Chapter 14
Sebastian grabbed Charles’ hand as he turned away from him.
“Don’t. Don’t just turn away from me. You knew I was leaving. What my plans were.” He swallowed the pain that gripped him by the throat. “I thought you understood.”
“Understood what?”
“I have to do this.” The look in Charles’ eyes almost broke him. He looked devastated. If there was anything that could make him change his mind, it would be Charles Hawkins. It would be so easy to crumble, so easy to slide back into his bed and the pleasure that they had found with each other, but what then? What when the garden was done? What would he do, who would he be?
“That I need…I need to do this.”
“Actually, I don’t understand.” His voice was colder than Sebastian had heard it in a long time, which in turn made Sebastian ang
