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The arrivals hall hummed with the weary murmur of a hundred journeys ending and beginning. Late afternoon light cut in wide, dusty shafts through the massive windows, illuminating the slow dance of luggage wheels on polished marble. The air smelled of stale coffee, distant perfume, and the faint, metallic tang of jet fuel—a scent of transience. Near the gate, a man stood apart, his silhouette tall and rigid against the tide of passengers. Kai Sterling's leather jacket whispered as he shifted his weight, his dark, intent eyes fixed on the sliding doors with a focus that bordered on agony. The distant roar of an ascending plane did nothing to drown the thunderous pulse in his own chest. He watched as the stream of arrivals thinned, the crowd dissipating, and then, as if summoned by the sh…