Empire of Desire R+
"Don't follow us, Vlad. If you do, I'll trigger the purge. I'll burn her mind from the inside out."
"Silas, don't do this," Vladimir pleaded, his pride finally shattering. "I'll give you the Empire. I'll give you everything. Just leave her."
"You don't get it, do you?" Silas said as he backed toward the ladder. "The Empire is already mine. You’re just the guy who’s going to watch it happen."
The helicopter began to rise, carrying Silas and the unconscious Ryella into the burning orange sky. Vladimir lunged for the ladder, his fingers brushing the bottom rung, but a spray of gunfire from the chopper’s side-mounted gun hit the pod, forcing him back.
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