The hum of the sports car’s engine was a low, predatory growl beneath Zayn’s fingers as he gripped the steering wheel. The System’s latest warning still echoed in his mind, cold and clear: Warning: New threat signature detected. Vanessa Carter has escalated 'Project Nemesis'. Estimated target: Host's personal assets. Security levels: Critical.
Let her try, Zayn thought, a grim smile touching his lips. He pressed the accelerator, the sleek vehicle surging forward through the city streets. Lily Harper’s twenty-first birthday gala. The perfect stage for a final act in this personal drama, before the larger war consumed everything. He needed to tie off these loose ends, to cut out the festering rot of his past betrayals, before he could fully turn his attention to Vanessa. Tonight, Lily and D
