"Always expecting the best outcome, aren't you?" Marcus said with a chuckle as he gently pinched Jade's delicate nose. "What if there's a high-level boss waiting for us in there?"
Even as he teased her, his arms instinctively tightened around her slender waist, drawing her a little closer. She settled comfortably against him, warm and soft, and Marcus couldn't help feeling strangely content.
Jade, naturally, wasn't worried in the slightest. She leaned into his embrace without the slightest hesitation, resting her smooth hands lightly on his arm as she looked up at him with sparkling eyes full of trust, and pouting her perfect lips, she smiled mischievously.
'This little devil...' She was practically inviting him to tease her. Marcus smiled helplessly before giving her nose another light flick.
Putting the moment behind him, he activated Eagle's Vision once more and carefully guided everyone toward the center of the formation.
