The understanding my son possessed was something beyond his years, but Jackson was proving that even the strongest warriors became hopeless when fate finally caught up with them.Unlike the rest of us, he had chosen to ride in a separate carriage. Cassius hadn't given him much of a choice. After everything that had happened at the Crimson Court, he clearly didn't trust his Beta to behave rationally. Instead, he ordered Jackson to ride at the front of our convoy where several warriors could keep an eye on him. The look Jackson had given him in response had been one of complete betrayal, as though his Alpha had personally ruined his life. In fairness, perhaps he had. Matehood had a peculiar habit of turning sensible people into emotional disasters, and Jackson had only just discovered how merciless it could be.Every few minutes, I noticed him twisting around in his seat, his eyes searching the distance behind us. At first, the towering crimson walls of Damien and Sophie's palace remain
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