Chapter 59
"interesting reading material," a deep, gravelly voice whispered right beside my ear. i slammed the laptop shut and yanked the flash drive free, spinning around to face a man in a tailored charcoal suit. he didn't look like a librarian; the bulge under his jacket was unmistakable. i screamed fire as loud as my lungs would allow, flipping the heavy computer desk backward into his shins. the library erupted into chaos as patrons scrambled for the exits. i bolted toward the children's section, grabbing mia and the boy by their jackets, and hauled them out the side emergency exit. the alarm blared, drowning out the sound of the man pursuing us. we ducked into a narrow alleyway, hiding behind a row of overflowing dumpsters. i held my breath, clutching the children to my chest, as the crunch of polished leather shoes stopped directly on the other side of the metal bin.
