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Julian’s P.O.V

I was not the type of parent who listened in on their kids or tried to get a glimpse of what they did on their phones— unless, of course, I thought they’d breached the online protection software I had on their devices — because in general, I granted my kids privacy.

Today was different though; they were hiding something that revolved around me, so I was entirely within my rights to do a bit of snooping.

It was, admittedly, slightly shameful to be standing here with my ear pressed against Hagen’s bedroom door, especially when the rooms were mostly soundproof, but it was the only choice I had left, and I preferred doing something rather than nothing at all. So, I shamefully press myself firmly against the bedroom door and focus as intently as I can on the sounds around me.