Chapter 38 The Father's Mate

• ~~~ Justin Morgan (Landon’s father) ~~~
• I watch how my best friend’s eyes are filled with terror. Austin is like a brother to me, that is why our sons call themselves cousins. Though he’s hiding his eyes from me, his face looks like he suddenly aged 10 years, his mind is no doubt trapped in dark places.
• The news that our sons are in the Council’s custody has spread like wildfire through the forest in the magical world, and there are just a few days until the Alpha King Ceremony, the ritual that should appoint Hayden as the new leader, the King.