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The Path Forward

The Path Forward

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As the team flies west toward Brussels, tension hangs heavy in the cockpit. Atlas has framed them for the Prague bombings, issuing a kill order to NATO. With allies scarce and options limited, Graves decides their best move is to send proof—data files containing evidence of Atlas’s sleeper agents and sabotage, rather than plead for mercy.

Klara and Powell work to transmit the encrypted data using a covert civilian relay, hoping NATO will intercept and take it seriously. Their hope hinges on someone at Teufelsberg—perhaps Colonel Reynolds—still listening and willing to act.

After a long silence, Reynolds finally responds, confirming receipt of the data and warning them to hold position. NATO air assets are inbound, but she urges them not to engage, buying them time.

The chapter ends with a tense calm. Fifty-three minutes remain until they reach Brussels, and all they can do now is wait to see whether Reynolds’s gamble will hold, and which side the arriving jets will be on.

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