"I hope you enjoy this. I wish I could enjoy it even less, but unfortunately it must be done." Celine swallowed nervously. She slowly pushed the door open and peeked into the room. A group of men was crowded around the table in the middle of the room.At first glance, Celine thought it was a meeting, but when she noticed that it was actually a prison cell, her body became stiff and shivers ran down her spine.There was a guard standing near the back wall of the room and he didn't spare a glance at her. Instead, he was busy writing something on the paper in front of him. After a short while, he tore off the page and handed it to another guard in the group and the latter took it and placed it inside a small basket which the first guard picked up from the floor beside his feet.Celine remained frozen at the doorway.Her body quivered uncontrollably. She was scared. Terrified even. The guards behavior made her wonder if something bad was happening to them in the dungeon.Just when she w
"I'm sorry you had to go through that. I shouldn' have dragged you in there. I was only thinking about myself. I'm sorry, sweetheart." He apologized, placing both of his hands on her shoulders."I...It's okay. You're right. It's not your fault." She replied."But I am.""What? How is it not your fault? This isn't your fault, Roman. You're not a monster. None of this is your fault.""I know I'm not a monster. That's why I'm sorry."Celine smiled at him. "Well, if everything goes according to plan, then I won't need to marry you anyway."Roman's jaw dropped in disbelief."What?" He exclaimed loudly."Yes." She answered simply. "All you have to do is take care of your kingdom. You have enough money to keep it running for years to come. You don't need to stay with me. Besides, it would be best if I leave as soon as possible. I might not be able to return anymore.""How do you know all of this? Is it true?" He asked."Yes. It's true. Why are you asking me this?"He sighed and lowered his g
"Everything is okay now, sweetheart. They are safe and sound and I'll take very good care of them." He assured her."Really? Where did they go?" She asked curiously."No one knows where they went." He responded calmly.Celine raised an eyebrow skeptically. She furrowed her eyebrows together and narrowed her eyes at him suspiciously."Why do you look so suspicious?" Roman asked in amusement."I'm just curious, that's all.""I assure you that we're fine. I promise that no harm will ever come to our family again." He added."Alright..." She muttered, letting her eyes travel over his broad chest, feeling oddly calm. "So, does this mean you've accepted my proposal?" She asked shyly.Roman chuckled softly. "Of course. Do I ever say no?""That's probably not the best example." She teased him.Roman snorted. "Don't worry. The moment I saw you standing by your father's bedside, holding your hand, looking as beautiful as ever despite the terrible state of your face, I fell deeply in love with y
She looked at him with soft eyes. "Happy, I suppose. Excited even. But scared. I'm so scared that this is actually happening. If it is then I don't want to leave you and I can't bring our baby into such a dangerous world.""You won't have to worry about that anymore, Celine. No more running away from danger. I promise. Everything will be perfectly alright. Nothing bad will happen."Celine bit her bottom lip nervously."What are you thinking?" Roman asked carefully."I just want everything to be perfect. I want to give this baby everything that they deserve.""You'll always be perfect to me."She smiled at him."I'm sorry I kept this secret for so long." She apologized."Hey." He placed a finger under her chin and lifted her face until she looked into his eyes. "None of that matters anymore. I promise I won't hate or judge you. Okay?"She nodded."Let's go back to sleep. You need some rest. Tomorrow will be a very busy day for all of us." He added.They both lay down again and cuddled
A tiny blanket was underneath the cloth."How long has this been here?" She asked curiously.Roman glanced at the basket. "Since I was a little boy. Whenever I came back from my missions, I would come here to hide and sleep whenever something troubled me. It became my safe place to hide from the world and from reality."Celine caressed the blanket. "This is amazing, Roman! Can you please open it for me?"Roman gave a small nod and grabbed the basket. He lifted the lid and let the basket fall onto the ground. When the basket landed on the ground, the blanket came spilling out.Celine gasped loudly when she saw what was inside the basket. There in front of her laid three identical babies. One baby was a boy. Another was a girl. And the last one looked like their father."Is that..." She trailed off.Roman nodded his head slightly and ran a shaky hand through his messy hair."Yes, that's our son." He answered in a whisper.Celine quickly crawled toward the basket and picked up the baby l
"Hi, little one." She whispered softly as she started rocking the baby in her arms.Roman watched them with wide eyes. A small smile crept across his face. He felt a surge of happiness coursing throughout his veins. He leaned against the door frame, contented with how his life had turned out. He had found happiness once more. As he listened to the gentle sounds coming from Celine's mouth, he couldn't help but feel like there was something missing. Something that had always been important to him, but now he realized that it might not be missing anymore.Celine stared at her reflection in the mirror. She didn’t even realize that the tears streaming down her face had already begun flowing freely. After Roman left her alone in the house a few minutes ago, Celine had managed to pull herself together and had made her way upstairs to try and calm herself down before the baby woke up.When she heard a loud thud coming from outside of her bedroom door, she quickly wiped her tears away, put o
