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<p>He caught her smile across the rooftop, a flash in the chaos, and felt something like gravity tug at him.</p><p>When she passed him water between missions, their fingers brushed, and he swore the world narrowed to that instant.</p><p>Under the dim light of the safehouse, they laughed quietly over old stories neither fully believed, and for a heartbeat, the war outside didn’t exist.</p><p><br/></p><p>Gunfire echoed down the alley.</p><p>He froze. Ten children, huddled behind crates, eyes wide.</p><p>“Clear,” she whispered over the radio.</p><p>He knew she lied.</p><p>Mission: save the Americans, eliminate the rest.</p><p>The “rest” weren’t soldiers. They were kids.</p><p>He lowered his weapon.</p><p>She didn’t stop him.</p><p>That was the moment he thought he could trust her.</p><p><br/></p><p>Days turned into nights of shared meals, whispered jokes, quiet camaraderie.</p><p>He remembered the way she laughed under fire, the way her hand brushed his when passing ammunition, the subtle warmth of her glance that made his chest tighten</p><p>In a world built on betrayal, he let himself feel something. Something dangerous.</p><p><br/></p><p>Then headquarters called.</p><p>The room was cold. Screens flickered.</p><p>Footage of him hesitating, refusing to fire, protecting the children.</p><p>The door opened. She stepped in, badge glinting. Smile gone.</p><p>Assignment complete, the director said. </p><p><br/></p><p>Then it hit him.</p><p>Every laugh, every shared look, every quiet moment, part of the plan.</p><p>He hadn’t been her partner. He had been her prey.</p><p>“They were innocent", he said, steady, almost proud.</p><p>She didn’t answer.</p><p>She leveled her gun at him, calm as the truth sank in.</p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p>
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