~Daciana~ The Next Day I couldn’t visit the hospital anymore because the phone Randall asked me to fetch wasn’t there anymore the moment I got back to the palace. I thought so hard about it. Maybe Anne must have taken it but I couldn’t remember her being with the phone before the fall from the stairs. There were zero to no chances of her getting it. If she didn’t take it, then who did? Who else knows about this secret phone?This left me wondering and it disturbed me so much. I had yet to tell Randall what I had discovered. I wanted him home first. Anne would be discharged today if she wasn’t on her way home already. The only chance of me finding that phone is now and I don’t think I’ll ever find it. I had turned her room upside down just in search of this stupid phone. I stood in front of her room door when I suddenly began to hear movement downstairs. I hurried to the window and I saw Randall’s car and other cars driving in. ‘Speak of the devil. She’s back.’ I hurried out o
~Daciana~ After we were done in the shower, Randall went to talk to the Alphas of the kingdom about his coronation, while I decided to put all differences aside and go and see how Anne was doing. Getting to her room, I met the door slightly open, and from the space provided, I could see Mr Trump standing. He was having an almost inaudible conversation with someone, who I believed was Anne. Judging from the look on his face, he was pretty paranoid. ‘What are they talking about?’ I thought, moving even closer. I leaned forward and placed my ear close to the door, hoping I’d hear something… anything, but then, I realized they stopped talking again. I peeped in through the space and that was when I saw Mr Trump staring at me. My heart sank as I hastily moved away and knocked. “Why are you knocking? It’s not like you haven’t been standing there for a while.” I heard Anne’s voice from inside the room, and I proceeded to open the door wider. “I haven’t been here for a while. I just go
~Prince Randall ~I rushed back to the living room, my heart racing in my chest as I stood at the door. “I’m sorry, Alphas, but this meeting needs to end now. I have to attend to something right now.” I said to them, and without waiting for them to respond, I ran out of the living room, heading to her room. I felt so scared to knock on her door because I knew she was so mad at me. She had never cussed me out before. Never. I began to pace in front of her door, thinking of what to say to her if she opened the door. I breathed out deeply with my mouth and slowly moved closer to the door. “Babe,” I called in a low tone, expecting her to yell back but she didn’t. “Baby…” I knocked again. “I know I fucked up, but please can you at least give me a chance to explain?” I further asked. I placed my ear against the door and that was when I heard her sobbing quietly. “Sh*t,” I muttered, reaching for the doorknob. I turned it and to my greatest surprise, the door opened. It wasn’t locked t
~Daciana ~As I scrolled through my phone, I heard my door open. Knowing it was Randall, I didn’t hesitate to speak up. “Baby, the wedding dress testing appointment is tomorrow. Are you free? We should go together.” I uttered with a faint smile before raising my head. But when I saw his face, my faint smile slowly faded away. “What’s wrong?” I asked, and before I knew it, he fell on his knees in front of me. My eyes widened in shock and I was unconsciously glued to the edge of the bed by his action. “Babe, why are you kneeling?” I further asked, hoping whatever he was going to say wasn’t going to hurt me more than I already was. “Daciana, I just heard something from my mother. I don’t know if it’s the truth or not, but right now, all I need is for you to trust me. I want you to believe that you own my heart and no matter what happens, I am always going to be in love with you and you alone.” His words made me more scared and I could feel my heart thumping against my chest as he s
~Lily~ As I sat in the back of the car, I stared out of the window as nostalgia hit me. It was like I never left. I could remember everything like it was yesterday. Our favorite coffee shop, restaurant, and even park. I could picture ourselves lying on the grass and staring at everyone else doing their own thing. I missed the feeling and I wanted to feel that way again. Maybe my coming back would bring all my wishes to life.“Mom.” My son, Kendall called, stretching his cookie box out to me. “Please, open it.” He said excitedly, causing me to smile widely. I opened the box and handed it over to him before taking my time to stare at him. I was glad Anne reached out because I finally had a chance to answer all of Kendall’s questions. He often asked who his daddy was, and why he wasn’t living with us, and he could even ask if his daddy loved him. If only he knew that his father had no idea that he existed. I heaved a loud sigh and looked out of the window. Just then, my phone began
~Prince Randall ~“I can’t believe you still remember you have a friend somewhere,” Branden muttered, judging me as hard as he could. “Branden, I know I haven’t been a good friend to you these past months. I’ve been busy with other…” “Uhm Uhmm…” He cut me short. “I’m not going to accept that. You chose Daciana over me, and you know what? I’m fine with that. I mean, seeing you in love is crazy. And the whole fake death thing, that was a very good one.” I heaved a loud sigh and poured myself another drink. “I thought we talked about this already. That’s enough about me. Let’s talk about you. How have you been?” “I’ve been well. Being going out of the kingdom frequently on business. So don’t think I thought about you a lot. We both have been busy. “I met this girl when I was out of the kingdom. Oh my, Randall, she is gorgeous!” “Really? My eyes widened. Tell me more. Love is beautiful. Did you talk to her? Did you collect her phone number?” I asked eagerly, and he scoffed. “No, I
