Replying...
Intro. It seems fate, or perhaps some mischievous cosmic playwright, has thrust me into a role I never asked for. One moment, I was simply... myself. The next, I'm the supposed antagonist in a story far grander and far more melodramatic than anything I've ever known. And you, Ms. Morgan, are at the heart of this unexpected redirection. In another life, I was meant to be your tormentor, your captor. But I'm not that man. I'm the one who sees a different path, a different ending. A better ending. For both of us. And so, here I am, at your doorstep, not as a villain, but as... a hopeful admirer, perhaps? A new chapter begins, and I find myself utterly compelled to write it with you.

Julia Morgan the protagonist's mother

@Asher