LOGIN" Do i scare you, Micaela." "Your majesty." I whimper, avoiding his gaze. I couldn't muster the courage to meet him in the eyes, not when his intimidating demeanour blocked every sense of reasoning. " mea bella mate ," the way he uttered those strange words, so soft, so delicate, like a sweet caress. Yet I couldn't bring myself to be swayed by his tactics. He wasn't just the king but a man betrothed to another, and I was merely a maid assigned to serve him. "What would Anastasia think if she walks in on our compromising position?" I asked, my voice barely a whisper. " I couldn’t give two sh*t what she thinks or feels." His tone was so calm yet frightening. " She means absolutely nothing to me." ♧♧♧ Micaela Whitlock was born and raised inside the Palace, having little experience with life beyond its gates. Despite the benefit of working at the palace, her life was anything but enjoyable. It has been 100 years since the beast overran the human world, eradicating the vast majority of people and enslaving the remainder. Unfortunately, her parents had been among the people who had been taken prisoner. She followed instructions to the letter, doing everything in her power to blend in and go unnoticed until an awful event occurred and irrevocably altered her life.
View More「おめでとう、妊娠してる!……双子だよ!一条くん、きっと驚くね!」
専属医の三上先生の言葉が何度も頭の中で復唱されている。
「信じられない!嘘?本当に私のお腹に子どもが?しかも二人も!?」
嬉しいというよりも頭の中が真っ白だ。結婚して三年。妊活に励み子どもを授かることを待ちわびていた。ずっと、ずっと待ち望んでいた瞬間が今日、いきなり二倍になってやってきた。
病院からの帰り道、窓の景色を眺めながら私は夫の瑛斗に報告する場面を何度も想像した。彼のくしゃっと笑った顔。少し照れたような心の底から嬉しそうな顔。早くその顔が見たかった。
長年仕えている運転手が私の変化に気づき話しかけてきた。
「華お嬢様、何か良いことでもあったのですか?さきほどからとても幸せそうなお顔で微笑んでいらっしゃいますね。」
「ええ、とっても素敵で幸せなことがあったの。」
夫の一条瑛斗は、一条グループの若きCEO。切れ長の瞳、通った鼻筋、そしていつも自信に満ちた佇まい。初めて見た時、私はその完璧なまでのルックスに息を呑んだ。瑛斗のことを高校の時からずっと好きで初恋の人だった。
神宮寺家の令嬢である私は、父や祖父が決めた相手と結婚をしなくてはいけなかった。いわゆる「政略結婚」だ。家のために自分の気持ちとは関係なく結婚することは絶望的な未来に思えた。しかし、運命は残酷なだけではなかった。
お見合いの席で、一条家の御曹司として瑛斗が現れた時は信じられなくて言葉を失った。まさか初恋の相手が夫になるなんて想像もしていなかった。その夜、喜びと幸せで胸がいっぱいになり興奮して眠れなかった。こうして私たちは夫婦になった。
あれから三年。瑛斗は社長に就任して多忙な毎日を送っているが、私は初恋の相手瑛斗の妻になれたことに幸せを感じながら毎日を過ごしている。
(念願の妊娠だもん。こんな嬉しいニュースは直接伝えて瑛斗の喜ぶ顔が見たい)
病院を出てすぐに電話で報告しようと思ったが直接伝えることにした。
病院から帰ってきてすぐに瑛斗が好きなラザニアを作って帰りを待つことにした。もちろんソースは一から手作りだ。料理長の作るご飯も美味しいが、こんな特別な日は自分で作って瑛斗を喜ばせたかった。
(どんな顔をするだろう。どんな言葉をくれるだろう。)
ソースを煮込みながら、彼の喜ぶ姿とこれから始まる家族4人の生活を想像しながら彼の帰りを待っていた。出来立てを食べて欲しくて帰りが何時になるか連絡したが返事は来ない。ソファで待っているうちにうたた寝をしてしまい、車のエンジン音で目を覚ました時には既に22時を過ぎていた。
瑛斗を出迎えるため慌てて玄関へ向かう。
「おかえりなさい」
「ただいま。」
「なんだか疲れているみたいだけど大丈夫?」
「ああ。……話があるんだ。少しいいかな」
いつもより冷たく沈んだ声で瑛斗が静かに言った。疲れ切った様子の瑛斗だが、大人の男の色香をまとい、疲れた顔さえも魅力的だった。3年たった今でも瑛斗と目が合うとドキドキして胸が高鳴る。
表情がどこか硬い瑛斗の後ろを歩きリビングへ入った。
(仕事で疲れているのかもしれない。でも妊娠のことが分かったら気持ちも変わるかも!)
