Chapter 6 - Sonia Offered Herself in Exchange for Daniel—But Joe Refused to Let Her Sacrifice the Life Her Brother Had Fought to SaveThe exchange was set for an abandoned rail station.
Sonia went alone.
Joe followed.
Of course he did.
Mercer stood beside Daniel.
“Sign the trust.”
Sonia held the papers.
“Let him go.”
Mercer smiled.
“You always were sentimental.”
She signed.
Daniel shouted,
“No!”
Joe stepped from the shadows.
Mercer raised his gun.
Everything happened at once.
The police surrounded the station.
FBI agents moved in.
Mercer's men surrendered.
Mercer ran.
Joe chased him.
Sonia stayed with Daniel.
They were finally free.
But Joe disappeared.
Hours passed.
He did not return.
Sonia feared the worst.
Then she found him at the hospital.
He had been shot.
She sat beside him.
“You're an idiot.”
He smiled.
“That's what Daniel says.”
“You could have died.”
“I know.”
“Why?”
He looked at her.
“Because you matter.”
Her eyes filled.
“How much?”
He took her hand.
“More than I intended.”
She leaned closer.
Then kissed him.
It was quiet.
Soft.
Not dramatic.
But real.
Daniel woke up at the worst possible moment.
“Seriously?”
They pulled apart.
Daniel laughed.
“Five years hiding from criminals and I still can't get privacy.”
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Sonia laughed through tears.
For the first time in years, she felt hope.
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