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I let out a breath of relief.
Thatis what he was so worried about?
“If you think I’m going to mourn his passing, you’re dead wrong,” I say. “I won’t celebrate it, but I also won’t miss the guy. He’s a monster.”
“That isn’t what I was anxious about telling you,” he admits.
“No,” Devin says.
Damian gives a sympathetic look to his younger brother. “Dev, you know the law. I can’t do anything about it.”
“You’re the wolf shifter alpha—a member of the Alpha Council. Change the law,” Devin demands.
“What law?” I ask.
I am ignored as Damian speaks to Devin. “Even if I could change the law, it couldn’t be done in a single day.”
“What’s going on?” I ask, looking back and forth between the pair.
Devin throws his arms up—in defeat or anger, I’m not sure. His golden yellow eyes turn from Damian to me. They immediately soften, but thy stay yellow meaning his wolf is extremely close to the surface.
Damian leans forward, capturing my attention. “When a supernatural is sentenced to death, they are allowed one single request before they die. It’s considered a mercy—whoever they want to make peace with before they are executed is brought to them. They get time to say goodbye.”
My vision darkens around the edges and my ears begin to ring. “I’m sorry, what?”
“His magic is blocked,” Damian says quickly, holding up both of his hands. “He can’t hurt you and there will be guards. Devin will be there with you. King Hastings will not be able to touch you, Tori. You’ll be safe.”
Safe? Around King Hastings? Damian is delusional if he thinks that.
Still, as Damian explains the law to me, I realize I don’t have a choice. I have to go see my father.
Within a few minutes, I am on a airplane, on my way to an island close to St Croix. The execution is being held on dragon shifter land.
Dragon shifters have their own island. It makes sense. They need privacy. Even with glamour, humans would eventually notice dragons flying in the sky. King Hasting’s execution is being held here because King Basilicus wants to be in charge. And when the dragon king wants something, nobody fights him. The other alphas and kings are all there. Nobody wants to miss this.
“I don’t have to watch the execution, do I?” I ask Devin on the flight there.
Devin shakes his head. “He’s your father, Tori. Nobody expects you to watch him die.”
I let out a breath of relief.
I don’t want to watchanybodydie—not even a monster like him. Though, part of me is relieved that he’s not just going to be put on Supernatural Island. If anybody could find a way off that prison island, it would be him.
A two hour flight later, we land on the dragon shifter island. It’s just as terrifying to fly into as Shifter Academy is. The entire area is cloaked by magic, so you don’t even see it until you’re about to land. Devin squeezes my hand tight, especially as it looks like we’re going to land in water, but at the last second our eyes adjust and we land on a small runway. Devin instantly relaxes once we’re on land.
“I still think it’s funny that an alpha who doesn’t fear anything is scared of flying,” I tease him.
He tries to shoot me a glare, but the smirk softens the look. Besides, I can feel his emotions and I know he’s not actually annoyed with me.
When we get off the plane, a black SUV is waiting for us. A dragon shifter that I don’t recognize opens the back door for us, slightly bowing as we get in. Damian gets in the front seat by the driver, leaving Devin and me in the back.
My stomach aches as I realize what I’m on my way to do.
I have totalkto my father.
Devin grabs ahold of my hand, giving it a squeeze. It’s all the comfort I need.
No matter what happens in this visit, it’s okay. I will never have to see that man again. Devin and I will have true happiness. And King Hastings will get exactly what’s coming to him.
