Chapter Nineteen
Erik and Jia charged the open door, zigzagging and staggering their path.
The attack might have been a surprise, but that didn’t mean they weren’t prepared. They were already in tactical vests, and they had enough ammo to take on an army. Jia was right. They couldn’t let the suspect escape.
Emma would call for reinforcements, but in the chaos of the explosions, it might take them a couple of minutes to arrive, let alone proceed deeper into the tower.
This wasn’t a municipal building. An industrial tower made perfect sense as an escape. In a metroplex packed with people, it would have fewer people and more places to hide.
The wide doorway didn’t open into offices or a hallway. Instead, it led to a vast factory floor, a cacophonous mechanical hive. Lines of cargo drones
