“You will find out soon, for now, we need to get ready as we have to leave this morning, sadly, our vacation has ended and now I need to go back to being king,”He said in a regretful tone, he loved being king but he also liked how the last two days have been for them, it felt normal, and normal wasn’t what he got a lot. “Sure, we can always come back on other weekends, you don’t have to look so sad,”Sophie consoled. “Of course, I am stealing you away from the palace every opportunity I get,”He responded and kissed her again. “Good morning, little one,”He greeted his little princess and the future queen of Otano. She jumped in excitement when he touched her through the baby bump. He couldn’t wait to meet her in person, he promised himself that he would be a great father, making sure not to be a parent like his father had been. “She loves you a lot, you know that right?”Sophie mouthed. “I feel it and I love her and you just as much,”He responded and kissed the baby bump and t
After Lance left, Sophie felt lonely and wanted the car which he said would come to take her back to the palace to arrive soon so that she could leave, she didn’t feel comfortable anymore and wished she had just taken his first offer of dropping her first at the palace before going to where he needed to be but whatever happened sounded urgent and she had not want him to waste time going to the palace first before going to where he needed to be. She was curious but didn’t ask him because she knew he would tell her what happened once he got back. Sophie smiled when she thought about what they shared the night before, she knew he loved her so much but his words last night and how he treated her in the last two days told her all she needed to know. The man loved her and their child so much and was willing to do everything to keep their family together, all she needed to do was believe in him which she already did. Even though Lance told her it would not take long for someone to come for
“Sophie, you are not getting me, are you? You have to leave this kingdom before Lance returns, you don’t want to wait until he finds out before you leave because trust me when I say that it would be more humiliating and hard for you, if you follow my advice, I will help you leave before he finds out,”Patrick said and Sophie stared at him in shock, yes, she was scared of what Lance might think of her when he found out but she wasn’t about to leave because of that, she would rather talk it out with him and leave if he still wants her to leave after hearing her out, not like she committed a big offense or even lied to him directly, she just didn’t tell him and knowing Lance, he might not even be mad at her. Now she regretted not telling him about her past life when she had the time to. If she had told him, she would not be here right now listening to this man who clearly hates her and has only been tolerating her because of Lance. Now that he wasn’t around, he was trying to send her awa
“You are joking, right? What you just said is satire, right? Because there is no way you expect me to believe what you just said, you seem to forget I know you were already pregnant before you and Lancelot got together. Are you really trying to pin the child you are carrying to him now? Is that the kind of game you decided to play?”He asked in an offended tone. “I am not playing any game, my child is the child of the king, I don’t have to answer your questions, the king knows and believes me and that’s all that matters to me not you, I don’t care if you believe what I say or not,”Sophie responded and watched the crazy man start laughing, she didn’t see anything that she said that was funny and making him laugh but she just stood there and watched him laugh his heart out, after a while, he stopped and glared at her. “You told Lancelot that the child you carry belongs to him and he believed you? What bull crap are you vomiting right now? We both know the child doesn’t belong to him
“If you stay around the king, the elders are going to turn against him once they find out what you are, you have to get out of his life and not make him lose everything he worked hard for just because you are selfish, Lancelot might not see it but you being around him will guarantee his removal from the throne, why aren’t you seeing things from my point of view? Do you think I enjoy doing this? Do you think I don’t like seeing my best friend happy? I am not the devil but this is a case where we can’t win if we don’t bend to the rules, not only Lancelot, but the whole kingdom will suffer great consequences if you stubbornly choose to hold on to him,”Patrick voiced out each word in frustration, even though Sophie told herself not to let his words get to her, she couldn’t stop it. Everything he was saying made sense, and were things she already thought about but she somehow deluded herself into thinking just love would be enough to keep her and Lance together, she couldn’t keep on belie
Lance had a rough day and he wanted to run back to Sophie and fall asleep in her arms. He didn’t meet with Justin but he met some of the people that he had gathered. They all looked shocked to see him and not one of them agreed that they were there to see his brother. He had an impromptu meeting with them reminding them who was in charge by the time he parted ways with them, they all looked remorseful even though they didn’t agree to the offense. After he left them, he decided to use the opportunity to check on some things in the area that he hadn’t had time to see for himself. He caught a lot of people unaware with his unannounced visits to various sectors in the area. By the time he finally got back in his car to go back to the palace, it was very late. Even though it was late, Lance decided to just go see the former queen, he needed to hear directly from her before he made any kind of decision. If she really had plans to support Justin, he would warn her but if she didn’t listen,
“Yes, and she is going to be the new queen soon,”He informed her. “You are going to marry her? Then you must be the father of her child,”She commented and Lance racked his brain to remember when he had told her that Sophie was pregnant but came up with nothing because he didn’t say anything to her. “Don’t look so surprised, I knew she was pregnant when she spent her time here even though she tried to hide it and did a pretty good job, I am glad you both resolved your issues and you accepted her, she is a good woman and would make a good queen,”Lance realized that he created a wrong image of the former queen from what he heard about her and not once did he try to get to know her, she was such a sweet old lady when she spoke. Once again, his father was in the wrong, what had he expected from that man anyway? “It took a while but we are good now. Do you want to move to a place closer to the center of the kingdom? It must be lonely out here,”Lance suggested. “Are you forgetting th
“What the fuck did you do Patrick?”Lance yelled out, still hoping that he was joking and Sophie was in on it that’s why she was hiding away from him, how could she not be in the palace when he gave a clear instruction that they should go get her and bring her here, he only spent one night away from the palace, that’s not enough time for her to leave or anything. “I am sorry, Lancelot, you might hate me for what I did but I did what I had to do to protect you and the kingdom,”“What nonsense are you talking about right now? What the fuck did you do, Patrick? I asked for Sophie to be brought to the palace. What do you mean she isn’t here, what are you saying? where could she be?”Lance yelled out. He couldn’t keep calm, not when the reality of what Patrick was saying would make his life hell, no way Patrick would do something like that to him knowing just how much he loved Sophie. “I found out something about her past that would harm you and your position, I spoke to her about it and
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