“Stop following me!” I shouted into the empty night, though I knew the words were meaningless. The shadows didn’t answer. The rain didn’t answer. But I could feel him... Adrian, always there, a silent presence tethered to my every heartbeat. And it both comforted and infuriated me. I swerved through the narrow streets, tires skimming puddles that reflected fractured neon. My mask clung to my face, visor fogging slightly with my heated breath. The city wasn’t asleep. Far from it. Somewhere out there, Syndicate operatives were moving, scanning, hunting. They didn’t know what... or who... they were chasing. They didn’t know VEGA ZERO. But I did. I knew the danger. I knew the speed. I knew how lethal the streets could be tonight. And I knew that he, Adrian, was watching. Always. Invisibl

