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My librarian client closed book and whispered, “I can’t read like this”—city tried to shut us down.

I came to St. Jude’s Annex in Portland to inspect an old library that smelled like wet wool and dry rot. I was supposed to write the report, call it unsafe, and walk away. But the director, Valentina Rodriguez, looked at me like she was holding the whole building up with her will. She did not want my opinions. She wanted facts. Then I found the truth in the walls. Rot in the columns. A cracked truss in the roof. Water pushing up from the basement like the ground itself was trying to take the place back. Valentina needed a grant to save the library, and a rich developer wanted it condemned so he could buy it cheap. I should have stayed professional. I should have kept my distance. But every night I stayed longer, fixing what I could, until the library felt like a living thing we were trying to keep alive together. And then she closed her book, looked at me, and whispered words I still cannot forget. A late-night brace. A surprise inspection. A storm that knocked out the power. A fall in the dark archives. A kiss that felt like home. Then the next morning, a stop-work order hit my hands like a punch, and Valentina looked at me like I had betrayed her. To save the building, I had to risk my career the right way, not the secret way. And to earn her trust, I had to stop deciding for her and start standing beside her. If you love emotional, slow-burn romance with real tension, strong chemistry, and a happy ending that feels earned, this story is for you. #RomanticStory #LoveStory #AudioStory #RomanticAudioStory #Storytime #Romance #SlowBurnRomance #EmotionalStory #FirstPersonStory #YouTubeAudio Subscribe for more romantic audio stories and hit like to support the channel. romantic audio story, love story audio, romance story, first person romance, romantic storytelling, emotional love story, slow burn romance, forbidden romance vibes, romantic suspense, cozy romance, storytime romance, dramatic love story, protective male lead, strong female lead, enemies to lovers, workplace romance vibes, age gap vibes, library romance, storm romance, heartfelt confession, clean romance, relationship story, viral love story -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Welcome to Passionate Beauty Tales! Romantic stories. Soft passion. Deep emotions. Welcome to a channel where love whispers and imagination listens. 🌙 📌 Disclaimer All stories on this channel are fictional and dramatized for entertainment. AI-assisted tools may be used for scripting, voice and visuals—but every story is guided, shaped, and edited by a human to keep the emotions, pacing, and style unique to this channel. No real individuals, relationships, or situations are being imitated or represented. Nothing in these stories is advice about real-life relationships or safety—they are romantic fiction only. All audio, visuals, music and other assets are original or properly licensed. 💌 Subscribe & Hit the Bell Stay with us for more male POV romantic audio stories, protector romance, slow-burn love, and late-night comfort listening. #romanticaudiostory #malepov #lovestories #protectorromance #slowburnromance #storytime #romancenarration #modernromance #comfortaudio