Chapter 25 - THE STANDOFF
"Drop it," she commanded, her voice the voice of the officer who had stared down the shadow cabinet in court.
"I can't," he said, "this weapon is the only thing that keeps them from coming back, from rebuilding the power."
"It's a weapon of mass destruction, it's not a peacekeeper," she countered, her aim true, her heart beating steady.
"It's the ultimate deterrent," he argued, "and you're going to let me walk out of here with the key."
She looked at him, the man she had trusted, the man she had worked with to bring the cabinet down.
She realized he wasn't part of the cabinet, he was something else, someone who believed he was doing the right thing.
"You're not saving the country," she said, "you're just creating another shadow cabinet, one that you control."
"Better me than the politicians," he retorted, his eyes flashing with the same fanaticism she had seen in them.
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She squeezed the trigger, a sharp, deafening shot ringing through the bunker, the bullet hitting the console behind him.
The explosion of sparks forced him to dive for cover, the distraction giving her the second she needed to act.
