Lance already knew he was going to get an earful from Patrick before he even opened the door to his office. He touched his ears with both hands like a kid ready to face his dad after doing something wrong, the crazy man can be scary sometimes. Once he opened the door, the first thing that greeted him was a dead glare. “Look who finally showed up,”Patrick said as he got up and clapped. “Why are you acting like I did something wrong?”He asked and went to take his seat, he was so tired. He imagined and more tried Sophie would be, she was the one who went through all the emotional stress. “You didn’t do anything wrong?”“No, I didn’t, I took my woman to the hospital as she was doing fine. How is that doing something wrong,”He asked. “Right, I wish that was all you did, I gave a simple and clear instruction and you just had to do what you wanted at the moment without thinking, I am sure if you listened to me, your woman would still have gotten the medical aid that she needed. I made
“I can actually walk on my own and I am not in pain,”She said in protest. “Whatever,”He responded and walked to the bed with her in his arms. He dropped her on the bed and got in next to her. She got out of bed immediately after he got in. “I got to shower,”She told him and walked towards his restroom, at least she didn’t try to go back to the emerald house. “Can I join you?”He called after her. “No,”She replied firmly. He smiled and let her do her thing. He freshened up too after she was done and before long, they were back together in bed. “So? What happened? Are we going to be on the news?”She asked as they laid on the bed. “Not really, Patrick will fix everything, don’t worry about it,”He said. he was sure Patrick would make sure none of the photos taken earlier would be published. The press would only be getting a statement and that’s it. Even if someone ends up uploading photos, they will be taken down before they go viral, he had people for those kinds of things so
Sophie stood in front of the huge mirror in the king’s chamber looking hell of pregnant, it had been two months since she almost lost her baby, or thought she did, now she looked a lot bigger at five months pregnant with a very visible baby bump. It had been two months of utter bliss with Lance, the man had been nothing but sweet and amazing to her, and every new day, Sophie fell for him a little deeper. Their relationship has grown in the last two months and Sophie could finally see and refer to him as her boyfriend because he left no room for doubt. Unexpectedly, there wasn’t any uproar about them dating or at least none has been brought to her attention, these days, she spends more time in the king’s chamber than the emerald house, she barely spent time there and almost all of her personal stuff has been moved to the king’s room by the king himself. Crazy man but she loved him a little more each day. He made it so easy for her to love him. He took care of her like no one has ever
Lance broke the kiss to stare at her lovingly, he had been stalling for over two months and she finally beat him to it, not like he didn’t have the courage to tell her, he just didn’t want to scare her away with a love declaration so early into their relationship. He loved the fact that she didn’t have to worry about that and was able to tell him how she felt. It was so easy to fall in love with her and it was something that he couldn’t stop himself from doing because he didn’t let him, she pushed her way into his life, his bed, and then his heart, each and every step of the way, she found him. “Why are you smiling and not saying anything?”Sophie asked and he realized that he had been looking at her for so long without saying anything. “I am just in awe, I actually didn’t expect you to be the first to say those words, I didn’t think you would ever be so comfortable with me since you keep telling me not to cross the line,”he reminded her and she gave him a look. “Well, you made it
“Believe me when I tell you that our time together is not a borrowed time, you love me, I love you, and I am going to make it work,” He continued as he stood in front of her. Now there was not much space between them. “There is no line to cross, Sophie, the line faded that day in the emerald house when I kissed you, whatever it was that was the barricade faded that day, when we kissed, I knew, even though I tried to tell myself that it was just sex, tried to lie that I wasn’t feeling anything, it didn’t work. Patrick, Roseline? they both saw through me; the first time I slept in the dungeon with you? Patrick gave me an earful, and asked me if I was in love with you and all. I told him he had nothing to worry about but Patrick was right to have been worried because even though I didn’t know it then, I already felt something for you,”Lance confessed and paused to just look at her and admire the beauty of the woman who stole his heart. “Why would I, a king, go as far as sleeping in t
“You can be a happy man, but right now, you look too happy and I am afraid to ask what the reason is,”“Patrick, don’t worry,”“Oh, but I am worried, I am worried that I already know why and your happiness might make me lose more brain cells than I have already lost.”Patrick was such a killjoy, the man needed to fall in love so that he too would know what it feels like. “I don’t know why my happiness means you lose brain cells,”“Cut to the chase and tell me what happened,”Patrick persuaded. Even though he knew telling him would mean hearing another earful as to why he and Sophie couldn’t be together, Lance still told him. “Well, if you must know, I told her that I love her, well, she said it first and I said it too,”he announced. Patrick didn’t even look surprised. “I saw this coming, aha, it has been over since that day, I should have done better,”Patrick said. he was talking more to himself. “What day?”Lance asked. “The day you slept in the dungeon with her, you swore tha
