Sophia's POV
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I stirred in my sleep, and as usual, my hands went on my belly and quickly opened my eyes when I felt that my baby bump was gone. I panicked and opened my eyes, only to find myself in the hospital, and my babies were out of the system.
Where are they?
I looked around and found them in cradles behind me.
“Finally! You’re awake.”, Said Arya, and she reached near me. I didn’t need to ask her what I wanted to do next because she already sensed my intention. She raised the head of the bed by pressing the ‘Head up’ button, knowing that I would have a hard time sitting or doing anything because of which the pressure on the stitches would increase, and I would feel pain. That was a different thing that I was ready to bear any pain to see the faces of my babies.
Arya helped me to hold both babies in my arms, and I looked at their sleeping figures with a big smile on my face. They were completely packed with warm clothes and caps so that I could see any other part of their body except their face.
“They are…”
“Yes! Identical twins.”. Arya said, cutting me in between. I kissed both of them softly on their foreheads, one after another, and observed both of them carefully, and they looked so much like their father.
Not entirely, but their forehead and nose were like theirs. Not sure if they would completely take over their father or not because, along with time, the face structure of babies changes a lot.
“Doctor Anna has marked the nail of this baby.”, she said, pointing toward the baby in my right arm. “So, he is the elder among them both, and he …” pointing toward the baby in my left arm. “.... is the younger one.”
“HE and HE?” I asked when my ears were observed two times. HE!
“Yes, they both are boys.”, she said reluctantly, knowing how badly I wanted my babies to a girl so that they could feel the gap in my Caroline, but that didn’t mean I didn’t want a son.
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(“Don’t you want to know the gender of your baby?” he asked, wearing his shirt.
“No. I want to keep it as a surprise that I will be getting it at the time of delivery.”
“I want a boy first.”
“Why? Don’t tell me that you have that old mindset about HEIR and all.”
“No. That’s not the point. I want a boy first, then a girl; So that my boy will beat up any other boy that makes my little girl cry.” he explained his point of view, on which I smiled. “What’s so funny?”
“You used the word ‘MY boy and MY little girl.’”
“That … That’s just a slip of the tongue.”, he stuttered, avoiding the eye contact with me.)
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“They are so beautiful, aren’t they?” I said, smiling at them.
“I couldn’t agree more on it.”, Arya said cheerfully. “Now that you’re awake, let me call the queen and your brother.”, She added before dialing their number.
“Where is Eden?” I asked.
“She went home to grab food, clothes, and all the necessary items for you. After all, you will have to stay for a week in the hospital.”, She replied, to which I nodded my head. And by that time, Oliver and Rebecca’s faces came on the screen through the video call.
“Oh, Moon Goddess! They are so tiny and small little pups.”, Rebbecca said, looking at the size of my babies. I laughed a little at her expression and her choice of words.
“And they are so beautiful and cute.”, Oliver commented. “They are the gift of god on your new year as a sign that a new life is waiting for you.”, he added. I saw Arya getting tensed after hearing his words, but she didn’t say a word.
“I’m sorry, Sophia. I can’t travel to Manaus at this moment, leaving Rebecca in this state, and the doctor has strictly prohibited her from traveling.”
“It’s okay, brother. I can understand.”, I responded with a smile and felt a hole in my life. But I quickly kicked that thought out of my head. “We can plan a get-together after Rebecca’s delivery.”, I added, knowing that her pregnancy was forbidding both of them to visit me.
“I know this is the wrong time to ask this question, but my pregnancy hormones are making me behave like this.”, Rebecca said, making me wonder why she was saying so? “From where did you get those caps for your pups. I, too, want them. They are so cute.”
“Well, I made them on my own. I have made a lot of babies' woolen clothes, socks, caps, and gloves for the babies. I will send some for your baby too.”
“Really? That’s so sweet of you.”, She chirped.
I wanted to say that it was nothing in comparison to the favor she had done for my babies and me. But I didn’t say that because I knew she hated to bring up that topic again and again. But this should need to be ended. With this new year and a new start, I had to be strong and independent. Rebecca was younger than me, but she was confident, bold, and independent. I wouldn’t comment on the family business that she inherited from her father but what mattered here was that she was capable of handling her father’s company on her own.
Once the call was ended, I looked at Arya before speaking, “What made your body go stiffened when Oliver mentioned, ‘They are the gift of god on your new year…’ stuff?”
“Actually, your first son is born on 31st December, and the second one is born on 1st January with a difference of seven minutes.”, She explained. “So, I thought…
“That my past will also follow me just because one of my babies arrived a few seconds before the new year.”, I chuckled. “That won’t be happening, and that wouldn’t happen.”, I said firmly before looking at my babies.
