The time had come for Evan's group to depart for Anthony's headquarters, with two objectives: to retrieve the stolen goods and to free Carlo from the clutches of the silent shadow.

Six cars carrying around thirty people drove in convoy. Evan and Joel had estimated that the forces they brought were sufficient, based on information from their spies.

Evan sat in the back seat with David and Joel in one car. The three of them looked quite tense but calm.

"Have you double-checked that all our ...