ElijahFuck. I was so screwed. I knew it in my bones that the dream that was so vivid, so colourful and wonderful was a thing of the past. And it was all thanks to my insane half brother Christian.I almost knew the kind of person the Princess was; she was a no nonsense person and I was sure she wouldn't have stood for her boyfriend's behaviour if he'd shown his true colours to her but it had been too late.The King was probably raving mad at us and I wouldn't be surprised if he decided to banish us. I wasn't at fault and I shouldn't have fought back but he'd been mean to Georgina and her tears had caused me to lose it. Now.... You must be wondering exactly what happened that led to me and Christian fighting. All stories had beginnings so I'd start mine from there as well.It was just a few minutes before the bell rang for the end of third period. Georgina and I were the only ones in class because we didn't offer geography and the others did so they'd all gone to the smaller lecture h
BethI watched Leon pace to and fro in the waiting area of the emergency ward. I was feeling dizzy from watching him but I couldn't stop because he looked like he was going to blow his top off from how angry he was.I was upset too about the whole thing and I wondered what could have aggravated the boys so much that they'd resorted into fighting with weapons. Elijah was a quiet boy, reserved and didn't look like someone who could get extremely violent. Likewise Christian but until I knew all the facts, they were both guilty until proven innocent.My phone vibrated in my purse on my lap and I quickly dug it out but it wasn't a call. It was a notification from the school's website which made me frown because I hardly got any notifications from Imperial Heights for weeks now.I clicked on the notification thinking it was a news article but it was a video which someone had probably recorded. I could see Christian which made me curious so I decided to play it to see what it was about."Leo
Leon "Please Your Majesty, tamper justice with mercy." Christian's mother pleaded. "My son is a very good boy. He just allowed the devil to use him in that moment." I stared down at the woman who'd waylaid me immediately I alighted from the car. Beth had decided to stay home with Georgina so I came alone with Elijah. I hated two kinds of parents: the ones who refused to acknowledge the fact that apart from the children they had and raised, they had another one or two outside their marriage and the other set of parents were those who acknowledged that they had fathered a child outside of their marriage but hated that same child and this was the case with Elijah's father. "I told you not to come to me unless I summon you." I growled at the woman. "Did I summon you?" "No Your Majesty." She answered. "So, why are you here?" I demanded. "I just came to..." "Do you know that boy?" I pointed at Elijah who was talking to Michael. "Y... Yes Your Majesty, he's my husband's first son." Sh
ElijahGeorgina's recovery was slow but she was getting better. She'd woken up earlier this morning and requested for water, stayed awake for a few minutes before she drifted back to sleep again. The King and Queen were out so I'd promised to watch her and they'd agreed without any argument. Somehow their acceptance floored me because it was partly my fault that she was here lying unconscious. If only…"Daddy!" Georgina suddenly cried out from her sleep. "Daddy no!"I shot up from my seat and hurried over to her bedside as she thrashed around on the bed tangled up in her bed covers. I sat beside her and put my arms around her as she sat up in bed sweating and crying."You're okay Maya. It's only a dream." I told her."Elijah?" She frowned at me. "Where am I?""In your bedroom." I replied. "It's only a bad dream.""It looked so real." She gasped. "Where's my dad?""He went out with your mom." I answered. "How are you feeling?""Strange. Like I was eaten by a monster and spat out." She
Leon"No! No! No! This can't be happening!" I slammed my fist on the table after reading the news article on my phone. There had been a fire outbreak at the Federal Prison for Women and seventeen inmates had escaped. Their names were listed but I could only read one and it made my blood boil.Darlene Edwards!I never thought I'd hear that name in this life again but here it was, staring at me in the face and taunting me. She was free and I didn't like it one bit.The door opened and Beth walked in with a frown on her face. She looked me over and sighed."Work problems?""I wish." I growled. "It's just something I saw on the news.""The stock market?""No Beth." I sighed. "It's nothing that concerns you." I was irritated but I didn't want to vent my irritation on her when it was no fault of hers. I just wished there was something I could do to help the police capture those escaped inmates and even if not all of them but Darlene Edwards had to be behind bars."Whatever problem you have
BethMy phone rang just as Leon and I got to the throne room so I stayed back to answer the call while he went in. I really didn't want to sit down to listen to whatever excuses Christian's father had as to why he wanted to kill his son so I was extremely glad to see Jules calling and she wanted to facetime with me which was even better.I made my way down the hallway, turned the corner and opened the French door leading to the terrace and took a sit on one of the sofas there before I answered her call."Hey babe." I waved."Pregnancy looks good on you babe." Jules remarked. "I'm so jealous right now."I chuckled. "Then get married.""I'm still searching for Mr Right but if I don't find him... can we share yours?" She asked jokingly."Definitely not." I laughed. "Leonidas Sebastiani is all mine.""So... How's our husband?" She questioned. "Still giving it to you good despite being heavily pregnant?""You're weird." I shook my head. "Well...""Spill girl! You prolonged that well." She
LeonTwo weeks laterThe day for Beth's ultrasound finally arrived and I made sure nothing stopped us from going to the hospital. Although at this point, it was a given that we were expecting more than one baby considering Beth's enormous belly - she would practically bury me alive if I ever said that to her face but yeah she was huge and certainly didn't like getting into my low slung cars anymore so now I either drove the Toyota Highlander or one of the two Range Rovers.She couldn't fit into any of her clothes anymore so mom took her shopping to buy a whole new wardrobe of maternity clothes which had earned her another space in my closet. I needed to expand the walk in closet so more of her clothes which I knew were still coming would fit in the shelves.We sat in the doctor's office waiting for her to arrive but we didn't wait long as the door opened and Wendy walked in."I'm sorry to have kept you waiting Your Majesty." She apologized."We just got here." I said."So, are you rea
BethA month laterMy dad suffered a mild heart attack but I'd been too worried about him even after mom told me that he was fine that Leon decided we should go see him just to put my mind at rest.We arrived in Lagos not even an hour later and immediately got into the waiting car on the tarmac. I rested my head on his shoulder and immediately dozed off knowing he'd wake me up once we got to my parents house. "Hey babe." Leon shook me awake. "We're here."I stirred and slowly opened my eyes then lifted my head and looked around. I was tired and I didn't want to walk so I just wrapped my arm around his bicep and rested my head back on his shoulder."I'm tired." I whined. "I don't want to walk.""You need to exercise your legs sweetheart." He told me. "Didn't you say your feet get swollen sometimes?""Yes but..." I sighed. "Okay."I watched him get out with tired eyes and then held out my hands for him to help me out which he did but I didn't expect that he'd carry me anyway."You said