Powerless: A Small Town Friends to Lovers Romance

Over the last month, Sloane and Jasper have fallen into a comfortable rhythm of living together. Jasper occasionally travels for his hockey games, and Sloane begins helping to renovate his investment properties. She also enjoys spending time with Summer and Willa and helping with odd ranch jobs. She loves the physical labor and enjoys building relationships with others. In her free time, she dances in Summer’s studio. Sloane is grateful for this new distance from her father and begins to realize just how much control he had over her life. She feels “reborn” into a life where she can make her own choices on her terms. It is nearly Christmas, and as she finishes a studio workout, Sloane takes a call from the Royal Alberta Ballet Company.

Jasper returns from two days on the road. Ever since he and Sloane got together, the hockey team has been on a winning streak. After he and Sloane savor their reunion, Sloane announces that the ballet company has offered her a chance to perform in The Nutcracker because their principal and backup dancers are out. Jasper supports this opportunity if it is what Sloane wants to do, and she appreciates the fact that he respects her autonomy.