Chapter 15 – The Call From Above
Chapter 15 – The Call From Above Sarah sat hunched over her cracked tablet in the dark corner of the warehouse HQ. The headlines scrolled endlessly: “Brussels Denies Horizon Ties.” “Public Outrage as Trafficking Evidence Emerges.” “Protests Planned Nationwide.” Beside her, Karen paced back and forth, her braid swishing across her tactical vest. Her eyes blazed with cold fury. “They’re going to disappear him,” she snapped, slamming her fist into a steel pillar. “They’ll move him to Portlaoise under sedition and no one will see him again.” Sarah rubbed her temples, thinking fast. “We need leverage. We need a bargaining chip big enough to force them to let him go.” Karen froze, eyes narrowing thoughtfully. “What if… we go higher than Horizon? Higher than Devane? Higher than Breen?” Sarah looked up. “Brussels?” Karen shook her head. “Even higher.” 📞 An Hour Later – Garda HQ Inspector Breen sat in his glass-walled office, watching the rain streak down the dark windows....