‘I swear, babies, your mother won’t be that stupid and weak lady anymore. I don’t have to prove anyone anything, but I promise I will be someone whom you both can be proud of. And you both will be my strength and my backbone. We don’t need any extra member in our family.’
“By the way, have you both already decided who will be Colton and who will be Calvin?” I asked, changing the topic. She passed a sly smile before nodding her head.
“The elder one will be Colton Weasley, and the younger one will be Calvin Weasley. I hope you don’t mind deciding on your own. We were just…”
“Mothers are not only those who give birth to the child. The ones who raise them and take care of them like their own are also the mothers. So, I don’t mind you both naming my babies. And I meant it.”
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Four years later!!
30th December night!!
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Eden, Arya, and I were busy in preparation for Colton’s birthday. Because now, my baby boys understand the meaning of birthday, and they have been waiting for their birthday for a week. Until last year, they just used to think that it was related to the special day, but after joining Kindergarten, they had learned a lot of things and have become aware of a lot of things that I had hidden until now.
Yes! You had to guess it, then it’s well and good, and if not, then I was talking about their father.
Everything was fine until they hadn’t joined Kindergarten because, after that, they clearly observed the person missing in our family.
Generally, babies start speaking ‘dada, daddy, dad, papa’ within a year, but my babies learned this word after three years, and then they just didn’t speak one single word.
They had questioned their dad.
‘Where is dad? Why don’t their dad stay with them? Who is their dad?’
At that time, I brushed off their innocent question by telling them the fake story of their father on some adventure, and I couldn’t reveal their father’s identity to protect him, and they let go of that topic, but I wasn’t sure until then I could keep fooling them.
Eden and Arya suggested I tell them about their father being dead, but I didn’t want to lie to them about their father’s death because I didn’t want to break their trust and faith they had in me because I knew the pain when someone close to our heartbreak our trust.
During these four years, I started a knitting business of my own which used to prepare all types of handmade woolen products for all sizes, people, and pets. It was Rebecca’s idea when she saw how good I was at it, and also, she was the major investor in my business.
That’s a different story that my business had grown up that big that it had already made up that large amount which I could return to her, but she didn’t pull out her investment. Instead, she became the major shareholder of it and asked for the profit shares in the company, just like a business-oriented woman.
Her words were, ‘I haven’t done any favor to you, Sophia. I had a lot of money, so I invested in your business, and now, I’m making more money than I had actually invested. So, I’m doing business, not favor.’
At the beginning of the business, it started with Eden, Arya, and Me. But with growth, we started hiring those housewives who wanted to earn but didn’t have a great degree. Then, we started training the new candidate offline and then online as well.
The sales of the business used to boom in the winter seasons all over the world, while the sale in other season was low except in the place where there is winter all over the year.
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“What are you doing?” Arya asked even though she had already seen what I was doing.
“I have a feeling that Colton will ask about his father again. So, I’m packing a few gifts with his father’s name.” I replied and also prepared a birthday card for him, and at the end, I wrote ‘-your Daddy.’
“You know that they both are smarter than the kids of their age. You can’t fool them for long, especially Colton, who doesn’t buy anything easily, unlike Calvin.”, Eden said.
I sighed, “I know. He has taken too much after his father. He asks a lot of question before trusting someone, while Calvin is innocent like me, who trust anyone easily. That’s why I don’t want to lie about Brandon’s death because when they will learn the truth, their tiny little trust will break, and it will be done by their own mother, from whom they are learning all the morals and values of their life.”
“Anyways, when are you planning to go shopping?” Arya asked, changing the topic.
“Shopping?” I asked in confusion.
“Did you forget that Queen and your brother are officially getting married in front of the human world?”
“That…”, I muttered. “Yes, I remember that.”, I said, nodding my head. Though they were already marked and mated in the werewolf world in the human world, they were still boyfriend and girlfriend who had been dating each other for the last five years.
There was no way I wanted to miss their wedding but at the same time, attending his wedding meant saying HELLO to the painful past from where I had left a long ago.
It also meant facing my family, who would definitely attend the wedding if the wedding were the inhuman world.
And there was also the chance that I could face him too.
I knew this was hard for me, but I had to do this for that person who always stood by my side, no matter what.
“So, will you attend the wedding?”
“I will.”, I replied. “Until when I will run away from my past. Moreover, I don’t have to worry about my other family members now. I’m independent and strong enough to raise my babies on my own. Whether I’m divorcee or single mother, that shouldn’t be their concern.”
“And what about your ex-husband?”
“What about him? Everything ended with the end of that contract marriage. He had a girlfriend then, and I’m sure he would have married her and would have kids with her by now. Moreover, my babies are not but the regret of him, so their existence shouldn’t be his concern.”
