“Charles,
what you are asking me to do is to denounce myself as something evil and deny
myself any hope of contentment in the future. That I cannot do. I am a child of
God, created in His image. God doesn’t make mistakes. I cannot admit I have
done anything wrong in good conscience, sir, and live with that admission for
the rest of my life. Whether I take your deal or not, I lose my ward—my son.
Peter means the world to me. I need to prove my innocence so I may raise him as
I have been charged to do.”
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Love
is greater than hope or faith, but can Leander convince a jury that the love he
shares with another man is natural?
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Beautifully put.
ReplyDeleteThankfully life has gotten better for many LGBT people, but sadly, many still face this same opposition. Great snippet!
ReplyDeleteLove the scene you've set. It says so very much and definitely makes me want to read the book
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ReplyDeleteThere's a lot of heartache in that snippet.
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