The morning haze over Dominion City was still thick when Kael was finally restrained and loaded into a secure transport. Despite the chaos that had engulfed the city for days, the moment of his capture was precise, deliberate, and swift.
Jayden had ensured it himself, and though the streets had been torn apart, and the air still flickered with sparks of lingering combat, one fact remained clear... The man who had orchestrated the vast Sovereign Protocol army, the one whose very name had struck terror into the hearts of millions, was no longer free. He was contained. Bound. And completely under the control of Earth's forces.
Jayden's fingers hovered over his comm device as he tapped the screen and sent a notification to Charlotte and every allied control point across the globe.
