The Almighty Dominance

Chapter 179

Insle, Kelly sat on one side, her jaw clenched so hard it was a wonder her teeth didn't crack.

"They're traitors, Jasmine," Kelly hissed, eyes burning. "Dirty, backstabbing traitors. And you know what we do with traitors?"

"We crush them. We make them regret the day they decided to cross us."

Jasmine pressed two fingers against her temple, trying to will away the headache that pounded behind her eyes.

She'd had enough chaos for one day.

"I get it, Kelly," she said in a low voice. "But we need a real plan.“.

Kelly's eyes flickered with frustration.

"You want a plan? How about we start by tossing every piece of human trash that came out of Detroit or Winston? You heard that bastard Charles-he's still got connections everywhere."

A muscle in Jasmine's cheek twitched.

If only she'd been more ruthless, if only she'd shut the door on Charles for good.

But regrets wouldn't keep them safe now.

"Jasmine, Hesitation is the enemy of power. Strike first, or be struck down."

"You know we can't just massacre people," Jasmine muttered. "There has to be some line we won't cross."

"Listen Jasmine, a ruler must choose: to be feared or to be betrayed. There is no third path."

Across the aisle, Alex observed quietly. "Jasmine... your bodyguards. How well do you trust them?"

Jasmine replied. "I trust them with my life. They've been with me for ten years." "Where are they from?"

The question hit Jasmine like a punch to the gut.

"Detroit," she said, heart pounding.

Something about Alex's question twisted her stomach into knots. "You're not suggesting-'

But before she could finish, Alex's head whipped toward the front of the helicopter.

00

The two pilots exchanged a look-then, in a flash, they kicked the doors wide open and bailed out with parachutes.

"What the hell!" Kelly shouted, scrabbling forward.

She watched in shock as the helicopter continued on autopilot, no one at the controls.

low rumble of rotors surrounded them, growing

military choppers appeared on the horizon, slicing

spotted the missiles

she screamed.

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sky, contrails scorching the air as they

Alex lunged into the center of the

Jasmine and Kelly close, securing them in each powerful

barrier flickered into existence, wrapping around

bubble of condensed

first missile

BOOM!

snapped back, and everything

sparking under the pressure. His entire

BOOM! BOOM!

Another barrage struck.

disintegrated in a wave of flames, the shockwave nearly crushing

beaded along his hairline; he could feel

like trying to hold off a charging

strangled cry as unconsciousness seized

limp in

into pieces, leaving only Alex and everyone

Steeling himself, he

he redirected two incoming missiles turned

another, exploded against the pursuing helicopters, sending flaming

and shrapnel filled the air. Two choppers

Two still alive.

thundered

the toll on his body,

his strength.

pair of missiles arced

energy, hurling them into the final helicopters

of metal and

deafening bang shattered the sky as the remaining choppers erupted

was a bruised shade of blue, streaked with dying sunlight as Alex

Jasmine sagged against him on either side, unconscious and

across his

came

like it had been

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crossing from Vermont's

of Vancouver growing more distant by the

from the corner of his mouth, painting a dark red