The "Mobile Command Unit" was a black, armored behemoth, a fortress on sixteen wheels tearing across the Sterling Bridge toward the private airfields. Inside, the three remaining Council Elders and Seraphina were screaming at technicians, their faces twisted in a mixture of terror and disbelief.
"How did she stop the Solstice?" Seraphina shrieked, clutching the velvet seat of the transport. "She’s a scavenger! A glitch!"
"She’s a High Omega," an Elder croaked, his hands shaking as he watched the re-arview monitors. "And we just tried to kill her. If Sterling catches us"
"He won't," Seraphina hissed. "The bridge is rigged. Once we cross, we blow the supports. Let them rule a kingdom of rubble."
But they didn't see the shadow falling from the sky.
High above the bridge's suspension cabl
