Undercover (6)

Time passed, and the day became night.

Ethan had followed Vera's traces and found her, but he couldn't just walk in because he didn't know anything about the place. It was a warehouse.

A legitimate warehouse hosting a legitimate company. Just, from the side entry, the van had reached an abandoned building inside the complex. Whether the company was aware about it or not wasn't known.

«Oh, Vera,» Ethan sighed. She had pushed him into a corner, waiting for a signal like a fool.

He was supposed to be the chief of the mission, not follow her through Bratislava. He was supposed to keep her safe and not extract her from the headquarters of dangerous human traffickers.

The coin in his pocket was warm, as much as to feel burning. Ethan took it out, caressing the metal and trying to resist the heat long enough to see what she wanted to show him.

No image passed through his mind. Just one word: wait.