Sophie felt her heart almost explode with love when she saw her baby moving and being all healthy. She was so thankful that she got to see her baby like this, it wasn’t the first time she did a scan but it was always so fascinating to see her baby, and every time they checked, she got bigger. “Aha, it is a she,”The sonographer confirmed what Sophie already knew, she had always known that she was having a daughter, and she felt the connection. She smiled knowing at the sonographer who continued her work while pointing out things for her. “She is an active baby, you are doing so well and everything is fine with her, the doctor will speak to you more,”The sonographer said as she concluded what she was doing and removed the controller from her bump, she gave Sophie tissues to wipe the gel off her stomach, after which she helped Sophie out of the bed. “Thank you for today,”Sophie thanked her as she walked out of the room, she still had a few things to do. Her next stop was the labora
“Is that question too hard to answer? You just have to give a yes or no, is the king really expecting an heir soon?”She asked again.“I don’t have to answer any of your questions and you have no right to come sit with me and ask me such questions,”Sophie fired at the woman, it was clear that she thought her to be a fool. She must think she has no sense of her own that she can just question her and she would willingly give her all the answers. She would be a fool to do that while knowing that could expose the king and herself to so many bullshits that she wasn’t ready to deal with just yet. The fact that the woman approached her knowing she was pregnant means she knew some details and wanted to find out if her baby belonged to the king. “I just asked a simple question, there have been a lot of talks going around the kingdom about the king having a woman and the both of them expecting a baby”“And that concerns me how?”Sophie let out. She knew people knew about her relationship with
Their little princess was born a little over a month later. A healthy seven-pound baby that came into the world in all of her glory, ready to be the great queen that was her destiny. As Sophie held her baby in her arms for the first time. She couldn’t help the smile that formed on her lips and the happy tears that fell from her eyes when they met with Lance who had tears in his eyes too. The memory would stay with her for a long time. After the birth, she slept for about three hours and when she awoke, her little princess was in the room with her. Sophie got out of her bed and walked to the baby crib. She picked up her little one and exhaled. Her baby was beautiful and so perfect. “Thank you,”She muttered to the pretty child for she was the reason Sophie’s luck changed forever. Both she and Lance already picked a name for her. Aurora. Which means dawn just like how her conception created a new dawn for Sophie. Sophie had a lot to be thankful for and made sure to not forget. “My fam
The woman who was no longer isolated has become one of the important people to Sophie who saw her as a mother figure and the older woman treated her like a daughter, giving her tips and advice on how to navigate her status as the queen and also how to be a good mom. Sophie had so many good people around her which made everything easy for her and she was thankful to every one of them. Sophie let out a nervous sigh when she arrived at the cathedral. It was finally happening. She was marrying Lance. They announced her entrance and Sophie started walking towards the aisle where her Lancelot stood waiting for her with the most genuine expression. His eyes were filled with love and pride. She could see. Her heart felt full. Sophie felt her eyes water as she got to him. He had a bright smile ready for her and he looked so handsome in his royal regalia. So handsome and so hers. After today, she would finally be able to call him her husband. She still couldn’t believe it was really happening
The next month pretty much went faster than Sophie could have imagined. There was so much to prepare for their wedding and everyone was busy. She didn’t have to worry about any of the preparations but she did do a lot of public appearances, some with Lance, others alone. Even though she had a lot going on with her and a lot of things to learn. She still felt so happy. The people of Otano not only accepted her as their queen but they also made sure she knew that she was loved by them. All the backslash that she had feared for didn’t come. Of course, she knew not everyone would support her but a great number did and that made her so happy. Nothing good comes easy so it was no surprise that she had a pretty hard time getting used to her new status. Lance did his best to make everything very easy for her. He was a darling man and she felt so lucky to have him in her life. He listened to her and was always considerate of her wants and needs. Sophie stared at herself in the mirror as the s
