章 41: Make up

I stand there, watching the flashing lights and the chaotic hum of flying cars above me as they race through the skies of Neo Novus. The city is a blur of neon colors and steel towers, a place where dreams are built and broken in the blink of an eye. I should be used to it by now, but I'm not. Every time I come here, it feels like I'm stepping into a world that doesn't quite fit me.And a place full of a decade of unwanted memories.

I never wanted to be here, to be around Zane so much, but I find myself back here again and again. He pulls me in like a magnetic force I can't escape, no matter how hard I try. There's something about him—something that's drawn me in from the moment we met. Maybe it's the way he looks at me, the way his touch feels, or maybe it's just the raw intensity of everything we've shared.

But tonight… tonight feels different. This is my first public appearance with him.