“Now why are you smiling?”The king asked and she turned to see him watching her. “How did you know I was smiling when I wasn’t even looking at you?”She asked. She shouldn’t even be surprised when he was always watching her. “I don’t need to see your face to know that you are smiling, you always smile with your whole body, not just your face.”He pointed out. She got up from where she sat and walked to him, got on the bed, and lay next to him, he pulled her closed and wrapped her in his arms, she breathed in his fresh smell as all the tiredness she felt washed away. “I remembered what happened before my appointment earlier.” “She told him, he lifted her face with his finger under her chin, and she looked at him with her heart in her eyes. “I love you,”He whispered and kissed her, reminding her just how it felt to hear him say those words to her for the first time. “Shit, I should have just told that nosy woman that I was, in fact, the king’s woman and that he is in love with m
Lance didn’t know how to take what Sophie just told him. He couldn’t believe all those months he thought he dreamt of them together, it really happened. What kind of man doesn’t remember such a memorable night, of course, he remembered but just in a different way, that dream or at least he thought it was a dream hunted him for months, and at a point, he wanted to talk to her about it but he had not wanted to sound like a weirdo who a predator, on the day he had sent her that errand that started everything for them, he had wanted to talk to her about it too but they never got the chance because he had stupidly believed a driver who turned out to be a thief over her. She was staring at him, as if she hadn’t heard what he had said earlier or maybe she was shocked about the fact that he remembered. “Sophie,”He called but she shook her head and pointed at him. “You mean to tell me you remembered that night but you thought it was a dream?”She asked. She looked like she was going to cry
“Please, take it off,”He pressed, not telling her what he wanted to do. She shrugged and turned her back to him, he understood and unzipped her dress, he touched her shoulder and when she looked at him, he turned her whole body around to face him. He pulled the dress off her body and took a breath. He had seen her naked so many times than he could count but each time she took off her clothes, he still felt like he was unlocking a present. “Lance,”She whispered when he slowly got on his knees in front of her. He had to apologize to their baby. He reached out and touched her stomach. The baby jumped, shocking him, he took his hands back and stared at Sophie and then at the baby bump. Over the last couple of months, while they slept together on the same bed, he has felt the baby move a couple of times but never as strong as it is now. “I think she likes her daddy,”Sophie said. Lance looked up at her and she nodded. “Really? You really think she likes me?”He asked, suddenly feeling
“I want you, Sophie,”He let out and stood up, he didn’t wait for her response before kissing her heartedly. He got her response when she moaned in the kiss and opened her mouth so that their tongues could meet and mate. He already knew the addictive taste of her but that didn’t make it any less exciting for him, she always excites him and he desires her. His hand found the hook of her bra and he unhook it, exposing her magnificent breast to his hungry eyes. “So beautiful and all mine,”He mouthed. “Yeah, for now, the baby is going to take over soon,”She joked. “I am still the final boss, she only gets it temporarily,”He replied and took one rosy nipple in his mouth, sucking hard. “Oh God, that feels good,”She moaned. He smiled and pulled her onto the bed with him where he made sweet love to her far into the night and then, they fell asleep in each other’s arms. waking up to her the next morning and their baby greeting him good morning by moving when he touched Sophie’s tummy m
Lance looked at the photo that Patrick showed him, it was a picture taken yesterday at the hospital, Sophie looked so beautiful in the photo that he spent over a minute just looking at the photo, if he didn’t know her, he would have still been fascinated with her if he saw her looking the way she does and the caption was true, the baby she was carrying was his. “Flip the pages and you will see more, whoever took those photos has been following her for months, there are several photos taken of her each time she goes to the hospital including one where you were with her,”Patrick pointed out and Lance flipped the pages of the magazine. There were several photos of Sophie, each was so beautiful that he stopped and admired her every moment. She was beautiful physically and model-like pretty in the photos even though she barely had makeup on. He noticed she liked her hair in a messy bun and also liked her red lipsticks, those were the common things in the photos. Also, the most common was
“You are silent, Lance, please think everything through before making any decision because whatever you do now will affect the kingdom in the future,” “I am thinking about the future right now, what is a happy kingdom without a happy king? I am looking l out for everyone’s best interest, if I am not happy, the kingdom will strive but if I am not? Well, let’s not think about that, just set up a meeting with the elders, some rules have to change and I am going to make those changes, it will be easy to change because those rules are unwritten,”“Them being unwritten doesn’t make them invalid though, I will set up the meeting, they are going to be mad but for your sake, I hope they agree with you because I would hate to see you being on their bad side,”Patrick said. Lance knew he was concerned for him but he didn’t have to be. “They have never been on my side, Patrick, think about it, they only agreed to me being kingdom after I showed them what I could do, if my father had not made me
Sophie didn’t think life could be sweeter than it was for her right now, there were so many reasons why she never thought she could feel the kind of happiness that she was feeling in the moment, it was something that was foreign to her. She found love and happiness in the king and what's more, he was the perfect gentleman who cared for her and he had no doubt about her or how he felt for her. The fact that he believed her so easily and even apologized for thinking their first time was a dream. She had been worried for months that he might not believe her but he did and she was grateful for that, she felt light knowing that it was no longer a secret between them but she also wished that she could bring herself to tell him about her other secret, maybe if she explains to him why she had to do what she did, he would understand and forgive her for not telling him on time. She didn’t have the mind to do it now because she didn’t want to ruin the happiness that she felt but she promised her
“My lady , don’t underestimate yourself, every who knows you says you will be a good queen and I agree too, you are kind and compassionate; just what the kingdom needs, even the king became more open and friendly after you guys got together, I am pretty new here but the people that have been here from the beginning have been talking about how the king smile more now,”Riley said; Sophie felt her heart swell with pride, she never thought of the effect that she could have on the king that would reflect to the outside world but she was glad that being with her made him a lot more open. “That’s the nicest thing anyone has said to me,”She didn’t know what else to say as she wasn’t so used to being complimented. Riley spent about an hour with her and they just talked about simple things like shared interests and other women-related stuff, after she left, Sophie picked up a book that she had yet to finish, it was still early in the day so she didn’t expect the king to come back yet even th
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