John — POVSleep never came.The storm outside lasted through the entire night, thunder shaking the palace walls while the world changed forever beneath dark skies.I stood alone on the balcony overlooking Queensland’s capital, both hands resting against the cold marble railing as rain crashed against the city below. Thousands of lights stretched endlessly into the distance, illuminating streets packed with soldiers, armored vehicles, and civilians watching giant digital screens that replayed the same breaking headline over and over again.THE UNITED STATES TO ANNOUNCE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.Nobody called it surrender publicly.Not yet.But everyone already knew the truth.The world had tilted beneath my feet so fast that even I struggled to process it.Years ago I was running from governments.Now governments were bowing to me.Lightning flashed across the horizon, briefly illuminating the ocean beyond the city.Behind me, the balcony doors slid open quietly.Bella stepped outside wrapp
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