LOGIN3 Years Later...Lucien was shoved against the locker of the boys changing room, causing him to groan in pain at the sudden impact.The blonde headed boy holding him against the locker's fist tightened around the collar of his pale blue shirt as he sneered at Lucien.“Who's gonna save you now loser?,” he mocked, a condescending smirk tugging at the corner of his lips.Lucien struggled against the strong hold he had on the collar of his shirt. “Let go of me,” he choked out, struggling to pry the boy's hand off his collar.Two of the bully's lackeys that had been standing behind him the whole time burst into laughter as the boy chuckled.“Or what, faggot? Are you going to tell the teacher, or are you going to go crying to Mommy?” he mocked, his tone mimicking that of a small child as the other two boys sniggered.“Let him go!” They all turned at the sound of the voice; the bully's eyes grew wide in fear as he quickly let go of Lucien's collar and took a fearful step back while Lucien sl
RyanDecember 17thIt was the final hearing for Kathryn and Farid's case and to say I was beyond nervous for it was an understatement.The last few weeks have been a beautiful blur, spending time with Julia and the triplets has been nothing short of a blessing, but as I sat in court awaiting the judgement, I realized how far Julia and I have come to be here witnessing the people that hurt our family get exactly what they deserved.“Kathryn Graves, you have been found guilty by this court of two counts of kidnapping and two counts of aggravated assault,” before the judge could continue, Kathryn began to hyperventilate in her seat while Farid's expression remained unreadable.“The evidence presented during this trial has demonstrated a clear and disturbing pattern of violent and predatory behavior.”"Your actions have caused significant physical and emotional harm to the victims in this case. The nature of these crimes, involving both the deprivation of liberty and the infliction of ser
"I know you do," I murmured, a smile curving my lips as my gaze locked on the side of his face as he walked back into the house through the back door, shutting it with his foot."I never apologised for not believing five years ago," I murmured, and his gaze met mine briefly before looking back ahead as we ascended the stairs with me in his arms."It's in the past, and the woman responsible for causing that misunderstanding is behind bars; now we know to trust each other moving forward," he said, and I nodded slowly.I felt the guilt that had been eating at my insides ease at his words; Ryan was truly a good man, and he was mine.***February 13thSeveral weeks had passed since Adrien came home, and saying it had been a rollercoaster of emotions would be putting it lightly.The first few weeks were hard, so hard that I'd find myself crying, but Ryan made it so much easier. Sometimes I wondered how I was able to handle so much without him in the picture.I exhaled a long breath as the s
JuliaIt was night after Adrien came home for the first time, and as I lay in my bed, the silence of the night enveloped me, but instead of finding sleep, I tossed and turned for what felt like hours on end until I gave up and sat up on my bed.Turning towards the window I stared out at the silver light of the moon that filtered in through the sheer curtains; its cold beauty was entrancing but not enough to distract me from the restless turmoil that had settled in the pit of my stomach.I sighed, pushing the covers off of me as I slid out of bed. I slipped my sock-clad feet into a pair of fuzzy house shoes before stepping out of the room.Maybe some fresh air would do me some good, I thought as I descended the stairs as quietly as I could.I slid open the back door that led to the garden out back and stepped out, exhaling slowly as a cold chill ran down my spine.I gripped the covering of my sheer nightgown, folding my arms over my chest to retain some warmth as I stared out at the cl
Julia “He's our son; we'll do everything humanly possible to see him happy again,” Ryan said with conviction, and I nodded in agreement to his words.“I'm sure you will,” Sade smiled, her fingers running in a soothing circle over his shoulder.“Adrien, my darling,” she murmured softly, and slowly he raised his head to meet her gaze.“Do you remember what we talked about?,” she asked, her tone still light and slowly his gaze sweeped around the room for the first time, where both Ryan, dad and I were seated before meeting her gaze again with a slow nod.“Everyone is so happy you're home; even your brother and sister are excited to meet you,” she smiled, and he blinked. “My brother and sister?” he echoed in a timid voice, and she grinned wider, nodding quickly in response.“Yes, bud, aren't you excited to meet them too?” she asked, and his nose scrunched up into a tiny frown.“Are you going to leave me here, Sade?” he asked instead, ignoring her earlier question, and her enthusiastic s
JuliaThe silence was resounding as we all sat down in the living room waiting for the doorbell to ring. The tension was palpable, almost as though the sound of the doorbell were the trumpet that will be blown on the last day.I sat, my back straight as a pin with both my hands clutched together on my legs as I tried to calm my nerves.Lucien and Olivia were both quiet, which was a surprise, as I'd expected an endless array of questions and maybe a temper tantrum to be thrown at me when Ryan and I broke the news about Adrien to them.They were surprised at first, which was a reaction I had both expected and anticipated at the same time, but what I hadn't anticipated was the excitement that followed at the prospect of having another sibling come home.I realised that all my fears and worries had been for nothing; my babies were so understanding. Although there were a bunch of questions thrown at me and their father, we managed to answer every single one as best as we could.The sound o