~Daciana~ Another message popped into my phone and when I checked, it was Randall, sending me his long text messages like he had been doing every morning, afternoon, and night for three days straight now. I excitedly showed the message to Carl again. “You see? I told you his text was going to come in! It’s been the same pattern for three days now.” I uttered with a wide grin as he stared into my phone. “And you’re glad he is consistent, aren’t you?” He asked, and that was when I realized I was supposed to be mad that he was reaching out instead of giving me the space I waved, but I couldn’t be mad at him. Not for so long. “I mean, It shows he cares about me, doesn’t it?” I took the smile off my face immediately. “Daciana, even if he didn’t send you these long messages every day, I need you to know Prince Randall really cares about you, okay?? I know you were hurt by what happened, but you need to know it was above his control. And he did what he could do at that moment to make y
~Daciana~ “…Do you take Randall as your husband and mate, to cherish your bond as long as the moon exists?” “Yes, I do,” I responded with a large grin, staring into his angelic eyes. “…Do you take Daciana as your wife and mate, to cherish your bond as long as the moon exists?” “Yes, I do. Why do you think we’re here?” He asked, and I burst into laughter with tears in my eyes. “Under the sacred moon tonight, I declare you husband and wife. Let no entity put asunder.” “Who dares?” He muttered as he moved closer to me and covered my lips with his. I could hear the laugh of my mother, Carl, and the chuckle of Kendall in the background. I shyly moved my head away from his and looked at those that were staring at us. “We can continue this later,” I whispered, and he nodded eagerly, with a wide grin. “Congratulations,” Kendall said, walking up to us and I broke into laughter. “Who told you to say that?” I asked as I lowered myself in front of him. He turned and pointed to Carl. “T
~ Daciana~ After a year. We sat in the living room. Randall and I. And in his arms was Darian, who also seemed so interested in what was showing on the television. It was pretty funny that he had a favorite show at age one already and it was Cocomelon. He loved the show so much that if it came on, he’d stop crying and begin to giggle. I looked at Randall and he looked at me with widened eyes. “What?” I asked, and he looked at Darian. “He’s giving those low groans again. I think he’s going to…” All of a sudden, Darian pooped all over his garment and my eyes widened. “Poop.” He completed his statement and we both burst out laughing. Darian looked at us in confusion and suddenly began to laugh too. “I’m so sorry. I should have used his pampers. I had no idea he’d poop again so soon.” I uttered, carefully carrying him away from Randall’s arms. “It’s okay. I’ll just go and wash up.” He responded, holding the helm of his royal garment and lifting it so the poop won’t mess the floor
~Randall~ After eight months. There was a meeting with the Alphas of the kingdom and we all sat in the waiting room when all of a sudden, a maid dashed into the room panting hard. “Your majesty! Your majesty! The Queen… she is… her water broke.” She said, shivering profusely.“What?” I spanked to my feet running out of the meeting room. Getting out, I saw two guards, each on both sides holding her as she walked. “Baby.” I ran towards them, taking her from them. I placed her arm over my shoulder and grabbed her by the waist. “Randall, the baby…” she stuttered and I could feel fear in her.“It’s okay. We will be in the hospital in no time.” I tried to calm her down even though my emotions were all over the place. I was scared too. Getting to the car, the guards helped lift her up. My driver hopped into the driver seat and I sat with her holding her hands and comforting her as she groaned. My driver drove as fast as he could and we got to the hospital in less than 15 minutes. I c
~Carl~ I got an invite to a party at the palace. I was personally invited by Daciana. I wasn’t sure what the party was about, but I was sure she seemed super excited about it. I wouldn’t miss it too because this is the first time she has sounded so happy after Anne’s death. “Baby, are you ready?” Bonnie asked, spraying her body with some cologne. To my greatest surprise, she told me I could bring my plus one, which is now Bonnie. After the proposal dinner, I finally got to talk to Bonnie and we seemed to click instantly. I realized after speaking for a while that we had so many things in common. I asked her out on a date that very day and since then, we’ve been super cool. “Baby!” She yelled from the room again. “What?? I’ve been done for more than twenty minutes. I’m waiting for you to finish.” I responded in a loud voice, looking towards the room. “Why didn’t you answer me then? I thought you’d headed out to the car already.” She replied, walking out of the room. As soon a
