Christian then spoke in a much more cheerful voice as he concluded, “So, it’s safe to say that they can’t shield themselves forever. They were prepared last time because they asked for a battle. We just have to catch them off guard, and we’ll win.”

Lucianne narrowed her eyes at the Duke as she said, “You make it sound like hunting down and defeating an entire rogue corporation is going to be really easy, Christian.”

“I’m being optimistic, my Queen. We just have to leverage the element of surprise. If we attack when they least expect, they won’t be ready to defend themselves. We’ll eliminate them like flies.”

“Slight problem.”...