In the pitch-black darkness of the abandoned factory—once his father's research facility and now the secret lair of The Syndicate—Michael Bennett stepped forward, his heart pounding. After Finn’s meticulous tracing of Senator Thorne’s device, a hidden steel door had opened. A figure, both familiar and unexpected, stood beyond it—radiating both authority and sorrow. This was no longer just a political intrigue; it was a personal reckoning that tore at Michael’s soul. A confrontation that would change everything. When the storm of scandal passed, the political landscape would be reshaped—with new alliances and shifting power. But first, Michael had to face the most bitter truth of his past.
Michael froze in the doorway. Standing there was a man he knew well, though now aged and weary. That
