{FRANCESCO}
I was running through the tunnel, hearing my people curse as they worked futilely on the hatch. How could I let this happen? We couldn't search Vincenzo without raising his suspicion and now we were paying the price for it.
I halted a few feet away from Buzo and one other man who was trying to cut through the iron lock with a crowbar. I ran my fingers through my hair. "This is useless," I strained through my teeth.
My heart thumped violently in my chest as I pulled out my phone with a live feed from the cameras installed inside the tunnels. I watched Vincenzo inch closer to Stephanie and my blood began to boil. The son of a bitch. I turned on the microphone in my watch and spoke into it. "Stephanie, take a deep breath. We're coming. Just try to keep him talking. Stall for time and stay calm."
