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Ch8 - Testing your limits
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2025-09-22 19:45:05Violet stepped out of the bathroom, towel-drying her damp hair, when she heard the door open.
Julian froze mid-step, half inside already. “Sorry. Bad habit—don’t usually knock.”
She didn’t care much. “It’s your place. Why would you knock? I just thought you’d left.”
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