Chapter 21 - A Dangerous New Threat Rises From Across The Atlantic Ocean

Far across the Atlantic Ocean, beneath the glittering lights of a luxury penthouse overlooking the freezing canals of St. Petersburg, a glass shattered.
Dmitri Petrov stared at the encrypted news reports on his computer screen detailing the utter destruction of his American proxy network.
His face twisted into a mask of pure, venomous hatred as he realized his elaborate trap had been utterly dismantled by the Phantom Commander.
“David Miller thinks he can protect his daughter forever behind the borders of America,” Petrov hissed in Russian to his armed bodyguards.
“Sir, what are our orders regarding the Vanguard commander?” his lead operative asked, stepping forward from the dark velvet shadows.
Petrov smiled a cold, predatory smile that promised blood, fire, and an inevitable war across international borders.
“Prepare our private aircraft. If the Phantom Commander refuses to come out of the shadows, we will burn his entire world to the ground,” Petrov ordered.
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Back in New York, David Miller stood by his living room window, feeling a sudden, sharp prick of intuition chill his spine in the midnight air.
He knew that peace was never permanent, and the shadows were already whispering his true name across the dark Atlantic ocean waves...