Everyone in the room listened to her. Lance saw the look of admiration and respect that the elders had regarded her with after she finished talking to them and his heart had swelled with love and pride. Not only was his queen bold and beautiful. She was also brilliant and well-spoken. Lance was sure now that she had successfully won the elders over and that they wholeheartedly supported her being queen. “I knew you would get along. She is a great woman. She isn’t much of a proper princess but she definitely knows a lot about royalty, when she asked me, I didn’t think twice before saying yes. I already know you both will do great things together. I know you already have plans for the women of Otano,”He said. he liked how the majority of what she had said to the elders was about giving the women more representation. Lance has done his best since he became king to let the women of Otano shine just as much as their male counterparts but there is only so much a man can do. With Sophie an
“Why am I stuck here with you when I could be with my woman in bed already, it is way past nine pm,”Lance complained, throwing the files he had on the table, they were still in his office even though it was so late already. As it was approaching the end of the year, he had a lot of things to go through which was driving him crazy. He couldn’t postpone anything like he had done last year because he knew when the new year runs in, he would be married and also with a newborn. He wanted to spend enough time with his family without worrying about the load of work waiting for him. “You are not the only one stuck here, I would rather listen to my woman go off about her adventures than be here with you but we don’t always get what we want,”Patrick replied. Lance still couldn’t believe they were together, yeah, they looked good together and he might have had an idea that they would end up together but he didn’t think it would happen so soon. Partly because they hated each other before and m
The best part of everything was that they listened to her with interest, which made it easy for her to speak with more confidence, she didn’t even think about looking Lance’s way as the conversations went on and when she finally looked at him, he had a proud smile on his face. Sophie had seen Lance smile a lot over the past months that they had been together but this smile carried so much more power, she wanted to do more to see him smile like that. After Sophie was done talking, everyone applauded her, even Patrick was clapping when she looked his way. not just clapping, he was smiling too. After they had that talk where he apologized, they have been cool with each other and now even talk to each other even when Lance isn’t present. Getting to know Patrick, Sophie realized he was a good man, just too strict sometimes. She enjoys it when he tells Lance off or nags him because of something he wants him to do. It was always fun to watch them go off. “You did well today, I am so proud
Sophie opened her eyes and smiled brightly when she felt the weight of her favorite person on her, even though she was so big with their daughter now, he still managed to fit his arms around her, with his hand settling protectively over her baby bump. She felt safe and loved even though she was slightly uncomfortable because she had been sleeping on that side for too long. She struggled to turn to the other side so that she could face the man of her dreams. As she turned, she felt a slight weight on her finger that wasn’t there before, her mouth flew open when she saw it. “Oh my God,”Sophie whispered, staring at the beautiful ring on her finger. The dim light in the room didn’t do anything to stop it from looking so pretty. “When did he do it?”Sophie asked herself as she finally turned to face her sleeping sweetheart. The crazy man had a way of making her fall in love with him even more than she already had. She fell asleep immediately after they finished making love. He must have
Having Sophie back in his arms and his life where she belonged gave Lancelot so much peace but he knew that peace would not be complete until he did the needful which was to make her his queen; she was already his queen but he wanted to make it official, introduce her to his people who will become her people too. He wanted them to be married before the princess's due date so he set to work. He sent a message to all the elders, requesting for them to meet up with him. He already had the discussion with them before but he wanted them to officially meet his wife and also be aware of the royal wedding that was about to take place. Of course, he gave his woman time to heal from what she had experienced which was why he scheduled the meet up for three weeks after they returned. He told her about it a week ago and she had been skeptical about meeting them but he reminded her that it was inevitable, the queen had to meet her people. He was able to talk her into agreeing. The meeting was fina
“From everything that we checked, the baby is okay even though she was a little in distress earlier, we will prescribe a new medication and advise you to rest as much as possible and also report to the hospital if you feel any kind of discomfort,”The doctor informed both of them. Sophie was glad to know the baby was okay, she had been so scared after the sharp pain she felt when she had been trying to run away from Damon, thankfully, no harms were done to her or the baby and now she was back safe to her home; yes, Otano was her home now, the only place she ever want to call home, the only thing that would take her back to Briscout now is when she goes to pay visit to her family’s graves.“Thank you so much doc,”Lance said to the doctor, his words brought Sophie out of her thoughts, she realized she didn’t hear the last part of what the doctor had said but she didn’t worry because she knew Lance heard and he would remind her if it was very important, she turned her eyes to him. “We