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Julie’s pov“Alright, open the last one,” Marcus said after he set the finished folder aside and pulled a thinner manuscript from the bottom of the stack. The outer office stayed dark and quiet beyond the glass. Only the desk lamp and the overhead lights in his office kept the space bright enough to read.I flipped the cover and scanned the first page. “This one already looks different. The writing’s tighter.”“It is. The author knows what she wants on the page. Read the marked section on page thirty-four out loud so I can hear how it lands.”I turned to the page and started reading the scene where the woman in the story was bent over a desk while the man behind her kept talking in her ear about exactly what he planned to do next. The words were direct, no soft fruit comparisons, just clear dirty intent. My voice stayed steady but my thighs pressed together under the desk by the time I finished the paragraph.Marcus watched me over the top of his own copy. “Your face changed halfwa