CHAPTER 25: RUN AWAY

It didn't take long before we heard the first gun shots ring out, drowning the screams of innocent bar patrons. The Authority had arrived to apprehend Thinker, and it was my doing.

The Enlightened that guarded the Hacienda were well armed, but they were no match for the militia that had come for their deities head. The Authority was a highly trained killing force, outfitted with state-of-the-art weaponry and body armor.

It would be a massacre.

"Evelynne, you said there was a back entrance? Where is it?" I quickly said, my words nearly stumbling over each other.

She pointed to the stack of boxes against the plain brick wall. Her voice had been muted by the sound of impending doom that was just on the other side of the oak door. It was clear that fear for herself and for her lover was gripping her tightly, and this was no act.

I moved over to the boxes and s