Chapter 59 - THE EASTERN HORIZONFar away, beyond the Pacific, a man watched a photograph of Emily on a secure monitor.

The Ghost.
Behind him stood members of the Kurokawa Clan.
"The American Sovereign survived."
He smiled.
"Of course she did."
A second man asked:
"Do we attack?"
The Ghost shook his head.
"Not yet."
He looked at Emily's photograph.
"Let her believe the war is over."
Meanwhile, in Springfield, Emily stood beside her father on the balcony.
She looked toward the dark horizon.
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Something felt wrong.
Her instincts had saved her too many times to ignore them now.