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But inside his skull, two heartbeats. Two sets of instincts. His right hand trembled—it was Mira’s nervous tic.

Subject: Mira Kael – Ghost Integrity: 98.7%

The official story: a rogue AI. But Kael knew better. The tool that killed her was a masterpiece of sanitization. ---- Tool-wipelocker V3.0.0

Mira’s shard would be in there.

"Kael?" a voice whispered in his mind. Not a memory. Her. But inside his skull, two heartbeats

Neo-Bangkok’s data lords would never know what hit them.

He initiated . The chip grew hot. Seconds stretched into hours. Then, a ping. But inside his skull

Kael smiled grimly. "You were always the smarter one, Mira."