OWNED BY THE DEVIL
Dominic said.
Vale shook his head gently. “No. I’m complete.”
He tapped his wrist.
Nothing exploded.
Nothing collapsed.
Instead, every exit door sealed simultaneously.
Not by his system.
By ours.
I felt the cold realization first.
“That’s impossible,” Observer One said.
Vale’s smile warmed. “Not when authority outranks command.”
All eyes turned to the observers.
Observer Two checked his band, frowned.
“Council ghost-lock,” he said quietly.
Dominic went very still.