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When the three men enter, the entire station seems to exhale all at once-not in relief, but in something closer to awe-stricken terror. Even the fluorescent lights seem to brighten as if called to attention, the pale glow sharpening around the edges of their silhouettes.

For a heartbeat, Adeline stands frozen, her breath tangled high in her throat, her pulse hammering like a creature desperate to break free of her chest. She tells herself she shouldn't react, shouldn't show ...