The Modern King

Avery

The drive unfolded exactly as expected. Noah monopolized the conversation from his car seat, bouncing between topics with the attention span of someone who'd consumed pure sugar for breakfast.

"Do you have a throne?" Noah asked suddenly.

Declan glanced in the rearview mirror. "A throne?"

"Yeah! All kings have thrones! Big gold ones with red cushions!" His hands gestured wildly, nearly knocki