Later that night, Nash stayed a long time in the corridor on the second floor of the villa, alone, hands in his pockets, his gaze lost on the patterns of the carpet without really seeing them.
The rest of the house was still humming a little, muffled voices coming from the bedrooms, the sound of a shower running somewhere, Kai laughing loudly at something Miko had probably just said.
How good it would feel to live here if… when everything was over. He was so close to happiness… actually, he just had to follow Aiko's advice and cancel the mission, just make the announcement about the merger of the two teams.
It would sort out his life so much… Instead, he was here, in this dark corridor, where everything seemed suspended.
He reopened the interface in his head, slowly rereading the blue lines that still floated in front of his eyes.
Victoria's Trust and Affection were both at 100%.
