Chapter 66 – The Woman in Switzerland
Georgia Laurent is alive - under another identity.
Sharon stared at the screen, breath catching.
Encrypted video footage from a private contact in Europe played: a woman walking through the cobblestone streets of Zurich, Switzerland. Dark coat, sunglasses, hat pulled low, face half-hidden.
The way she carried herself-the poise, the exact tilt of the head-it was unmistakable.
"Georgia," Sharon whispered, almost in disbelief.
Eleanor, leaning over her shoulder, frowned. "Are you sure?"
Sharon rewound the footage. There was no doubt. The stride. The subtle nervous glance behind the shoulder. The way she adjusted her sleeve to hide a bruise. It was Georgia Laurent-alive, in hiding, and intentionally erased from the world.
Sharon tapped the screen. A timestamp scrolled: February 14, 2026 - 14:32 CET.
"Someone has been watching her," Eleanor said softly.
"Yes," Sharon replied, heart hammering. "And she's sending a message."
On the video, Georgia's hand slipped a small envelope into a mailbox at the side of a boutique. A letter. Simple, understated-but deliberate.
Sharon's fingers shook. Georgia was alive, but she was hiding for a reason.
Sharon opened the decrypted files from Georgia's island drive again. A pattern emerged she hadn't noticed before: coordinates, timestamps, travel logs, and coded messages. All pointed to Switzerland.
Sharon traced the route on a map. "She's left breadcrumbs," she murmured. "She's guiding me... but cautiously. She can't risk being followed."
Eleanor frowned. "Why not just reach out directly?"
"Because the people hunting her-the network-are always one step ahead," Sharon said grimly. "Every move Georgia makes is calculated. She's protecting herself... and us."
Then Sharon noticed something else: a folder labeled PHASE THREE INTERCEPTION.
Inside: financial transfers, shell accounts, and surveillance logs all showing that Phase Three was not just imminent-it was accelerating.
Sharon's stomach tightened. Georgia had survived, but she was running a race against time and an invisible enemy.
Sharon's phone vibrated. Encrypted message. No sender.
"Meet at the lakeside. Geneva. Midnight. Come alone. – G"
Sharon felt her pulse spike. Georgia was reaching out personally. Alive. The message was deliberate, urgent.
Eleanor's voice shook. "Midnight? Alone? Are you insane?"
Sharon swallowed hard. "She's alive, Eleanor. And if we're going to stop Phase Three... I need to see her."
Outside, the safe house lights flickered. Sharon glanced through the blinds. Across the street, the familiar silhouette of a black SUV appeared. Engine running. Windows dark. Watching.
"They've found us," Sharon whispered.
Lightning flashed across the sky, illuminating the SUV's outline. The countdown had begun.
Sharon grabbed the encrypted drives. She knew that meeting Georgia would either be their salvation... or their final mistake.
Because Georgia Laurent was alive, in Switzerland, but the network hunting them had already traced Sharon's movements. Every step closer brought them deeper into danger, and the line between reunion and trap was razor-thin.
