Chapter Two: The Dead List

Marcus stopped. Shock went across his face like current. "How do you know that name?" Ethan did not explain. He pushed Marcus into a rideshare cargo van parked at the curb, removed the locator module from the rearview mount, pulled an emergency harness from under the seat, and took control of the ignition in thirty seconds. "Seat belt." "Is this your van?" "It is now." The van moved into the rain. At the intersection, Ethan let a garbage truck block the traffic camera's angle. One second later he changed lanes, slowed, and turned into a narrow street with no networked camera coverage. Marcus could not hold it in. "Who are they?" "Killers." "I know they're killers. Who sent them?" Ethan was quiet for several seconds. "Aegis Consortium."