Thrust Vector

14 - Rollout

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Chapter Fourteen. Rollout.

Morning arrived with the familiar sounds of the hangar coming to life — engines starting, tools clanking, voices calling out instructions. Ana woke gradually, aware of pleasant soreness in muscles she hadn’t known she had, of lingering warmth where Zee’s touch had marked her.

Zee was already dressed and moving around the room, phone pressed to his ear as he discussed…