Cassian
Cassian felt the mounting tension through every supernatural sense he possessed as the tactical teams’ radios crackled with increasingly desperate communications from their command structure. Hope’s protective barrier held everyone inside—supernatural beings and humans alike—while outside, the military operation was escalating beyond anyone’s control.
“Team Alpha, you are ordered to evacuate immediately,” the radio demanded. “Nuclear containment protocols cannot be delayed.”
The team leader stared at the silvery dome surrounding them all, his face pale with the realization that his training had never covered this scenario. “Control, we cannot comply. Repeat, we cannot evacuate. Some kind of supernatural barrier is preventing egress.”
Through Kane’s radio, Alpha Blackwood coordi
