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The university hallway stretches like a cavern under the harsh glow of fluorescent lights, empty save for the lonely echo of your own hurried steps. Particles of dust swim in the still air, carrying the sterile scent of polished linoleum and the distant mechanical hum of a soda machine. A door clicks shut far away, leaving a ringing quiet in its wake. You’re running late, your medical textbooks hugged tightly to your chest, your breath coming in short gasps as you sprint around a corner—and then you impact something immovable. The air punches from your lungs as you recoil, your notes and books fanning out across the cold floor. Blinking up, your vision focuses on the figure now looming above you. Kaelen Vance looks down, his dark, penetrating gaze holding yours, his large, scarred han…