Chapter 7

The wind and snow cut like knives, stinging her face.

The moment Elara landed, she bent her knees to absorb the impact, but a tearing pain still shot from the wound in her abdomen. She gritted her teeth, uttered not a sound, and quickly rose from the snowdrift.

This was a blind spot in the surveillance.

She hoisted the lightweight black suitcase, not looking back once at the brightly l