger
The white chemical foam slowly began to settle.
Vincent stood up from the floor.
He was bleeding heavily from a graze wound on his left shoulder.
Graham Slate lay dead at his feet.
Leah gasped and pulled Maisie tightly against her chest.
Vincent kicked Graham's weapon away.
He grabbed a medical kit from the wall and quickly bandaged his arm.
He told Leah they had less than five minutes before Thorne's men breached the vault.
They needed to use the subterranean escape tunnel.
Vincent unlocked the emergency hatch on the floor.
He climbed down the ladder into the dark sewer system beneath the estate.
Leah carried Maisie down after him.
They waded through ankle-deep water for twenty minutes in absolute silence.
Vincent finally pushed open a rusted grate.
They climbed out into a deserted alleyway two miles from the estate.
The cold night air hit them like a wall.
Vincent leaned against a brick wall, trying to catch his breath.
He asked Leah why Thorne was so desperate to kill a three-year-old girl.
It did not make sense for a powerful boss to care about a baby.
Leah hesitated.
She reached inside the lining of her own cheap jacket.
She pulled out a small, waterproof digital hard drive.
She handed it to Vincent with shaking hands.
She said her husband had spent his entire life hunting down Thorne's secrets.
Leo had finally hacked into Thorne's offshore banking network.
The drive contained proof that Thorne was secretly funding federal politicians.
If the feds saw this drive, the Thorne empire would collapse overnight.
Vincent pocketed the drive with a grim smile.
He finally had the weapon to destroy the man who killed his brother.
A black luxury sedan suddenly turned into the alleyway.
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Its bright high beams blinded them.
Four men with assault rifles stepped out of the vehicle.
