Fast forward...to the night before the twins' twenty-fifth birthday...
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Levi
"I want to thank everyone for coming to our retirement party." Our father said, standing in the middle of the long table under the tent where everyone had gathered with a glass of champagne in his hand. "When I first became king, I had no idea what to expect. Not fully anyway. It was a long uphill battle, but I eventually found balance. And then my mate came along, and threw any balance I thought I had right out the window." He laughed softly, the love for our mother shining through his eyes. "She showed me what it really meant to be not just a good, but a great king. She showed me how to love and how to forgive." He said with a pointed look, getting another laugh from the crowd. "She is more th
