The Alpha's Forbidden Heir
"It’s really, really quiet."
Lucien looked down the corridor. He could see the silhouettes of the Cleaners approaching, their red sensors flickering—and then, one by one, those lights blinked out. The machines were dead. The network was dark.
"It’s not just quiet," Lucien said, his voice soft, almost mourning the loss of the world he had once commanded. "It’s empty. We killed the god, Kael."
"We didn't kill it," Kael leaned his head against Lucien’s chest, his breathing ragged. "We just unplugged it. The world is ours now. For better or for worse."