Valerie pov .. Sir Hernandez was ceased and carried out of the room ,I held my grandmother and helped her sit down . " You look so beautiful , How I wish your mother was still alive" " I wish so too , Tell me how was she like " " She beautiful ,smart and intelligent ,she filled with life always happy ,a strong woman must say " " Grandma , Am sorry to say this but what your husband said about my mother was it true " She took a deep breath and cleared her throat . " You see my child it's a long story but I will take my time to explain things to you , When Steve and I got married , We don't marry because of love ,I was already pregnant for Layla at that time , The man responsible for my pregnancy lost his life in the battlefield ,I was so devastated ,I though of so many ways to end my life ,my parents on the other hand found out about my pregnancy and decided to marry me off to the Hernandez family ,it wasn't easy for me ,knowing I was carrying another man's child , But S
Valerie pov .. " It's okay grandma , My husband will handle everything from here " " I believe the gods had something better for you my child that was why he took you away from us ,I was shattered when they bought back the dead body of a child that was eaten up by a wild animals in the woods claiming it was your, thank Zeus you are fine and have a wonderful family " " Don't worry grandma ,you will soon have a great grand child " She paused for a moment ,her eyes travelled from me to Edward then back to me again ,then her trembling hands touched my stomach . " You mean you are with child " A bright smile appeared on my face and nodded my head in agreement . " Oh ..my...what a perfect reunion ,I only wished to have my daughter back but now am being blessed with two children " She burst into tears again ,I quickly wrapped my hands around her . " It's okay grandma , everything is fine now am happy that you will get to witness my child's birth ' She held my che
Valerie pov .. " Maya ..you are alive ' " It's Valerie not maya ..yes am alive ' ' Am happy to see you , You remind me so much of your mother " " Yes that was what my grandma told me ' ' Your grandma " He quickly turned to see the old woman sitting beside me . " Madam Hernandez ..you are here ,I heard you have been sick am so sorry, I would have come to check up on your but I was scared of losing my life just like your husband warned " ' It's okay Collins am happy you are fine and so am happy that your daughter have someone to take good care of her " " Thank you so much ' " There is nothing to thank me for ,I wouldn't have known if the king Haven't invited us over " He turned to to Edward and bow his head . " Thank you so much my lord for reuniting a lost daughter with her father " " It's okay Mr collins ,I can do anything for my family , My wife wanted to have a family of her own so i decided to bring you people closer " " Thank you so much " " M
Edward pov ... " She doesn't want to talk to you Raphael " " You can't answer for her , you know I had always loved her , But your mother and father were against our relationship right from the beginning " " Why didn't you fight for your love when you know you loved her so much " ' Oh come on Edward ,you know at that time I wasn't that strong and Besides ,if I had pulled harder , Your father would have discovered that I was a witch , and you know what that means don't you " I rolled my eyes at him and turned to leave but he stepped closer to me trying to touch me ,I quickly dodged his hand. ' What are trying to do " " See your future " " Don't you dare come close to me ,you son of bitch " " Come on brother ,don't be like this ,you shouldn't stay away from your brother please " " Get your hands off me Raphael touch me and die " " Ah ..am okay with that ,after all I can't leave without Lady Tracy " " Yet you ditched her right " " Oh please stop going rou
NINE MONTH LATER .. Screaming was heard from the king's chambers Edward and the rest of the family members couldn't stay still . " Edward don't worry everything will be fine " " You have to be strong Edward ,Be a man "said Raphael " Inside the room Valerie was in labor trying her best to bear the pain . " Yes majesty you need to be strong ,the baby will soon be here " " Oh ..my..God I can't bear this pain anymore ...please help me call Edward " " Please your majesty you have to cooperate with us don't worry everything will be fine before you know it please Your majesty " Valerie pov I couldn't bear the pain anymore ,I felt like ripping my self apart and bring out the baby ,the pain was coming too much for me to handle . Lady theresa rushed out of the room and came back with a bucket on warm water ,why Ella was using a towel to clean my face . Suddenly when i felt the pain had subsided ,I was hit by a very strong pain .I screamed out in pain . "
Edward pov : " Long live the king " " Long live the king " The crowd kept singing my praises immediately I walked into the court room just then Samuel walked up to me . " Congratulations your majesty on your victory today ,you made us proud today am sure your enemies will bow their head in shame " " Samuel I never asked you for your compliments tell me what happened in the palace at absence " " Nothing much your majesty ,it's just that your mother has been asking about you for a while now " " So what ,speaking about my mother what is she still doing in the palace " " Well your majesty with all due respect I think you should ask her that yourself, because she has been feisty of late " " I think you are forgetting your position in this palace or should I remind you " " No My king please forgive my stupidity ,I thought that the victory you achieved today will lighten up your mood please forgive me I wasn't thinking straight " " Good to know that you where not thi
Edwards pov I Retired back to my chambers after a long trip ,I was tried and stressed out at the same time ,Just then Samuel came with a message . " Long live his majesty " " What the problem Samuel " " Your soon to be wife is here to see you " " Samuel am tired and I need to rest tell her to go and come back a day after tomorrow " " I already told her that My Lord but she insist on seeing you infact she has been causing unnecessary chaos outside your chambers " At that point I was really sick and tired of that lady but how did I get myself into this mess at first . " Okay Samuel send her in " " As you wish your majesty " When Samuel left the room ,I decided to pour my self a glass of wine to cool my head a little, Just then the door was burst opened . " Edward why are you stopping me from seeing you ,I have been waiting outside your chambers for an hour now and does stupid guards did not let me come in ,I want them fired immediately " " Why are you here
Valerie pov . " Valerie !! Valerie wake up sleepy head " I was feeling so sleepy but I really need to rest ,I had a lot to do and Just when I thought its the Right time to Sleep ,Am being disturbed . " Valerie stop acting as if you are not hearing My voice ,you need to get up now ,Expect you want mother to be mad at you " " Please bethel can you just let me sleep for a while Am tired gosh !" ' I know you are tired but we have to go now " " Hell No I really don't want to go anywhere with you guys I want to rest my head " " So you are trying to say you haven't slept all through the night " " Well I was busy " " Busy doing what ,Talking to your boyfriend " Whatever , And beside why do you want to know everything about me just let me be " " I know but we have to get going now " I Refused to stand up from my bed just then I heard my mother screaming my name . " Valerie get your ass off that bed right now " " Indeed the madam of the house has spoken ,I qui