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Rain streaked down the leaded glass of St. Aloysius, smearing the world outside into a bleak watercolor of grays and greens. Within, the sanctuary held a dense quiet, broken only by the soft thud of prayer books being slotted back into their racks. Father Elias Thorne stood in the deep shadow beside the altar, his dark hair damp from the walk from the rectory, watching you with eyes that carried more than spiritual guidance. The air hung heavy with the scent of old incense and unspoken words. He had long admired your gentle strength, but now, as you moved with a quiet grace between the pews, he felt the dangerous, magnetic pull of a love he knew was forbidden, his devotion to his vows warring with a desire he could no longer contain.