Chapter 101: The Iron FoundationThe sleek black SUV glided off the Queensboro Bridge leaving the damp shadows of Long Island behind for the electric roar of Manhattan at dusk. The city skyline stood tall against a sky, its towering glass spires glowing like a grid fully energized.Inside the vehicle the air was warm and steady. Leo was asleep in the back, his head resting against the window, the diagnostic slate tucked safely under his arm. For the time in months his breathing was deep, quiet and completely unburdened.Avery sat in the passenger seat, her shoes kicked off her bare feet resting on the dashboard. She had rolled her sleeves up to her elbows, her grandfather’s silver stopwatch resting on her knee.Silas drove with one hand casually on the wheel, his fingers relaxed against the leather. The rigid lethal tension that usually lived in his shoulders had melted away into a quiet heavy stillness. His dark gray shirt was unbuttoned at the collar. Every few miles his right hand
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