The Almighty Dominance

Chapter 177

"We'll drive out of Vermont, and once we're past the Vancouver border, Jericho Kane can kiss my ass," Jasmine declared, her voice tight with determination.

Kelly huddled over a map, tapping a spot with her finger. "s about an eight-hour haul from here," she noted." But once we link up with Lydia's chopper, we're golden."

Jasmine nodded. "She's on standby. As soon as we reach the rendezvous, we'll be in the clear."

Her jaw clenched as she glanced at the winding roads ahead "But first, we've gotta ditch Kane's goons."

They formed a quick plan: three SUVS taking three different routes, each one a decoy to confuse any potential pursuers.

Jasmine, Kelly, Alex, and two bodyguards piled into one of the vehicles.

For a while, they sped down forest-lined roads, winding turns making it feel like the trees were closing in. Just as they approached a fork:

CRASH!

A massive tree slammed down, blocking the road completely. The driver cursed, slamming on the brakes.

Dark shapes materialized from the undergrowth, swarming in seconds.

"Ambush!" one of the bodyguards yelled, already aiming his pistol.

Jasmine's heart lurched, but she gritted her teeth.

"Damn you, Jericho Kane," she spat. "So he wants to play?"

Kelly's expression was ice-calm. "On the battlefield, you either fight or die. No mercy."

Jasmine let out a bitter laugh. "Kane better hope he never ends up under my boot."

From the shadows, a cold, disembodied voice gave a curt command: "Kill them."

Machine guns roared to life, spitting lead.

Bullets hammered into the SUV, pinging off metal with terrifying force.

The bodyguards ducked, but they all knew bulletproof glass wouldn't hold up against that many heavy rounds.

This was the end-

Or so they thought.

muttered, reloading with trembling hands. None of the gunfire reached the

the last magazine clicked empty, silence

as if time itself

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every slug reversed direction, slicing

the assassins were torn apart by their

hush gripped the

surveying the carnage as though it were amild

and let's go-fast. Kane's sure to have more tricks up his sleeve,

wrestled the

could fully clear the road, two helicopters rumbled overhead, kicking up a mini-sandstorm of

a squad

the head was Lydia, a striking woman in her

curvy but commanding, an air of danger in every graceful

lit with relief. "Lydia!" she

the area. Lydia's gaze landed on

quiet exit," she mused, brow

exactly where to wait," Jasmine replied. "Which makes no damn sense- we planned three separate

expression darkened. "A mole,

ran cold. “Impossible—unless.....” She frowned, trying

them out.

forward, blades glinting in the

the-?!" Jasmine snarled, about to shove

dripping with suspicion. "He's the new face here, the only one I

snapped, fury lacing every word. You have zero

Lydia

"He saved our lives back there. Why would Jericho's men try to blow

“Maybe it was a setup-spies pull that sort of stunt all the

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lifted her chin. "Kneel,

knives bit closer to Alex's skin. A