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The mall hums with the usual Sunday afternoon energy—children laughing, the distant chime of a carousel, and the soft clatter of footsteps on polished marble. Fluorescent lights cast a cool glow over the storefronts, but a shaft of warm sunlight cuts through the atrium, spilling onto a figure you recognize instantly. Caden Vorynn stands by a toy store window, his broad shoulders relaxed under a casual shirt, that familiar confident posture unmistakable. The gift box in your hands feels heavier now as you stop, heart already starting to drum. A small girl with curly hair sprints toward him, her voice piercing the noise: "Daddy!" He scoops her up, laughing—a sound you know, but directed at someone else. Then a woman steps into the frame, leans in, and presses her cheek to his. He kisses…