“Hey.” She said.He looked at her and raised an eyebrow.“What are you doing? Are you alright?” He asked concerned.“Uh, yeah. I’m fine. I just came to ask you something.” She explained.Roman shrugged.“Okay. What’s wrong?”“Well, you remember how our kids are always asking to see you when you leave for work?”He nodded his head.“Well, they’re getting really sick and I don’t think I can leave them alone for too long so I thought maybe you could come home early tonight and watch them for a little bit. I promise to go back as soon as I can. If that’s okay.”She bit her bottom lip and waited anxiously for his response. She watched his facial expression change from concern to surprise to realization. She knew that Roman understood where she was coming from but she was afraid that he wouldn’t take this seriously considering how busy he seemed to be most days. “I guess that’s okay. I have to finish up some paperwork anyways.”She smiled nervously at him and let out a sigh of relief. “Tha
“How are they feeling?” He asked.“Fine. I fed them breakfast and they ate their lunch and lunchtime snack before you woke up. They seem quite content with the current situation.”Roman nodded. He could hear their voices faintly through the walls. He leaned his forehead against hers and closed his eyes. Celine cupped his face softly, rubbing her thumbs against his skin.“It’s going to be okay. Everything is going to be just fine. We’re together now, and nothing is going to separate us again. I promise.”He smiled and gave her a slight nod. He brought his hands up to her hair and combed through it lightly. His fingers tangled themselves in her soft black locks and he couldn’t help but run his thumb across the smooth surface of her scalp. The movement of his thumb caused her to relax her shoulders ever so slightly. Her eyes fluttered shut and she leaned into his touch. Roman pulled away slightly and caressed her cheek with his free hand, admiring every single feature on her face. He h
King Roman finally get all of he ever wanted the throne, peace and his family back without any disturbing, he feels so happy to raise his children together with his beloved wife Celine.Celine was finally able to get out from the cursed and finally together with King Roman."Celine, let me take you into the magical garden there."Celine nodded and King Roman kept holding her hand.He kissed her hands and she smiled happily at him.The two got out of the castle and started walking in the garden.It wasn't just the normal garden but a magic garden that could make plants grow from anything.They went through the garden and when they get to a small pond near the garden Celine jumped into the water.She swims around happily and laughs as she looks up from the water.When she comes back out she saw that the king hasn't follow her so she looked over where she last seen him.He was standing right at the edge of the pond looking at something that made him smile like never before.Her husband a
Unfortunately, this didn’t stop his heart from breaking a little whenever they cried or when they woke up screaming in the middle of the night, scared of monsters or demons, unable to control themselves. Sometimes, Roman wondered if he should try to help them somehow, but then he remembered what happened the previous day. If he had interfered, then the kidnappers would have gotten away with everything, and Celine and his daughters would have died. Instead, he decided to ignore them, pretending as if nothing had happened and letting the incident be completely forgotten. This way, Celine could have a normal life again, and he could finally sleep without worrying about her.As Roman went through that process of ignoring and forgetting about the incident, he gradually began to grow tired. Despite that fact, he stayed up until late into the night before finally falling asleep.When he woke up the next morning, the sun was shining brightly and he could hear birds singing outside in the
Slowly and cautiously, he moved his gaze toward the direction that he thought he had seen the source of the noise coming from. And suddenly, he realized that the source of the sound had been Celine’s hand. She was clutching her left hand tightly in both of hers and she had begun rocking herself back and forth in a small circle. The movements weren’t violent, though, but rather rhythmic, and were definitely something that Roman recognized as something she frequently did when she was upset.It wasn’t that Roman was surprised that Celine was having trouble sleeping or that he was worried that she might be feeling uncomfortable. After all, she had been through quite a bit today, and it was understandable that she might feel that way. But what shocked him was that she was apparently doing it in the middle of the night instead of at the usual hour when he would normally be waking her up to ask her if she needed anything. It was odd behaviour for her, especially after what had happened
