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Chapter 713 - The Will to Act

The morning sun filtered through the tall windows of the east-facing parlor, casting golden light over polished silver and white porcelain.

The scent of black coffee, warm bread, and soft eggs mingled with the quiet rustle of newsprint.

Bruno sat at the head of the breakfast table, reading the broadsheet in silence.

His uniform jacket hung on the back of the chair, but even without it, he radiated presence, impossibly composed, as if forged from the same iron as the Reich itself.

Heidi sat across from him, her eyes drifting from her untouched cup of tea to the stern lines forming across his brow.

"What is it?" she asked gently.

Bruno turned the page, revealing a full spread of bold headlines straight from the American heartland:

"MARTIAL LAW DECLARED IN 17 STATES"

"HABEAS CORPUS SUSPENDED NATIONWIDE"

"PRESIDENTIAL AUTHORITY EXPANDED VIA ORDER 4017-B"

Below were grainy black and white photographs of Norfolk in ruins. Smoke rose like a ghost over the dead city streets.

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