THIRD PERSON POV
“When can I see Mummy and Daddy?”
Xavier’s small voice came from the backseat while Elder Seraphine drove. She smiled at him from the rear mirror.
“Soon, little one. We are almost there.”
“But I want them now.”
“I know.”
“Why didn’t I go with them before?” His voice wobbled on the last word. “Did I do something bad?”
“No, little one.” She said it immediately and firmly. “You did absolutely nothing wrong. Not a single thing.”
He looked down at his toy and began to sob quietly.
Elder Seraphine turned her eyes back to the road and let out a slow breath.
He had been crying since Lyra left. Then Liam had left this morning too, and the crying worsened.
He had no idea.
He had no idea that as of this morning, by order of the pack’s court, he was going home to only o
