The expanded federal indictment secured by Seraphina’s legal maneuver had successfully trapped Damien Holt, but Kael remained dissatisfied. Legal attrition was slow, messy and left too many variables open for Holt to exploit. Holt was now focused on his defense, but his network still functioned, capable of launching retaliatory strikes against Kael’s vulnerabilities. Total safety required total isolation of the threat.
Kael sat before The Obsidian Throne, the glow of the unauthorized terminal casting a blue light on his face. He accessed the archived data relating to the initial Jakarta security operation, files that detailed the absolute moral rot at the core of the Marlowe-Holt partnership. This data was the true nuclear option, inform
