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.

surrounded them, growing louder by the

on the horizon, slicing through the

the

screamed.

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rockets tore through the sky, contrails scorching the air as they zeroed in on the

second, Alex lunged into

pulled Jasmine and Kelly close, securing them

barrier flickered into existence, wrapping around the three of them

bubble of condensed

at once, the first missile slammed into the

BOOM!

explosion rocked them so violently Jasmine's head snapped back, and everything went white for an

his energy shield sparking under the pressure.

BOOM! BOOM!

Another barrage struck.

a wave of flames, the shockwave nearly crushing

he could feel his bones creaking under

to hold off a

let out a strangled cry as unconsciousness

limp in Alex's

shattered into pieces, leaving only Alex and everyone else

Alex couldn't give up. Steeling himself, he forced the

a guttural roar, he redirected two incoming missiles turned them right back

helicopters,

filled the air.

Two still alive.

thundered in

on his body, but he summoned

his strength.

of missiles arced

his energy, hurling them into

storm of metal and

sky as the

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

against him on

his arms like lifeless

came in ragged

felt like it had been

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speck crossing from

of Vancouver growing more distant

corner of his mouth, painting