Words hit like a physical blow.
They're going to destroy the building.
For a moment, nobody spoke.
The tunnel suddenly felt smaller.
Colder.
The frightened captives looked between them without fully understanding what was happening, but they understood enough. Panic spread quickly through the group.
"What do you mean destroy it?" Vinny asked.
Leon looked toward the stairwell.
"They're eliminating evidence."
Matthew's expression darkened instantly.
"How long?"
"I don't know."
That was the worst possible answer.
Aiden looked at Noah immediately.
Noah was already thinking.
Already calculating.
Already planning.
His eyes moved toward the tunnel map mounted on the nearby wall, scanning routes and distances.
"There has to be another exit."
"There is," Leon said.
Everyone turned toward him.
"The cargo route."
Aiden frowned.
"You said they compromised it."
"They did."
"Then how is that helping?"
Leon met his gaze calmly.
