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.

rumble of rotors surrounded

on the horizon, slicing through

the missiles

screamed. "They're

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

second, Alex lunged

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

existence, wrapping around the three of

bubble of condensed

the first missile slammed into the helicopter's

BOOM!

so violently Jasmine's head snapped back, and everything went white

his energy shield sparking under the pressure.

BOOM! BOOM!

Another barrage struck.

of flames, the

beaded along his hairline; he could feel his bones creaking under the

a charging

out a strangled cry as

limp in

helicopter shattered into pieces, leaving only Alex and everyone

himself,

redirected two incoming missiles turned them right

against the pursuing helicopters, sending

and shrapnel filled the

Two still alive.

thundered

blurred with the toll on his body, but he summoned the last vestige

his strength.

pair of missiles arced

his energy, hurling them into the final

of metal and

bang shattered the sky as the remaining choppers erupted into

bruised shade of blue, streaked with

against him on

across his arms like lifeless

breath came

it had

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from Vermont's

growing more distant by

his mouth, painting a dark red