KAI’S POV“Watch closely.”Zara’s voice didn’t echo.It settled.Like a promise the world itself had no choice but to hear.I felt it ripple through our bond instantly, not power, not force, alignment.Clear. Intentional. Unshakable.This wasn’t like before.Not instinct.Not reaction.This was… choice made visible.The figure stood across from us, still as ever, its presence precise, contained, waiting for data, for outcome, for proof.Good.We were about to give it something it had never recorded before.I exhaled slowly, grounding myself.Not in the world.In her.Zara stood just ahead of me, but not apart.Never apart.I could feel every shift in her breathing, every flicker of thought that brushed against the bond, every steadying decision she made before it turned into action.“Don’t hold back,” she said quietly.I huffed softly.“Since when do you tell me that?”She glanced back just slightly, that faint, dangerous smile touching her lips.“Since we need them to understand exac
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