Powerless: A Small Town Friends to Lovers Romance

As Sloane soaks in the hot springs while snowflakes gently fall, she considers the paradigm-shifting news that she has just learned. She also considers how different her life could have been if her father hadn’t threatened Jasper. She then cries over the uselessness of living in the past, even as she reflects on her lingering sense of hurt that Jasper never attended her first ballet performance and only sent flowers. Now, Jasper comes and sits near her, holding her pinky finger and stroking her cheek. He wants to know how to make her feel better, and although Sloane wants to tell him to take her to bed, she decides against it. She leaves to shower, savoring the idea of Jasper watching her slide out of the water and suffering at the sight, just as she has suffered all these years.

In their room, Sloane finishes her shower. She sees Jasper’s many tattoos but is most intrigued by one on his ribcage that she can’t identify. While he is in the shower, she sneaks into the bathroom to catch a glimpse of the tattoo and instead catches Jasper masturbating in the shower. He tells her to stay and watch. When he gets out of the shower, he lets her inspect the tattoo, which is a tiny ballerina on pointe.