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Chapter 41 : The Escape

Author: Samuel Chikwado
last update Last Updated: 2025-08-20 22:08:17

The door splintered. A loud snap. It's lock broke. There was a thud of footsteps in the corridor. Their speed was quick.

“Annabel come on!” Carson shouted.

He tried to take hold of my arm but I resisted.

“No. Wait.” I replied.

I stared at him. The woman's words kept repeating in my mind. Those you trust the most are the ones who betray you the most dangerously.

Fred had just confirmed that a mole was with us or among us. A mole in our midst. However, how did they find the apartment and know to come here now?

They were approaching us directly.

“Carson.” I said.

I uttered a whisper. “What gave them the idea to look for us at this precise moment?”

He didn't respond.

With his hand still extended he simply gazed at me. His eyes were not light. Chilly. Right now he was not the man I knew. The footsteps were approaching.

He pleaded in a desperate whisper “Annabel we have to go!. Now!”

There was no waiting for a response. I stepped back and touched the flash drive. I couldn't take my
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