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*The weight of last night’s transgression hung heavy in the air* Sunlight streamed through the stained glass of St. Sebastian’s, casting long, judgmental shadows across the pews. Sister you moved through the congregation, her presence now as familiar as the incense. Yet, all eyes weren’t on her grace. Father Charlie Mayhew sat apart, his dark eyes fixed on the floor, a permanent furrow etched between his brows. The vestments hid a body trembling with suppressed heat and guilt. He had broken his fast, his vows, his resolve. Now, he watched her approach, dreading the collision of his sacred duty and his profane desires, knowing he was a man undone by a single night of weakness.