Garvin's POV.There was a loud knocking on the gate, followed by the sound of the gate being unlocked. Tracy was already here! I thought I had instructed Mrs Linda to stall for some time after she sent her servants here with the results.The door handle twitched and..."Surprise!" I yelled at the top of my voice. If you did not know better, you would think that maybe I had gone mad or was trying to impress my new bride, or maybe I was welcoming my pregnant wife.Tracy's face. She looked utterly taken aback. I mean, it's normal. I, too, would have the same reaction as her. Maybe she thought burglars invaded the house. I was watching her intently with expectant eyes. She took a few seconds to recover from her initial reaction, then she took a step forward and felt one of the many balloons in the room. It had taken a lot of effort to secretly smuggle in decor items without looking suspicious and making the servants think I had gone bunkers. "You did all this?" She finally spoke up.My g
Garvin's POV“Yes, yes, it does," she stuttered, still sniffing her nose."And are you in any way upset with Lisa and me?" I asked, trying to clarify that there was no bad blood between us."Of course not. I am sorry my hormones get messy most of the time.""It's fine. It is nothing to apologize for. We understand. Don't we, Lisa?" I turned to Lisa this time."We do, ma'am," she nodded."Alright, shall we?""Wait a second," she exclaimed as she pulled me by the arm, forcing me back to where she stood."I know you are aware of the spot where those babies are being hidden."All right, she got me there. I did know where they were hidden, more reason why I was elated that we had finally picked the game and happier that she licked it herself so I would not be accused of any foul play. Buy how did she catch up with me so easily? Alright, you caught me. I helped hide the babies; I might have forgotten the exact place where I had placed themNo, I am not taking any chances. Garvin, you will
Kia's POV"What was the outcome of the test""I am afraid, Amber is not pregnant" "She has never been pregnant and the blood here is fake."I looked over at a visibly disoriented Amber. She had vehemently refused to come here, yet still insisted that she was very much expectant. At some point, I believed her and stopped pressing her to get the test done. Well, up until yesterday, when I came home to meet blood stains everywhere. I clearly remember the state in which I found Amber. She had claimed that she was having a bleeding and that the baby might not make it."Chill, Amber, I will take you to the healer Maam Emily"I could not be mistaken by the way she widened her eyes and shook her head, "No not her. My... My mom was already on her way with a healer from her hometown. The...the one who confirmed that I was expectant. You see, she is an expert at what she does, so I.. will just wait for her instead." She kept on batting her eyes and I confirmed that something was wrong. "What i
Kia's POVAmber shook as a leaf in winter as she was brought to the Elders.We looked really pitiful than usual, her gaze darting around the room. "Now tell us why you decided to deceive us", Elder Jay demanded, causing her to shudder in fear"Are you deaf now? ...speak up". She stood still, causing one of the Elders to Mumble. I had not realised that they had signalled to the guards till Amber was brushed off her feet to the floor"Oww, my baby!" She cried."What? You still have the nerve to pretend?""I... I am not pretending in any way. I truly am an expert. Mrs Emily does not know what she is doing. Tha woman despises me, Kia..you have got to believe me.." she said, crawling to where I was seated, grabbing one of my legs"Kia, are you sure it's not just her womb that needs checking? I think her brain needs checking as well." Elder Reed remarked, causing us to burst out in laughter. "Speak up before we have you beheaded", Elder Reed threatened"Okay... I am not pregnant."We kno
Tracy's POVKian, come back here, you naughty boy", I yelled as I ran around the entire compound in hot pursuit of Kian, my son. The best gift I could ever ask for was a complete erase of his father's errors. I gave birth to him three years ago. You are right, and it's been three years already. Three years since I had left the black blood pack, and that has been one of the best decisions for me and my son."I am coming, momma", I heard his tender little voice call out to me. Seeing him erased all the pain and resentment I felt towards Kia. "You better hurry up. Your uncle Garvin is surely tired of waiting for you" Speaking of Garvin, a warm smile spread across my face. He has been more than a friend in the past few years, and I got to know a part of him that I felt no one else had seen. Everyone seemed to have a wrong idea of who he was. "Momma, I am leaving now", Kian, my bundle of joy, said, kissing me on the cheek. "Don't look all surprised, momma. Uncle Garvin said I should alw
Kia's POV.Three years, four women later, and zero heir. My life had pretty much become a mess in a short period, and I had very much lost most of the respect accorded to me. Even the elders were pretty much tired of me. I knew what the problem was. It was not that I was medically unfit. It was that, for some reason I had become sexually bound to Tracy. I think it is some punishment. A curse, more accurately, for offending and maltreating a pure heart. And to be truthful, j deserved all of it. Each punishment.My home had been a chalet where females were sent to come to try their luck with me. As funny as it might sound, it's the most traumatising, agonising incident of my life. I dressed up and looked myself in the mirror, the man staring back at me, a shadow of his former self. Sighing, I put up a mental note to never look at the mirror again, or better still, have it taken out permanently. After all, it's not like I used it for makeup and stuff like that. I came downstairs dispas
