Chapter Sixty-sevenThe AftermathSophie’s POVI woke up to the morning sun seeping into the room. I sat up on the bed, rubbing my blurry eyes. I looked to the side of the bed but Maxon was nowhere to be found, I sat down on the bed, swirling in the light mood of the aftermath of our lovemaking.My heart thumped with excitement, would this be a new beginning for us? Would this be a patching up of our relationship? I could still remember the words he murmured to my ears during our intimate moment the previous night, I could remember the way he held me and looked into my eyes with admiration, could this really be a new dawn? I wasn’t sure but I weirdly hoped it will.I hopped down from the bed and rushed into the bathroom, standing under the shower. The warm water beating my skin only reminded me of how many times I reached my peak the night before, I could remember his touch and the words he whispered into my ears.Minutes later, I was done taking my bath. I headed out of the room and
Chapter Sixty-eightThe Last Minute ChangeSophie’s POVI picked up my legs one after the other and got to them, Amara was still so engrossed in the house she was trying to build with the beach sand, and the ball throwing between Maxon and Asher had already stopped when I got to them.Asher had a big smile on his face, “mom.” He murmured.I fell beside him on his wheelchair, giving him a soft and tender kiss on his forehead, “how are you, my prince?” I asked.“I am fine, mommy.” He murmured. “Dad and I are playing a game, will you join us?” He asked.I nodded at him, “I will.” I stated and stood up from the floor, taking my position.The game was about to start when Amara stood up from where she was and ran to me, her hands wrapped around me, she seemed to have just noticed my presence.“Good morning, mom.” She greeted.“Good morning, my princess. I hope you are fine.”“Yes, I am trying to build a house for you and dad, along with Asher and I.” She laughed, excitement written all over
Chapter Sixty-nineThe Final HearingSophie’s POVStanding in the street again with the court being my destination only made my heart raced.I stood on the spot, watching the cars moving in their full speed and it felt as though that was my life, that was a good illustration of my life. How my kids were being taken away from me and I was still on a standstill, I couldn’t move to them or do anything.I buried my face in my hands and my hot breath only made the cut I had in my hand hurt more. I had gotten home the previous night not to find my keys in my bag, I had to break the door to go in which hurt my hand.I held out a loud sigh, it was today, it was the main day, the day I would know if I would still hva my kids with me after all these or I would have to give them up for Maxon, that which I wouldn’t be able to deal with.I knew right from the start that this case would be a tough one, I was sure that it would be very hard to fight against Maxon, but the fact that I didn’t give up
Chapter SeventyEmpty Words, Empty PromisesSophie’s POVAll words, all murmurs and conversations going on around me only sounded distant, it seemed like I was no longer in that courtroom anymore, like I was out of the place, how did I let this happen?I had told and promised myself that I would never give in to Maxon again, I promised myself that I would never trust him and whatever he says after what he did to me years ago, after he refused to let me speak not to talk of believing the words I day, but I believed me.I believed what he said and gave in to his words, I gave in to my desires when I could have just controlled myself.I even thought things could change after that, I thought things could go back to the way it was and our broke relationship might become patched up back after the intimate moment we shared, but those were just my thoughts, they were things I hoped for due to the words he spoke to me and the promises he whispered, but all of that were fake.They were empty wo
Chapter Seventy-oneThe Single FatherMaxon’s POVI drove into the garage of the house, with the kids murmuring under their breath at the back seat, I knew they had different questions they wanted to ask me, I knew there might be a lot of things going on in their mind that I would have to provide an answer to, and I wasn’t sure how I was going to do that, but I would give it a try.Amara and Asher were with me, which was the most important thing. They were my kids and I finally got them back to be with me, they’d beat my last name and take the throne after me, that was the most important thing to me, but I knew I still had to face a lot of questions from them.I parked the car and hopped down from it, followed by Amara. I pulled out Asher wheelchair from the car trunk and set it down, placing him gently on it. I looked up at his face to see that he had his little brows raised and so with Amara, I cleared my throat almost immediately, I knew they had questions they wanted to ask me.W
Chapter Seventy-twoLife As A Single FatherMaxon’s POVI didn’t know what to do and how I was supposed to stop them from crying. It was pretty hard to stop two kids from crying at the same time, and more frustrating that I didn’t know what I was supposed to do.I moved closer to them and try to pull them close to myself, but they just shook and push my hands off.I already knew it would be hard dealing with the kids, I was aware of the fact that would be tough looking after them without their mom when they’ve spent all their lives with her, it would be quite hard to separate them.“How about more chocolates?” I asked with a big smile on my face, and with the hope that they would just stop crying. They shook their heads, they weren’t interested in what I had to offer, they weren’t interested in the chocolate I spoke about.I just kept staring and watching them with my mind racing through possible things I could do to make them stop crying. I couldn’t give them what they wanted which
Chapter Seventy-threeA New School For The KidsMaxon’s POVWaiting up to an alarm wasn’t what I usually do, but I had to do that this time so I could wake up early to prepare the kids for school, they couldn’t get late.There was a lot to do that morning, starting from getting a transfer letter Amara’s previous school and admitting them into the other school, it was going to be a really long day.I banged the alarm, turning it off as I pulled the duvet over my head, murmuring my frustration out into it.It wasn’t easy to get off the bed so early, I wanted to sleep some more, but when what I had to do raced through my mind again, I jumped up from the bed and stretched.“It’s going to be a long day.” I murmured to myself.It was officially the first of taking care of the kids and shouldering their responsibilities on my own. There was no help or support from anyone and I wasn’t ready to take any help from anyone, I would at least die with a smile on my face knowing fully well that I to
Chapter Seventy-fourLimb Length DiscrepancyMaxon’s POVWhile driving towards the company, I remembered all that I had promised to do for the kids again, and helping Asher walk again struck me.I turned the car back and headed for the hospital, I knew my doctor would start talking about my own condition which I didn’t want to hear about anymore, but I still had to go see him so I could get to know more about Asher’s condition and things that needed to be done to help him.I wanted to see him walk again, I wanted to be there when he finally takes that first step, and I didn’t have much time again, I had just few weeks left, so I had to make that possible within the time I had.I wanted him to be able to walk before I take them back to the kingdom, I knew my mom wouldn’t want him as my heir because of his disability.Although, my mom wasn’t like that before, but since the incident that happened years ago, she had changed so much, she reacts to every little thing and I was sure Asher’s