So, he would wait. He would patiently try to support his wife, and he would try to be there for her, and he would do his best to make sure that she was always happy. But above all else, he would have to keep reminding himself to stay calm. No matter how angry he was, no matter how hard he tried, he wouldn’t be able to break down if he were to lose his composure. And if he broke down, there was no doubt that he would never forgive himself. Not for something like that. He might not understand what it was like to live with her constantly and watch her suffer, but he didn’t want to find out what the outcome might be if he actually broke down. So, for the sake of his family, he would remain strong and hold himself together. That way, if things did end up getting rough, he had a chance to save what little remained of his family and his sanity.And that was all that really mattered. Everything else, everything else was just distractions.His thoughts were broken away from their current tr
It had become quite clear over the course of the last two weeks that he wasn’t going to be able to keep pushing Celine as far as he normally would have. It pained him to see her hurting like this. He understood, logically speaking, that she was still in a fragile place mentally, but it seemed that the more time that passed by and the more painful memories that surfaced, the less he wanted to push her. So, in order to help her move forward, he would have to allow her to talk to him, but only after she had been cleared for release. He was going to be patient with her, however long it took. In fact, he would be patient for years if it meant that he would eventually be granted the opportunity to help her heal and grow stronger.Roman sighed deeply and ran his fingers through his hair before turning his attention back to the book resting on his lap. It was nearing the end of the third chapter and he had already finished reading through it three times. This was the fourth time he had re
Celine continued crying quietly, occasionally letting out a small whimper or sniffle, until she finally lost the ability to hold back anymore. She sat against the cold white tiles, hugging herself tightly and allowing her body to relax as much as it possibly could. A part of her wished that she didn’t need to be rescued, that she could just fall asleep and never wake up again. Or that someone would come in and save her from everything else. Maybe Roman would come back after work and sweep her up into his arms and carry her to bed. Perhaps she could convince him to stay. To spend forever with her. To be happy together.But no matter how desperately she hoped that was going to happen, it wasn’t going to happen. Because he wouldn’t be back for another week and even if he was, that wouldn’t give her enough time to convince him that her problems were truly worth helping her deal with. It just wasn’t realistic.She wasn’t going to lie. It hurt. There was a part of her that still loved h
Roman sat down at the other end of the counter, turning his head so that his eyes were looking up at her. He had a soft smile on his face and she was unable to avoid smiling back. She loved when he smiled like that. It made her feel warm inside. It brought back memories of simpler times that she wished she could forget. When they were both young and in love. When things between them weren’t complicated or hard to work through. Before everything had gone so wrong and they were separated by miles upon miles of ocean. Before they had even met. “So…what happened?” he asked hesitantly.“What do you mean?”“Well last night was kind of weird…and today isn’t exactly the best situation either, so what happened last night that has you so upset?”“Don’t worry about it,” she mumbled.“It doesn’t look like you want to talk about it,” he pointed out. “And honestly, I think it would probably make you feel better if I knew what was going on. We don’t know each other that well yet…we hardly know
The next morning, when Celine awoke, Roman was lying on the couch, facing her, sound asleep. His arm was slung over the top of her torso and he was snoring gently into her shoulder. He looked peaceful as his eyebrows were relaxed and his mouth hung slightly open. For a split second, he looked younger and less exhausted than he usually did. His hair was disheveled, sticking out at odd angles and there was an obvious flush on his face due to the heat radiating from the heater. Her heart fluttered in her chest at the sight. He looked so adorable and it gave her butterflies to see him looking so tired and worn out. She reached up with her hands to push some of his messy curls away from his forehead before running her fingers lightly over his temples, pushing them downwards gently as she did so. His eyes fluttered for a moment and she thought he was about to wake up, but instead, he nuzzled into her hand, sighing contently as he continued to drift further and further towards slumber.A
Roman nodded quickly, standing up and walking swiftly towards the kitchen. He rummaged around inside the medicine cabinet for a bit, searching through the various bottles until he managed to find a bottle which he immediately popped open and handed to her. She took it gingerly and swallowed down two capsules. She glanced up at him and smiled gratefully. “Thanks.”“You’re welcome. How are you feeling anyway? Are you really alright?”She nodded. “Yeah. I’m fine. A little dizzy, maybe. But I’ll manage. It’s just exhaustion.”He frowned slightly. “But you just said that it’s been three weeks. What happened? Have you not slept for three weeks now?”“I told you, Roman. My body is just adjusting to everything that happened. That’s all. Don’t worry about it. Please, stop asking questions. You’re making me uncomfortable.”Roman sighed and sat back down on the couch, taking her hand into his again. “I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have asked so many questions.”“No, no, you’re fine. Just please stop