Chapter Sixty-fourWolf DesireMaxon’s POVI watched as Sophie walked away to change. I had ordered clothes and a bikini for her, and strangely, I couldn't wait to see her in them. I was eagerly anticipating her return to see how she looked.I smiled softly, feeling my cheeks burn. I didn’t know what this feeling was, but Leo seemed up to something, something very naughty. It was my wolf’s doing; Leo was responsible for these strange feelings.“You are welcome, sir,” a voice said to me.I turned back to find one of the security personnel, a big smile on his face. “As you have rented this place out for 24 hours, we have the kitchen staff working for you and every other segment here, so feel free to order anything you want,” he continued.I smiled. It would be the perfect trip. I had always wanted to go to the beach with Sophie when we were together. I made several plans in the past, but none ever worked out. It was either I was busy with something, or something came up with Sophie. I g
Chapter Sixty-five“I Do.”Maxon’s POVSophie quickly pulled away from me and ran to the kids, she picked Asher up from the wheelchair and rushed into the bathroom.I held out a loud sigh, looking at Amara who was busy eating the chocolate in her hand, feeling the urge to tell her to stop spoiling out moments, but I couldn’t. She was just a kid and kids will always remain as a kid.She finished the chocolate in her hand rushed to me, her mouth and hands were already stained.“What do we do after taking the chocolate?” She asked.I laughed and bent to her eye level, “there are lots of things to do around her, lots of fun things to do actually.” I smiled and continued, “let’s just wait for your mom and Asher to get back before heading out.”What would have been more fun would be to have Sophie with me, to have some alone and quiet moment with her without the disturbance and distraction from our kids.I knew they were still kids and we had to attend to them when they need us, but the des
Chapter Sixty-sixActing On The Wolf DesireMaxon’s POV“I…I do.” Sophie stuttered.Her words only fueled the burning desire in me. With my hand still around her waist, I moved swiftly until I had her back against the wall.I raised her head up slowly to meet mine, “are you sure?” I asked.I didn’t want our moment to be interrupted again, whether by the kids or anyone, I didn’t want to stop after getting myself high up again.The kids were asleep, and they were out of it, but what about her? Was she really sure that she wanted that? Because when I start, I wouldn’t like to be stopped again. Just like when I kissed her back at home and she broke the kiss when it was just getting intense.“Are you sure, Sophie?” I asked again.She didn’t give a response, her hand only went to the hand of the top of her bikini and she pulled it off, dropping it down to the floor. I was then face to face with her perfectly round and succulent breast.I drooled at the sight. Everything was perfect about th
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 Eighty-eightFinal ChapterThe Coronation CeremonySophie’s POV“Please walk down for the final round of the walk-of-ties.”Maxon looked at me, smiling brightly under his Royal hat; the red and blue suede Royal garment which he wore looked so perfect on him.“Shall we?” He asked, stretching out his hand.I took it with a smile, holding up my long red ball gown with my other hand. “Yes.” I grinned.Looking down at our kids on either side of the long red rug that led to the throne, my heart fluttered with so much happiness, I couldn’t be more proud. It had been a few weeks since we got back to this world, and even though I was scared to come back with Maxon at first, it has been the best decision I made.After the confrontation with his mom and the blast at the hospital, Maxon was lucky to have been thrown out of the hospital by the force of the blast; he sustained some injuries which healed in no time after his wolf came back to action.Asher had finally recovered too, even th
Chapter Eighty-sixThe Last FightMaxon’s POVWe were back to where it all started again. The car, which carried us, drove into the palace, and as the door people, a long line of guards marched towards us, saluting as I stepped out of the car.“You are welcome back, your highness.” They all bowed.I smiled; it felt really good to be back, and better because I had Sophie and my kids with me. That feeling of loneliness and emptiness was no longer there. I carried Asher in my arms, his leg still having a cast around it; the doctor had said it would take a few more weeks before he gets fully recovered.The guards formed two lines and kept us in the middle as we walked into the palace. Everyone around was wearing black from head to toe, to pay respect to my father who just passed on.I headed directly for the courtroom, where I was sure my mom would be.“Mother!” I called as I saw her from afar.A big smile fell on her face. “My son!” She murmured. “How long has it been? It feels like eter
Chapter Eighty-fiveMaking Up With My MateMaxon’s POV“You’re not completely healed yet, but since you said you want to leave now, we have no other choice than to let you go,” the doctor said to me.I nodded at him with a smile. “Thank you, thank you so much for your help.”“You shouldn’t be thanking me because I only did my job as a doctor; you should thank the heavens for making this surgery a success.”I had lost all hope that I was going to live, but after I saw Sophie in that condition battling for her life, I got scared of dying and leaving everything behind. Even though I had planned to leave it all behind before, I didn’t want to die.“I’m glad you made the right decision; this just shows that even when it is a 0.5% survival rate, a miracle can happen.”I nodded at the doctor and took a quick glance at my watch; I was running late. “Thanks for everything, doctor; I will take my leave now.”“Sure. Make sure you take the drugs as I have instructed and always go for the checkup