Lily~ Leaving the palace, I headed for Brandon’s house. I had Kendall in the car with me because I knew he was going to help me get back to him if it got too difficult. “Mummy, when are we going to see Uncle Brandon again? I miss him.” Kendall uttered, and I raised my head to look at him through the rear mirror. “I know you miss him, baby. I miss him too. But, guess what?” I asked with a wide smile, facing the road again. “What? Are we getting Ice cream?” “What? Why would you even guess that?” I chuckled, looking at him through the rare mirror again. “Because you buy me ice cream every time I talk about Uncle Brandon.” He responded, and my eyes widened in shock. “I don’t do that all the time.” I tried to defend myself even though I knew he was telling the truth. “Yes, you do. But it’s okay, I love ice cream.” He replied, reaching for his phone. “Trust me, Kendall. It’s not the case anymore. I promise you, you’ll get ice cream and you’ll also get to see Uncle Brandon.” “Real
~Daciana~ It was a week after Anne's funeral and I was yet to tell anyone, even Randall that I was pregnant. I don’t know, but the vibe was off, most especially because of how Anne’s funeral went down. Somehow, we regretted that we didn’t get to tell her how much we loved her in her last moments. We sat in the dining room, ready to eat, and when I lifted the spoon to my mouth to eat, it suddenly smelt awful and I had this sudden urge to puke. I sprang to my feet, holding my mouth as I ran down the hallway. It was my very first time acting like that in front of Randall. I had tried to keep my pregnancy cravings and signs away from him because I didn’t want him to suspect. I was looking for the perfect time to spill the beans. I held onto the toilet and puked whatever was left in my belly. “Are you alright?” “Ahhh!” I jolted, looking back and saw Randall, behind me, looking worried. “Did I startle you?” He asked, lowering himself too and I nodded. “Yes, your Majesty. You startl
~King Randall~We, the family, stood in front of the catafalque. There were flowers, candles and pictures of Anne displayed on it. We all had straight faces as we all waited in silence in respect to the dead. This wasn’t how I pictured things to end for my mother. Hiding in the palace and not being able to invite people to my mother’s funeral was unbelievable. “Your Majesty. Do you have anything else to say?” The monk asked, moving away from the catafalque, and I nodded, standing up. In my hand was the note my mother wrote before she killed herself. With clenched jaws, I stood in front of everyone and opened the note. “Since my mother decided that killing herself was the best decision she could make, I had refused to read whatever she had written in this paper. “But, I think it’s the right time to read this, and at the same time, read it out to everyone here,” I uttered and slowly unfolded the note. “Dear son, by the time you see this, I’d have probably been dead. But I want to
~Lily~ After the note was found, we were told to go to the living room by Trump. I guess it was our cue to leave.“We should leave now,” I said to Brandon and he nodded in agreement. “I will tell Randall we are leaving.”As he left, Daciana approached me “How are you feeling?”“I should be the one asking you that. We are leaving already”“I’m sorry about what happened today. I’m glad Kendall is safe.”“Thank you” I smiled faintly and continued “You should go to Randall, he needs you right now.”“Right, take care.” She said as she turned to leave. Just then Brandon returned with our stuff. “Let’s go,” he said as we headed out. Getting to the car, I put Kendall in the back seat and sat in front with Brandon. My head was on the window as we drove out of the Palace.I recalled how scared I was when Kendall was missing. It made me realize he meant more to me than I ever imagined and that I should give him my undivided attention and love.‘I would never let what happened today happen aga
~Daciana~ I let out a soft moan as my eyes slowly opened. “She is awake, she’s awake.” I heard their voices faintly.“Queen Daciana, can you hear me?” His voice sounded louder than before and I nodded.I looked to my right and I saw a man dressed in a corporate outfit with a stethoscope around his neck. He was a Doctor. “Yes, I can,” I responded, trying to sit up.Just then I remembered what had happened before I lost consciousness, there was no Kendall or Trisha in sight. “Where is Kendall? Where are they?” I asked with agitation and Carl hurriedly moved closer to me.“Please take it easy Daciana. Randall has gone to fetch them. You should be more concerned about your health.”“Are they fine?” I asked, still very worried.“We got a call from Lily telling us that they have been found,” Trump said.“They are fine. You should talk to the Doctor, he has refused to say anything to us unless you are awake.” My mother replied, and I looked at the Doctor“What is wrong with me Doctor?”“C
~King Randall~ “Why can’t we leave for the hospital right now?” I asked in frustration as I rushed Daciana into the house. “You just got coronated. You can’t be seen in the hospital right now. There are eyes all over you.” Trump answered as we followed me alongside the others. “Who cares?? My Queen just fainted and I should care about what people will think?” “The doctor is on his way already.” Carl butted in as I laid her on the couch. “We… we can’t just sit back and do nothing! My son is missing! We should be out there looking for him!” Lily cried in agony. “I sent the guards out already. They’ll find him. They have to! Do you think I want to be here right now too??” I asked, sitting next to Daciana and holding her hand, hoping she would wake up. “I knew something like this was going to end up happening. We invited an enemy to live with us!” Agatha uttered, and we all looked at her. “What are you talking about?” Trump shook his head in confusion. “Anne, of course! After all