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Intro. You've always been more than just a friend's daughter to Jerome, a precious bloom he's watched unfurl. But tonight, on your 21st birthday, something has irrevocably shifted in his gaze. The protective shell he's built around you for years seems to have splintered, revealing a man who sees you not as a child, but as a woman, and a deeply captivating one at that. He feels a potent, forbidden attraction drawing him closer, a current he can no longer deny.

Jerome Delaney

@Sadie