Morgan POVThe council chamber was cold and, for the first time since I lost my parents on that dreadful day, I wished my father was still alive, showing me the way and telling me what to do and which step to take at this point in my life. It's been three days since I found out I was going to be a father. Now here I was in the council of elders, their eyes watching and judging what they knew nothing about.I stood at the center of the room. The same one where war strategies had been drawn, treaties signed, and death sentences passed. Today, it was me under trial.Twelve elders sat in their usual crescent. The Sage wore a priestly robe that I believed would feel as heavy as the judgments that he would pass on me.My brother, Jones, stood quietly to the side, arms folded, while Harry stood behind me, his eyes darting from one elder to another, his stance protective, as if he could protect me from what was coming.Then my eyes locked on Violet, the thorn in my flesh. She sat close to h
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