Chapter 39
Chapter 39: The Long Flight Home
Elias and I parted ways at a safehouse in Prague.
"Why did you help me?" I asked him before I boarded my transport.
"Because the Syndicate was about control," Elias replied, lighting a cigarette. "Vanguard is about freedom. I've spent enough time in chains."
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The flight back to the States was agonizingly slow. My shoulder ached, but the physical pain was nothing compared to the overwhelming relief washing over me. The Roots were severed. The archives were ash. Vanguard remained a ghost, protecting the innocent in silence.
I watched the sun rise over the Atlantic, the golden light breaking through the clouds.