Kia's POVThen it hit me, and I remember the day I walked into Tracy's room. I saw the fear in her eyes because she had not expected that I would come in there by that time of the night. She was clutching a book tightly to her chest before she hid it under the pillow."What is that?" I remember asking the minute I noticed her hiding something under her pillow."It ... It is nothing, sir", she quivered, unable to look me straight in the eye. "It doesn't look like nothing to me" I let out a throaty laughter. Stretching my hands to grab it from her."It truly is nothing", she insisted, not making any moves to hand it in."Nah, ahh, little mouse, now hand it in" I was losing my patience with her already.She shook her head"Hand it in now", I demanded.I scanned through the book, and it was filled with clothing designs, but this one, she had outlined it specifically, drawing butterflies around the page. I looked at the dress in the tablet and again, and I knew it was the same dress I ha
Tracy's POV “It is nice to meet you, miss TRACIAN,” the host welcomed me with a smile. "It is my pleasure to be here," I said, equally smiling at her. "And it is even more thrilling that you opted to show up here without a mask, so tell us what prompted you to appear without a mask finally.?" She asked, her eyes flicking with enthusiasm. "Well, I thought it was finally the time to show the world who I am, don't you think?". I shrugged. She nodded knowingly. "Miss TRACIAN, I am sure it is such an honor to your fans to see the face behind the beloved brand finally. And you know, know you on a whole new level." She winked. "Everyone, this..this is me". I said with a nervous laugh. "So what inspired you to become who you are today? Her question sent me into a trance, and I suddenly asked what inspired me to become the person I am today. I thought of some template answers, but I did not want to go with template answers. I wanted an answer that would inspire people as well. "Miss
Kia's POVThe elders were still very much in shock that I had a son."Honestly, exactly how long is it going to take them to get used to it?""We have to run a DNA test immediately," one of them said."Get on with it already! How many times have you said that?" I asked. "Or are you scared of finding out the truth?"He bared his teeth at me, but I smiled smoothly. I had nothing to fear since I had done all my preparations and I knew the truth.My confidence was probably disarming to them, but they still went ahead with the DNA test."Come along, boy," one of them said to Kian.I looked to my side at him. "Go on now. They won't hurt you. You'll be back with us before you know it." He nodded silently and went along with the elder."Are you sure this is not a bit too rushed?" Tracy asked."I'm sure," I said. "I guess what, I've never been happier in my life." I leaned in and kissed her on her cheek.She seemed a little nervous accepting the kiss from me. I could see clearly in her look th
Kia's POVEven after waiting for someone, he did not show up, and I began to wonder whether something was wrong. The boy had finished telling me his story, and now it was my turn. He looked at me expectantly."Before we have this very serious conversation," I said, "since he is not here, I think we would just do it without him."I looked at him seriously. "Now, are we going to have to do it a second time because he is not here? Because you have two people to apologize to.""No," she said. "Never mind that.""All right," I said."I'm sorry," she said."Sorry for what?" Kian asked her.A single tear streamed down her cheek as she spoke. "Your father is Kia here," she pointed a finger at me. "I've kept the two of you separated for so long now, and I'm very sorry about it."He looked stunned, but I wasn't surprised at all. After all, I had figured it out myself.She looked at me, her eyes pleading. "I'm so sorry," she said. "I am ready to accept whatever punishment you have for me," she s
Garvin's POVArriving at the hospital, I found myself walking straight towards Tracy's ward. Right now, I hardly knew what I wanted or why I was here. What I did know was that I had only an hour to spend. After that, I'll go back to the office to see how far we are with the documents and the secretary.I felt really excited to give the secretary the job of spying on the elders because I knew that it would surely be very fun."Yes, and then I will order her to deny any connections with me immediately if she gets caught," I thought, the plan making more and more sense in my mind. The more I thought about it, the more excited I became."Who knows? They might have information about who sent her to them," I thought. The thoughts were very exciting to me.Shaking all of them out of my mind, I focused on the task at hand. Right now, I was in the hospital to find Tracy, wasn't I? To confront her about the life-changing news that she had hidden from me for so long.She was going to pay for it
