As they stepped out of the Cathedral, the chill in the air nipped at their skin, but the sight before Elene sent a deeper shiver down her spine. A sleek helicopter, its blades already rotating, awaited them on the landing pad.
“You must be kidding me!” She fixed the General with a steely glare, a wave of anxiety stirring deep within her. She still couldn’t get her last flight out of her mind, a journey that concluded in an explosion and a brush with death. Not to mention the loss of her old friend, Claire.
“I know, I am sorry,” Forrest murmured, leaning closer to her ear. “I wish there was another way, but this will be the fastest and safest way for us to travel. I will be right next to you the whole time. I promise.”
He reached out, taking her hand in his. The warmth of his grip felt l
