Crossing Lines
Secure the kill-switch protocols across five major financial nodes—London, Geneva, Singapore, Dubai, New York.
And then silence any internal noise.
Meaning Julian.
Meaning Elliot.
Meaning whatever part of me still thought I could have this both ways.
Because I couldn’t. I knew I couldn’t.
But I also knew this: if The Dominion tried to touch her—to leverage her, question her, threaten her—they wouldn’t find the Nathan Cross they remembered.
They’d find something far worse.
She stirred gently in my arms, the ease of her presence still shocking. “You’re staring again,” she mumbled without opening her eyes.