OWNED BY THE DEVIL
Dominic turned instantly, already moving, already reading the code.
“That’s not Helix Crown,” I said.
“No.”
“Then who?”
He didn’t answer until we were back in the war room.
The screen displayed a single symbol.
A crown, split vertically, bleeding light.
Not Helix Crown.
Older.
Deeper.
His voice lowered a fraction. “I was hoping they’d stay out of it.”
“Who?”
He looked at me, and for the first time since the war began...
I saw true concern.
“My family’s internal council,” he said. “They just activated sovereign override.”