"What's it like out there?" Alicia asked, her eyes glinting with curiosity as she stared out into the endless stars. She was trying to picture it all—the other worlds, the galaxies, the unknown.
Adam didn't answer right away. He just smirked, that same smug, mysterious grin he always wore when he knew something no one else did.
"What do you think?" he finally said, voice calm, teasing.
Alicia rolled her eyes and let out a soft sigh. "You're even more insufferable now," she muttered with a small smile.
But then… her smile slowly faded. Her eyes lost focus as old memories bubbled up. The rooftop chases. The late-night fights. The three of them—her, Adam, and Joshua—side by side, going after the Reaper Mafia. Doing what was right. Back when things were simple.
Her chest tightened.
Joshua.
