#Chapter 264: Rescue Mission

Audrey We were getting closer. I could tell by the way that Peter slowed the van, the sound of gravel crunching under the tires growing fainter. From outside, muffled voices reached us. I felt Edwin wrap his arm around my waist, tugging me close against him in the darkness of the ‘cargo’ area. This wasn’t our plan. We were just supposed to follow the other van to its destination without raising any red flags, and yet everything had gone wrong. But we had little choice left now, did we? Finally, the van came to a stop and footsteps approached. Edwin and I held our breath as we heard a gruff voice bark, “Did you capture them?” “Yeah,” Peter replied, his voice surprisingly steady as if he had done this a hundred times before. “I got ‘em. Where should I take them?” The pause that followed was excruciating. Papers rustled, and I felt like time was stretching on forever. Then, at last, the man said, “Take them through the back. Don’t want any of the