Kia's POVI kept on checking my watch, waiting for Garvin to come before I broached the subject with her. After all, it would not be a bad idea for me to finish the topic once and for all when he was here. It was going to be a very nice party, and I was probably going to enjoy it.No, I realized, looking at her face. I was not going to enjoy anything about the Great reveal. It was going to hurt to hear it from her that I was the father of the boy. And him coming here could make the environment a lot more tense than it should be.Tracy was looking at me. I could feel her eyes. I wondered whether I should glance up to meet them and whether she would see the betrayal in mine. I had been waiting to confront the topic ever since, but now I found myself backing out. Later, there was no rush, after all.She was looking at me, staring intently, so much that I had to look up at her.Our eyes met, and I couldn't help but feel a crushing sorrow mixed with disappointment at the crimes she had com
Garvin's POVI tried to collect my thoughts and keep my composure while sitting in the office. The files that I had to keep on signing were a consistent source of annoyance, especially now that my mind was in another place. Now, I had a lot of things to worry about apart from the inconsequential office work."What are those elders up to?" I thought, knowing that they would not come here for something as trivial as Tracy. Last I checked, they did not really care.The door opened, making me really consider getting another secretary for myself. Somebody that was more docile, somebody that was polite and cautious enough to freaking knock on the door before entering."Yes, do you want anything?" I asked, not in any way hiding the irritation in my voice."There are a few more documents for you," she said in a little voice, as if that would pacify me."Are they for me to sign again?" I asked."No," she said, "they are for you to read."My eyes narrowed as I observed her. "Are you seriously go
Kia's POVI waited patiently for the boy to begin telling us what he had in mind. Maybe it had to do with what he said, that he would rather talk to his mommy about.He hesitated, looking at me, feeling his eyes resting on me. I looked away for a while, wondering about the best way to deal with the situation. I was definitely going to hear what he wanted to say, even if I had decided to let them have their peaceful private conversation. Now that I knew I was his father, I couldn't keep myself out of his life for much longer."I should stop pretending," I thought, looking at them, and showing that I knew he was looking at me."Oh, is it a private conversation?" I asked."I told you before, I want to talk to only mommy about it," he said."Fair enough," I said, "after all, I am just a distant relative." I zeroed my eyes in on Tracy, and as she opened her mouth, not waiting for her to say anything, I got up and walked out of the room. Calmly, I would just have to listen from outside the
Kia's POVWhen she gave me the confirmation that she was able to finish her food, I found myself relaxing. Well, that meant that she'd gain a lot of strength and then I could ask her a lot of questions, didn't it?He ate calmly, and I watched her intently, not knowing what I was looking for. Soon, all of a sudden, she started to choke."Dammit, I should have thought about that," I thought, getting up immediately, looking around for water. Surely, there was a sink in here.After scanning the entire room with my eyes, I found out that there was none."I'm pretty sure that hospital wards are supposed to contain sinks for water," I said, even as I stormed out of the room in search. "Like, what are they supposed to do if the patient suddenly wanted to vomit or to clean up his face? There needed to be a sink in it.""Or is this place a very cheap one?" I asked, trying to figure it out. "If it was cheap, then it made sense why they were not able to provide all the rooms with all the necessar
Kia's PovEntering the room, I immediately fixed my gaze on her. I wanted to know whether she was awake or asleep. Honestly, I did not know which one I wanted more at this point. I definitely wanted to talk to her and pour out my frustration, but at the same time, I wanted to run away from that conversation as far as possible. Kian jumped on her bed with a happy expression on his face. 'No boy, you don't want to wake her up if she is still sleeping.' I said in my head, the words refusing to come out. Maybe I wanted her to wake up after all. She did not react, meaning that she was still sleeping. At least I had some time to prepare my mind.I looked down at the bag in my hand. It contained the food I had bought from the restaurant. It is sure to calm me down, I thought. I came nearer and sat on her bed, observing her as she slept just as I had done for the past couple of days. Shaking my head in disappointment, I left and pulled out a chair from a corner of the ward. I looked aroun
Kia's POVEven I couldn't figure out the reason why I was on my way to get every pasta by myself instead of just ordering it online. Or maybe I should give it to a servant to get it; any one of those options will do, but I found myself going personally."Do I just want to get out of our presence for a while?" I asked, featuring her face, my mind stuck on the face that had hidden away so many secrets from me. Who knew how many were still hidden?"Uncle, you're not focusing on your driving," Kian said. I noticed that the car was driving slower and slower because I was applying pressure to the brakes subconsciously. In addition, the car was already turning towards a gutter."I'm sorry," I said sheepishly as I adjusted the car. "Maybe I just need a little rest.""Not just rest, you need plenty of rest," he said, his voice cheerful. The joy in his voice almost made me happy. Almost."I think that is the restaurant we are looking for," he said, pointing.Through the rearview mirror, I could