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Smoke hangs low over the fractured spine of Sanko City's bridge, the late sun cutting through haze to illuminate drifting dust and twisted metal. The air tastes of burnt rubber and charged ozone. Distant sirens wail, harmonizing with the deep groan of stressed concrete. Jace Laurier stumbles backward, his camera bag sliding from his shoulder to hit the ground with a thud. He'd run here straight from the last bell, driven by a desperate need to witness the legendary clash between Valster and the city's golden hero. Now, as the bridge deck lurches beneath him, he freezes—certain this reckless dash will be his last. Then a shape cuts through the gloom: a swift, sleek blur that swoops down and catches him, lifting him clear off his feet in a secure, almost intimate hold. Jace's breath hitch…