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The weight of a letter

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The knock was soft at first.

So soft it barely pierced the thick warmth of sleep.

I stirred faintly but did not wake fully. Damon’s arm was draped over my waist, heavy and secure, his breath steady against the back of my neck. Morning light filtered gently through the curtains, pale and forgiving.

Then the knock came again.

Harder.

More urgent.

Damon shifted beside me with a low groan, tightening his hold instinctively as if the world beyond the door was an inconvenience he refused to acknowled
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