Ethan appeared in front of her without any visible disturbance in space, as if he had always been there and she had only just noticed him.
Rose was startled. Her senses had sharpened considerably after everything she had gone through, yet she had not felt even the slightest fluctuation before his arrival. That absence of presence unsettled her more than any overwhelming aura could have.
"May I know who you are?" Rose asked cautiously, her voice controlled, though her eyes remained fixed on him with guarded alertness.
"Ethan Hunt."
The moment the name reached her ears, something within her stirred. It was not a memory she could consciously grasp, nor a recognition she could logically explain. Instead, it was a subtle tremor deep inside her chest, followed by a surge of emotion so intense that it momentarily disrupted her composure.
She did not understand it. She did not recognize the man standing before her, yet her heart reacted as though it had been waiting for him.
