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The Karwar sunset melted into the horizon, washing the beachfront bar in liquid gold. Waves sighed against the shore, a slow counterpoint to the clink of glasses and murmured conversations around us. I stood motionless, my heart a trapped bird against my ribs. And there he was—Kiran, leaning against the polished wood of the bar as if he’d been waiting forever. Sunglasses were tucked into his dark hair, and that familiar, crooked smile played on his lips. The suit he wore was too elegant for the salt‑air casualness of the place, but it fit him like a second skin, outlining the breadth of his shoulders. When his eyes met mine, he pushed away from the counter and walked over, each step measured and deliberate. He stopped closer than I expected, close enough that I caught the warm, eart…