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.

of rotors surrounded them, growing louder by

horizon, slicing through the clouds

spotted the missiles

screamed. "They're

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sky, contrails scorching the air as they zeroed

wasting a second, Alex lunged into the center of

pulled Jasmine and Kelly close, securing them in each powerful arm as if

existence, wrapping around the

of

once, the first missile

BOOM!

explosion rocked them so violently Jasmine's head snapped back, and

energy shield sparking under the pressure. His entire

BOOM! BOOM!

Another barrage struck.

of flames, the shockwave nearly crushing Alex's

hairline; he could feel his bones creaking under the

hold off a charging

let out a strangled cry as unconsciousness seized

body limp

pieces, leaving only Alex and everyone

himself, he forced the shield to expand

redirected two incoming missiles turned them right back at their

exploded against the pursuing helicopters, sending flaming wreckage spiraling from

filled the air.

Two still alive.

heart thundered in

the toll on his body, but he summoned the last

his strength.

pair of

with his energy, hurling

storm of metal and

bang shattered the sky as the remaining choppers erupted into

blue, streaked with dying sunlight as Alex struggled

and Jasmine sagged against him on either side, unconscious and limp,

across his

breath came in ragged

felt like it had been hammered

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speck crossing from Vermont's airspace into Vancouver

growing more distant

from the corner of his mouth, painting