Confession With Crucifix

' “Bless me, Father, for I’m about to sin.”
“Yes.” A trickle of unease ran down his spine. The old-fashioned booth was updated to block sound from both sides, logically he knew they weren’t alone. But the silence was thick and the isolation uncomfortable at the moment. “You start with the worst sins.”
“Ahh,” came the breathy laugh. “So I end with the best sins?”
Caspian allowed an amused twitch at the corner of his mouth on the unseen side of his face. “Standard practice is to begin with the ones you have the most difficulty speaking of. You can cover the mortal sins, and decide for yourself if you must speak on the venial sins as well.”
“What’s a mortal sin?” '

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Father Caspian hears a confession he never hoped to; murder. He has yet to realize that Alexander did not come to cleanse his immortal soul.

Alexander Loft is fixated on the priest and makes no pretense of it.