Chapter Eighty-fourThe LetterSophie’s POVMy head banged as the light shone into my eyes; I closed my eyes back and remained in the bed. My whole body felt so heavy; it felt as though the most weight was suspended around my left shoulder and down to my arm.I tried once again, turning away from the ray of life this time, and I saw Rose, sitting beside me.I closed my eyes one more time as I tried to recollect all that had happened, where I was, and what led to me being hospitalized.It took a few minutes for me to remember it all; my heart skipped when I remembered I took the bullet for Maxon.“Rose!” I called.“You are up!” She jumped up on her feet and held my hand. “Thank goodness, I was so scared, I thought I would lose you?”“It isn’t that fatal; I was just out for some hours.” I murmured. She smiled at me.“Hours?” She chuckled and looked at her wristwatch. “Some hours more will make it a week that you’ve been out.”My eyes bulged out, “a week?” I asked, fumbling to sit up on
Chapter Eight-threeThere, It Ends.Maxon’s POV"Charge it to 250 joules!" The doctor instructed and rubbed the surface of the defibrillator against each other before charging Sophie with it.I could no longer watch; I staggered back, staring blankly in horror. Why did this have to happen? Why does she have to go through all of this because of me? Why is she always at the receiving end of it?"What will happen to our mom? Will she be fine?" Amara asked, tears rolling down her eyes.I fell beside her and pulled her closer to myself; I wasn't sure of what to say to them, I wasn't sure of how to assure them. Sophie was there battling between life and death, and I was the reason for that; it was all because of me. My heart shattered, my body trembled as I forced my tears back, trying hard to act normal in the presence of the kids."Make way! Make way!" I heard the loud voice and quickly jumped up, pulling the kids away from the way.I saw the nurses pushing Sophie out of the ward room on
Chapter Eighty-threeThe TruthMaxon’s POVSophie and I stood steps away from the uncompleted building the map directed us to, but I wasn’t sure if that was the exact location we were coming to.“Are you sure we didn’t miss the way?” Sophie asked.I nodded at her. “The map directed us to this place.” I looked around. “They should be somewhere here, the building, maybe.”Just when we were still talking, Sophie’s phone rang again, it was from the same private number as before.She picked it and put it on speaker. “Look at the building in front of you, tell him to come with the money to the building.” The man said and dropped the call.Sophie’s face dropped, her hands shook as she held mine. “Please promise me that you will be fine, please promise to come back with the kids safely.”I smiled faintly and nodded at her. “I will bring the kids back, no matter what.” I pulled her hand away from mine slowly and picked up the bag which contained the money from the car before heading towards th
Chapter Eighty-twoThe KidnapMaxon’s POVI turned off the light in my room, moved on to the hallway, and turned it off, down to the main room, the last place. I looked around; I had spent my life there since the last five years, I had been there with sadness and emptiness, and just the moment when I was supposed to enjoy the warm and happiness of being with my kids, I had to let them go so they wouldn’t be in danger.It’s been a week since I forced Sophie and the kids out of my life, for the best reason. It had been hell since then; I tried so much to avoid her in the company; I couldn’t deal with it. I had never known happiness since I came to this world; it changed a bit when I saw Sophie again, and I got the happiness I needed when I found out about my kids and got to claim them as mine, but now, I was losing all of that happiness again.It would be better to keep them away and know that they’re doing well than to keep them close to me and have them in danger.I sighed, taking my
Chapter Eight-oneThe Real Culprit Maxon’s POV“I have said this before, and I will say it again. I know nothing about this; I have never stolen anyone’s idea and I will never do that! Never!”“You can keep going on and on with that, but we have the evidence against you.” The officer lashed at me. “It will be better to own up to your mistakes and crime now before it is too late.”Own up to my mistake? That sounded familiar; I had heard it before.From Leo, he had told me to pen up to my mistakes too. Were the heavens trying to punish me? Am I being punished for the mistakes I made already? I shook my head. “You have to believe me, officer. I do not know anything about all these; I didn’t steal this idea, it is mine!” “Well, the...”He stopped when the door came, and another officer walked in. He got to him and whispered in his ears before leaving.“I’ll be right back,” the officer said and walked out.I sighed and buried my face in my palms; who could have done this to me? Who coul
Chapter EightyFinding The TruthSophie’s POVI wasn’t sure of what to do; there must be a mix-up somewhere. Maxon would never steal someone else’s idea; he would never do such a thing.I wandered around the hallway, going back and forth with my mind racing. I wasn’t sure where to go next.He had given me the project, and he even lost the contract he was working on because of me. Now he was getting arrested for stealing that same idea. What the officer said struck me again, that I must have been the one who leaked it, and I was sure Maxon must be thinking the same thing.I shook my head; it wasn’t the time to start brooding. I had to take actions. I rushed back to my space, grabbed my bag, and rushed into his office to pick up the car keys.I rushed back out and headed down; I had to go see him first to talk to him, maybe he was the one who did the mix-up.Maybe he mixed up the project with another one, or he mistakenly leaked it because I was sure the mistake wasn’t from my end. The