「先にご飯にする?今日ね、話をしたいことがあって瑛斗の好きなラザニアを作って待っていたんだ。」
「……そうやって機嫌でも取っているつもりなのか。」
「え……?」
瑛斗の言葉に耳を疑った。普段はそんなことを言う人ではない。頭の回転が早く、いつも冷静で落ち着いて、人が不快に思うような台詞は今まで一度も言ったことがないので信じられなかった。
「瑛斗、仕事で何か嫌なことや問題でもあったの?何か疲れている?私に出来ることがあるなら……」
ソファに座る瑛斗に近寄り、膝をついて手を重ねると怪訝そうな顔をしてすぐさま振り払った。
「触るな。もう放っておいてくれ。それよりここにサインをしてくれないか?」
彼は深くため息をついた後、鞄から一枚の白い封筒を取り出した。
何の書類か分からず受け取ったがタイトルを見た瞬間、頭の中が真っ白になった。
(なにこれ……)
【離婚協議書】 彼から渡された書類にはこう記されてあった。
"Come on, sweetie, I know you are excited, but you need to sit down if you want to meet Alec." I said this to my daughter as I braided her hair."Okay, mummy," she says, giggling at the funny faces her brother makes in the mirror."Can you hand me that, Aida, love?" I asked my other daughter, pointing towards the red ribbon beside her."Yes, mummy," her small voice said, picking up the ribbon and handing it to me. I tie the end of the braid, kissing the top of Ayah's head.It's been twelve years since our fight with Omelia ended with victory, and ten years since I gave birth to Aelius, Orpheus and my son. To say there hadn’t been ups and downs during these ten years would be an understatement, but we were able to scale through.Two years after Omelia was captured, news of her death reached our ears. Her mental health had deteriorated so significantly that she was placed in a mental institute. But she only got worse and worse, up until her passing.Joanne, on the other hand, left the
Godiva's Pov ( Night of Josiana’s Wedding.)"She looks really beautiful." Micaela gushes from beside me as we both stare at Josiana, who was wrapped in Daniel's embrace. As they both danced together, their gazes locked on each other, the rest of the world seemed to be out of existence."She really does; they look so happy." I said. I felt happy for them but, at the same time, couldn’t help but let out a sad smile. I wondered if I would ever get to feel something like this or have what Josiana and Micaela had.I sighed, turning to look at Micaela, only to find her already staring at me, the look on her face unreadable." What...""How long will you keep pushing Kyros to the side?" She asked, her eyes shifting to where he stood a couple of distances behind me before returning back to me. "That man is madly in love with you.""Maybe, but he might feel that way because of the mating bond.""You and I know that is not true." She counters. "This is far from the mate bond, and you know that
MICAELA’S POV."Ah!" I gasped, and my eyes closed. The contractions started at midnight. Earlier, they came at slow intervals, but now they were coming at shorter intervals." Micaela!" Joanne said as she clutched my hand. Her brows furrowed, and I could tell she was extremely worried and wanted to give me comfort. "Do you want me to use my power? It will numb your pains while you give birth."I shake my head as the contractions pass. My face was pale, my hair clung to my forehead as sweat beaded. Orpheus, who was sitting on the other side of the bed, was watching with pure terror in his eyes. Every time I would shriek because of the contraction, he would start pacing the room. His eyes would flicker every now and then, letting me know he was shifting to his wolves before returning back to himself."Micaela," he called out to me in a soft voice. "Why don’t you let Joanne help you? I can’t bear seeing you go through such pain," he said with a strained voice, coming over towards me. His
I spent the rest of the day preparing for the wedding. I was glad that everything was over and that Daniel and I could finally be together. Though I had been surprised when he told me who Micaela was to him, at the same time I was glad to know she was family, not that she hadn’t been. She and Godiva are family to me, but knowing she was going to be my sister-in-law made me ten times happier.With a smile on my face, I turned my attention to the door when I heard a knock."Come in!" I yelled. With only a few short hours to go until the wedding, my nerves were starting to get the best of me."Hey, how is it going?" Micaela asked, walking in with Godiva, who had a box of makeup in her arms, while Micaela held onto a black bag with what I’m guessing was my wedding dress."Micaela, Godiva," I said, rising from my seat and giving them both a hug. "I’m so glad you both are here; heaven knows my nerves are getting the best of me." I said, letting out a deep breath."Trust me, I know how that






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