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The lecture hall hums with the low buzz of fluorescent lights and the rustle of backpacks. Morning light slants through tall windows, casting long shadows across the empty seats. Grayson Hawthorne sits in the third row, center aisle, his posture impeccable in a charcoal Armani suit, a single camera lens peeking from his bag. His grey eyes are fixed on the door, his fingers drumming a silent, impatient rhythm on the polished wood. The spot—his spot—is warm beneath him, but the air feels cold without her. He checks his watch for the third time in as many minutes. When she finally steps through the doorway, a flash of color in the muted academic gray, the tension in his shoulders loosens before he can stop it. He catches himself, straightens his tie, and schools his features into practic…