The Bishop's Son

Their childhood was only the beginning.

Aaron knew what he had done with one of the church member's child was terribly wrong when the adults frowned upon him and scolded him for it, to the extent that Rhyan's usually cool and gracious mother came to their home and caused havoc.
The incident sparked a bitter rivalry between their mothers, and Aaron was subsequently pushed toward girls, carefully moulded into the kind of boy who was expected to desire them, as though enough conditioning could silence whatever he truly felt. Yet no amount of expectation could erase what had already taken root within him.
Years later, after encountering Rhyan again under similar circumstances, old wounds, buried feelings, and long-hidden family secrets begin to surface, forcing them to confront the question one of them has spent years avoiding: What are they to each other now?