Debt of Lies

dshield. "Get out while you still can." It was the same

" Emily asked, feel

don't know," he said finally. "Bu

into the car. Alex started the engin

se of relief. Maybe they could

Emily saw something that made her hea

cried, pointing to

pression changed. "Hold on,"

g down the road. Emily held on

llowing th

them kept pace. Alex took a sh

" Alex muttered, his e

k another turn. But the car

akes. Emily's heart skipped a be

" Emily cried, feeli

just got out of the c

Alex pulled out a bag, and s

ly asked Rachel, feelin

sly. "I don't know," she said finally.

ly got out of the car. Alex

id, leading them

a sense of fear. Who was

time to think. The

, the trees blurring together as

stopped, holdi

e said, l

eard it. The sound of footste

ving," Alex said, g

e footsteps gettin

it. A light, shini

ly asked, feeling

He just pulled her

ily saw a house. Small and cosy, w

safe house," Ale

wash over her. Maybe they had

se, Emily felt a sense of unea

aid, pulling them

mming it shut behind them. Emily

mily demanded, looki

lex. "We're in danger," she sa

ened in shock. "

air. "We're in witness protection," he said

ng. Witness protectio

. The sound of footste

small, with only one room. There was a fireplace, with a fire bur

mily asked, looking

lex. "A friend," she said fina

gain. It was cosy, but it was also isola

ootsteps, outside the cabin. Heavy foots

Alex called o

he footsteps kept coming,

d, pulling Emily and

he footsteps stopped outside the cabin.

t?" Alex

the knocking kept coming,

n. A man stood in the doorwa

" he growled, hi

ing. Who was this man

el, and Alex, huddled behind the cou

his voice dripping with malice

n't know who this man was, but sh

Alex demanded

th amusement. "My name is Victor," h

ng with defiance. "We're not goi

face. "Oh, I think you will," he said. "You see

What could Victor possi

he flash drive. The one

Emily demande

triumph. "Oh, I think you know," he said. "A