under his control
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The last breath left him like a whisper.
Ava held him as the fire rose higher around them, the world reduced to smoke and silence. She pressed her forehead against his and whispered through her tears, “You can rest now. I’ll finish it.”
The wind carried the scent of burning steel and rain. The ground trembled as another explosion echoed through the ruins. Ava lifted her head and saw Victoria, crawling toward a fallen gun.
Something inside her shifted a heat that wasn’t just grief but something elemental. The serum burned through her veins, fusing with her heartbeat. She stood slowly, her hair whipping in the rising wind, her eyes glowing faint gold.