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077. Just a Dream???

Author: sammie
last update Last Updated: 2025-06-21 22:35:31

The long hallway of the Reed estate was silent, except for the soft sound of Ava’s boots as she walked down it, bruised yet standing strong. Her hair clung to her forehead, damp with sweat and sea-mist.

The black tactical suit was long gone, replaced by a soft silk robe, though faint red marks still crisscrossed her arms, and a raw scrape was visible on her jaw.

Blood, some hers, most not, had left some stains on her collarbone.

But her steps never faltered.

She moved straight to her study, flicked on the concealed monitor beneath her desk, and loaded the encrypted drone feed from Dock 4C.

Frame by frame, she played the footage.

There he was… X.

He was wearing tactical gear and a mirrored mask, just as he had on that night on the yacht. He moved with the same deadly grace she remembered.

And there, at the end, that moment where both of them were facing each other through fog and flame, guns raised.

No words.

No hesitations.

No shots fired.

Ava leaned in closer, slowing the footage
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