Apex Bloom
The crisp Alpine air was entirely shattered by the high – pitched, hungry whine of our sleek, black VTOL's engines.
I stopped at the base of the metal stairs, my dark, piercing eyes sweeping over the three figures waiting for us. The Vanguard.
The transformation was breathtaking. The desperate, frantic adrenaline of the night before had solidified into an unbreakable, lethal unity. Sloane stood tall, her heavy Kevlar vest strapped securely over her dark t – shirt, her flinty eyes radiating a renewed, stoic focus. Beside her, Jessica looked magnificent. The pampered socialite was gone; in her place stood a quiet, devoted shadow. I immediately noticed the dark, blooming bruise just beneath Jes
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