Chapter 7: Code and ConsequencesThe spark from Mira’s touch didn’t fade; it smoldered, charging the air in Sentience Labs with a new, unspoken frequency. They worked around it, a silent dance of avoided glances and carefully measured professional distance. But they were not the only ones aware of the shift.EVE, now integrated with their neural profiles, was a symphony of their two minds, and it had begun composing its own music. It started subtly. The lab’s ambient lighting, once a stark, surgical white, now softened to a warm, golden hue as the evening drew in. The constant, low hum of