A part of me knew that his words and his action never matched each other.
Once all the arrangements were made, we headed back to our rooms. Both the kids were sleeping, so we decided to surprise Colton early morning.
“Good night, sweethearts.” I kissed their foreheads before sleeping in the middle of them.
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Late-night !!
My hands, as usual, went on the bed to check on my babies, but my eyes were wide open when I realized that they both were missing.
Where did they go?
I quickly checked the bathroom, but they were not there. And then I ran out of the room in a panic, hoping them to be near Eden and Arya, but my leg halted when I heard their low voice from the kitchen. I couldn’t help but peek to see what they were doing in the kitchen at this moment.
I found a chair near the fridge, and Calvin’s hand and mouth were covered with creams of the cake while Colton was glaring at him.
‘Don’t tell me that Clavin ate the chocolate cake which we have brought for Colton’s birthday surprise plan.’
But the things were clearing looking in that way.
“I’m sorry. I really wanted to eat that chocolate cake.”, Clavin apologized, showing his puppy eyes to his seven minutes older brother.
“You shouldn’t eat the chocolate cake that mom got for me because It’s my birthday today, not yours. Mom will have brought a cake for your birthday too.”, Colton said, crossing his arms around his chest, showing that he was mad.
“I know, but I’m sorry.”, Calvin apologized again. “I’m sorry. Please don’t be mad.” Tears started brimming in his eyes.
Aww! My poor baby.
I would get another cake. I was about to step in between to convince Colton to forgive his brother, but what he did make me proud of him.
He reached forward and hugged his younger brother.
“It’s okay, Calvin. I’m not mad at you. Mom will buy a chocolate cake again.”, He said, cooing to his brother. “Let’s eat the cake together.”, he said.
I quickly hid behind the wall and saw Clavin standing on the chair again and took out the 5% eaten cake from the upper chamber. He gave it to Colton to hold it, and then he stepped down from the chair.
Placing the cake on the floor, both brothers started eating and wasting the cake with their hands because it was impossible for them to reach the plates and spoon with their tiny heights.
My cute little cake thieves.
“Ahem, Ahem,” I cleared my throat, making them realize that I was there.
“Mom! Mom!” I heard two voices overlapping each other, and the color of their face had been drained, knowing that they were caught red-handed.
“First, happy birthday, Colton,” I said with a serious tone.
“Thank you, Mom.”, he replied, getting scared that I might scold him or both of them.
“And second, may I join you two in eating the cake?” I asked with a mischievous smile.
“Yes! Yes!”
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#TBC
Thank you for reading!! The next chapter is after a few hours.
Sophia’s POV . “These gifts are from dad?” Colton asked when I showed him his birthday surprises that we had packed last night. “Yes!” “Yeeee!!!! It means that you will send a gift for me too.”, Calvin said, getting excited. “I hope he will get me a Kids Scooter and Kids Selfie Camera.”, he added in a dreamy tone. Thankfully, I knew what he wanted, so I had already bought his birthday gifts when I had purchased them for Colton. I had observed that Calvin had an interest in taking pictures and exploring new things because he always sat beside me to learn how I upload online training on knitting over all the social networks or whenever I edit those videos. I was sure that he barely understood how all these things work, but he watched them with total interest. While Colton was like his father, more into reading comics and technology. I saw Colton opening his gifts that he was assuming from his dad and found Kindle Oasis 10th Generation. A small smile appeared on his lips when he s
Third Person’s POV . “Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday, Dear Calvin, Happy Birthday to you!!”, Everyone clapped their hand when Calvin and Colton cut the cake together in the morning..!! Well, until now, both the brothers had a habit of cake on each other’s Birthday together. So that they could get a chance to enjoy the cake cutting for two days straight. “I’m going to check my gifts.”, Calvin asked, running into the guest room where the gifts for Colton were kept yesterday, but to his surprise, it wasn’t there. He looked around the whole room twice but didn’t find a thing and then he looked at everyone. “No one brought a gift for me?”, He asked so cutely that it could melt anyone’s heart. If anyone would have joked at that time that they had picked him from the roadside, and that’s why no one brought a gift for him, then he would have believed it for sure. “That’s in my room, champ.”, Eden said with a smile, and in no time, Calvin ran toward Eden and
Third Person’s POV . Colton had now one option in with him to leave both card and the toys and run quickly out of there before the shop owner called the Police. He was praying to God to do some miracle because he could get a chance to meet his father, but instead, he punished him for stealing the card and for lying to his elders. And now, because of all these things, his mother could land in a problem or he himself. He started to regret all the things he had done. He shouldn’t have stolen the card in the first place. “Is something wrong, Colton?”, He heard Aunt Eden’s voice and looked at her in fear. What more could be worst than this. ‘Now even she will get to know about everything and then scold me and worst tell everything to Mom.’, he thought. “Is something wrong with the card?”, She asked, looking at him on which the shop owner spoke. “Is this kid with you?” “Yes! I’m his aunt.”, Eden answered, picking Colton in his arms. “What happened? Is there any problem?” “Yes! He h
