Chapter 174 21: The Pain Of Loss

• Xavier sat on the front deck of the ship, clenching and unclenching his fist in silence when Edward came out and found him seated there. There has been a resounding silence in the last two days since their father’s death and the mourning had continued since then, despite them being a long way from home. It was a tradition to mourn those born into the royal bloodline for at least a week. For an alpha king and an alpha of alphas; it was three weeks. So being away from the kingdom was not an excuse.
• Today, however, was different. Xavier had sat on the deck since the ninth hour and now it was the thirteenth hour and he was still there, unmoved. Edward had come out of his cabin to have a view of the sea and the journey ahead and also to clear his head. He had tried reaching Kailani again today, but just like the last two days, his magic had failed him. He concluded it was grief taking a hold of him and tempering with his magic and chose to believe she was fine.
• This wasn’t the first time he had seen him in a quiet state, but this was the first time he felt a change within him, yet he couldn’t tell what it was. Xavier’s head lifted and his eyes fixed on Edward. In his eyes were emotions of pain and grief, and it seemed worse than that of only the loss of their father. He looks away immediately, but Edward already saw the turmoil and sympathised with him.