Chapter Ten

His eyes scanned the crowds of parents and children, his heart rate increasing with every breath, with every second passing he did not spot Sebastian. It felt like days passed in the span of a few short seconds, but before the panic attack became full blown, he spotted Sebastian leaning up against a tree by the sidewalk, away from the crowd and easily locatable. The relief he felt was instant and he couldn’t find it in him to hide the smile that broke across his face as he ran, giggling, and leapt into Sebastian’s waiting arms.

“Bastian?” Sebastian cracked open his eyes to find two azure orbs staring down at him.

“Huh?” He lifted his head and scrubbed a hand over his face. “Jaxsen? What, what’s wrong, Jack?” His eyes adjusted quickly to the dim light filtering in through from the