The Switch のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 21 - チャプター 30

SAGE'S POV I opened it and it was Arthur Grayson sitting unhurt but terrified in a different room. "They found me," he said rapidly. "Victoria gave me the bank address but she didn't know they'd follow. The Foundation's members.......the ones Webb was selling out by giving you those documents took me from the bank before you arrived." He looked off camera. "They're saying the documents don't tell the whole story that Thomas hid something and It proves......" The video cut off and was immediately replaced by a text. [ Thomas Reeves found the Foundation's real operation. Not the drug network or the pharmaceutical fraud. Something bigger that they've been hiding for forty years and is worth killing to protect. The documents you have tell you who but not what. Arthur Grayson knows what. You have until noon to trade the documents for Arthur's life. If you give the documents to prosecutors, Arthur dies. If you involve police, Arthur dies and if you don't show up, Arthur dies to

COLE'S POV We were halfway to the facility when Sage made a connection. "Jeeeezz, Marcus," she said suddenly from the back seat. "Marcus Webb." I glanced at Sage from the rear mirror who had gone completely still, staring at her phone. I was driving the car I had borrowed from Victoria. "What about him?" Julian asked beside her. "Marcus Webb is Richard Webb's son," Sage said slowly. "Richard Webb is our mother's brother." She looked up with wide eyes. "Marcus is our cousin." The car swerved slightly. "The guy who threatened you cos you owe him money? The one running the drug operation at Lincoln......" Aria said. "Is our cousin," Sage finished. "He's been at Lincoln High for two years watching us and maybe even reporting back to Richard about us." Marcus was put in Lincoln High in the same district as I and Sage to watch us and test us to see how we handled threats, pressure, danger and all the things the Foundation needed their people to handle. Sage's hands were

COLE'S POV Foundation," Marcus said simply. "We're in the police, the FBI, city government and federal positions. We're everywhere and you can't stop us because you can't find all of us." "We don't need to find all of you," I said."We just need to expose you, which we did. Sixty thousand people watched us document that facility. They know the Foundation exists and know children are being taken. You can't make that disappear." "Hmmm.....True," Marcus agreed. "So we're pivoting with new strategy. We won't hide anymore. We would go public and rebrand." He smiled. "The Foundation would become a legitimate placement agency and we would explain that we've been rescuing children from dangerous situations and giving them better lives. Everything we've been doing for forty years......we would just spin it differently." "Nobody will believe that," Aria sneered. "They'll believe what we tell them to believe. We have judges, senators and media executives. All placed and loyal to us." He

SAGES POV "Hello, family," he said smiling at me and Aria. "Time to come home, all of you." His people moved through the Lost Ones systematically and started them toward exits. Helen drew her weapon. Her three agents did the same. "FBI! Everyone stay where you are!" Marcus barely glanced at her. "Director Chen but you're outnumbered and you know it. Four FBI agents against thirty Foundation personnel and that's assuming your agents are actually FBI." He looked at one of Helen's agents. "Agent Morrison. You've been Foundation for six years. Tell her." Agent Morrison's gun swung toward Helen. "I'm sorry, Director," he said quietly. "But the Foundation pays better." Helen went very still. Two agents, not four against thirty Foundation personnel. The math was clear. Marcus walked toward me and Aria. "Cousins, This is the last chance. Come willingly and make this easy. We'll place you somewhere nice and safe and you'll be happy eventually." "No," I said, stubbornly.

ARIA'S POV I woke up strapped to a chair with leather restraints on my wrists, ankles and across my chest which made it difficult for me to move my head. The room was small and there was a screen on the wall in front of me. I tried to remember how I got there but I had an injection and the drug was moving through my system. I fought to stay awake then nothing. I didn't know how long I had stayed unconscious till I woke up to see myself in the room. "Good morning, Aria." Dr. Richardson's voice came through the speakers. I couldn't see her. It was just the empty room and the blank screen. "Where are you?" My voice came out rough because my throat was dry. "I'm in the observation room and I'll be monitoring your session today." Her voice was calm and professional. "What you're about to experience is called exposure therapy. We're going to show you some images and videos and I want you to watch carefully." She instructed. "What if I close my eyes?" I said, stubbornly.