Final Instructions (Coven Confrontation)
Cassian took a sharp intake of breath in the cold air separating the private jet's cockpit from the sprawling earth below. The decision had been made. He was returning to Valerian, sacrificing the momentum of the Coven bunker assault to save what he had promised Lianna: stability and partial honesty.
"Agent D, what's Valerian's status?" Cassian asked, his voice low, his authority now tightly wrapped in the gravity of an advisor.
"All clear, Mr. Northvale. Mrs. Ashworth has taken charge of the emergency board meeting. She appointed herself as absolute CEO, securing all assets from the reach of the Grand Madam and the old directors. She acted based on the authority you granted her, without needing to mention the Syndicate by name."
"Good," Cassian
