Kai didn't hesitate. He pulled Hana close, not for a romantic gesture, but to activate their shared stealth cloak. For a heartbeat, they were invisible, two pulses beating as one in the center of a storm.
The neon lights of Neo-Bangkok flickered through the rain-slicked window of the "Safety First" motel. Inside, Kai checked the charge on his kinetic blade while Hana synchronized their neural links. Kai didn't hesitate
"Chapter 15," Hana whispered, her eyes glowing with a faint blue data-stream. "The extraction point is just three blocks from the 'FAP National' headquarters, but the security drones are thick as flies tonight." not for a romantic gesture