Ethan Caldwell lifted Julian's face, noticing the young man's shimmering eyes, looking as though a single word of rejection would make him burst into tears instantly. The man's heart tightened. Aching for him, Ethan pressed a tender kiss to Julian's eyelids: "From the very moment I told Dahlia Thorne that my future glory and disgrace would be shared with you, I had already made up my mind to spend my entire life with you."
"What I mean is... to love you for a lifetime. Julian, from that moment onward, it was already impossible for you to ever leave me."
Ethan Caldwell possessed his own brand of possessiveness. If everything before had merely been the responsibility of a life partner, he could have accepted letting Julian go to seek his own happiness, if the young man so desired.
However, the moment he confirmed in his heart that he harbored true feelings for this young man, Ethan Caldwell wanted nothing more than to bind Julian to his side for the rest of his life.
