Spoiler if you dont Want to read through the brutal gang rape scenes <3
Basically Jerome is like a stallion from the royal family and a bastard Just like raymond, hugh's family abused him since forever and i think during volume 1 and 2 hes totally high on drugs, his later purpose being taking down the people related to this drug. Raymond actually chases him so much for complex reasons being loving him and/or making him his dog, idk raymond is an extremely broke character honestly even i dont understand after reading allat. He runs and runs and says he raped him and tries to make raymond hate him etc. They dont have a proper loving moment even at the end, despite having some tender wholesome moments. The novel has sides for them tho.

see I know he wouldn't kill Jerome, Jerome is his boyfriend ugh y'all are stubborn (︶︿︶)=凸