Third Person’s POV . “Mom, This is Panda,” Calvin cheered happily, clapping his hand. Arya controlled herself from laughing loud after hearing Calvin’s response. While Sophia was frustrated at Eden so spending so much money. Calvin was more than happy or said he was over the room. He ran toward Eden and hugged her legs. “Thank you! Thank you! Thank you so much, Aunt Eden.”, He said happily. Eden picked him up and kissed his cheek. “No matter how much I want to take credit for this, this is your brother’s choice. He said that you would love this giant Panda.”, Saying this, she put him down, and he ran toward Colton and hugged him. “Thank you!!” While Arya was capturing their moment together. “What is this, Eden?” Sophia asked in a low tone, not spoiling her kid’s moment. “Panda.”, She joked and laughed. “Seriously? Do I need to laugh at that joke?” Sophia asked, crossing her hand around the chest. “Let it be, Sophia. See how happy Calvin is before this gift!!” Arya commented,
Third Person’s POV . Brandon snatched the cotton from his father’s hand and started applying it to his injury on his own. “Brandon, I need your phone because customer care will share the detail of that transaction only if we will call them with the registered number.”, Bruce said, on which Brandon rubbed his forehead, not knowing where his phone was. And wherever it would be, it would be switched off for sure. “Do you think that he will have any idea where his phone can be?” Brandon’s father asked. “We will have to search his phone on our own,” he added. “Brandon, don’t you dare leave from here and a for a while, just for a while, use your mind instead of drinking whiskey, okay?” he asked Brandon, on which he didn’t say anything. Logan sighed, and both of them walked toward Brandon's room in search of his phone. And the moment they left, Brandon stood on his feet again and started walking toward the bar. He grabbed a bottle of whiskey again, and after trying to open it for a while
Sophia’s POV (Approx seven years before).It had been a week since Levi left all of us, and for the first time, all my family members were here, including my favorite brother, Oliver. “Though I want to help you, Sophia, but I can’t. I’m still studying and still dependent on our parents for my expenses.”“Please, Oli.”, I begged with teary eyes.“Please don’t cry, Sophia.”, he said, wiping my tears. “But I’m just being practical. Even if I would ask my friends to help me during this period, they won’t be able to do so because everyone belongs to a middle-class family just like us and with the same mentality, i.e., about having a child without wedlock.” I knew he was saying right, but at the same time, I didn’t want to kill the life inside me. And only God knew where the hell was Mason?“Am I disturbing siblings moment?” I heard Mom’s voice along with the knock on the door. “What happened, Sophia? What are you crying, Princess?”“Nothing, Mom. I was just teasing her.” Thankfully Olive
Third Person’s POV . Next Morning!! “I’m going out for some important work and will be back after an hour or two. So, Jake!! Make sure that Brandon doesn't leave his room for a drink. As for now, Brandon is still inside.”, Bruce instructed Jake before leaving for the mall when that kid bought the toys. “But, sir, he doesn’t even want to look my face.”, Jake said in a low tone. “You shouldn’t have said those things in the first place.” “Okay! I agree that I shouldn’t have raised that topic in that way, but I really did see twin boys who were a carbon copy of Brandon, Sir. And they were so cute and adorable. That’s why…” “Your eyes are playing tricks with you, Jake. Nothing else. Brandon doesn’t have any kids, not until now, okay? Now, forget about that those kids if you don’t want Brandon to leave you in this unknown country. “Noted, sir.” “Great. In case of any emergency, just call me.”, Saying this, Bruce left from there. Jake was scared to check on Brandon in his room. That
Third Person’s POV . “That’s our dad’s name.”, Calvin chirped and wanted to run toward Bruce to know more about his dad, but Colton stopped him and then looked at Arya so that she could help them in this situation. Both Eden and Sophia were on work and would return by evening. “How about we sit and talk?” Arya suggested, even though her wolf was not okay with that. Well, she was not expecting any other reaction as well. As far as she knew, Sophia’s Ex-husband was a hunter then there was a chance that this stranger could be a hunter too. And not every hunter was like Sophia or Oliver, who wouldn’t mind hurting werewolves. These two were expected because they were never into it. “Sure.” Bruce walked in, but Arya blocked his way and came close to him. “What…” He opened his mouth to question her about why she was coming close to him or what she was doing, but he didn’t complete the question when Arya started his clothes from above his clothes in search of any weapon or anything. “I