All Chapters of The Forgotten Vow (MM Romance): Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

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Chapter 51 — The Pregnancy

Avelin POVThe word "pregnant" refuses to leave me. It echoes, settles, and becomes painfully real in a way I cannot undo. I sit in Dr. Len’s clinic long after she delivers the news, long after the tests confirm what I already know, eight weeks. That means it happened before everything shattered, before the storm, before he disappeared, before my world ended. My hands tremble uncontrollably. "I don’t know how to do this," I whisper, voice trembling. Auntie Liling sits beside me, her arms wrapping around me before I even realize I’m crying again. "I’m carrying his child," I choke out, the words feeling unreal. "And I don’t even know if he’s alive." My voice breaks completely. "I don’t know if he’ll ever see this baby." Her hold tightens, and softly she murmurs, "I know, love. I know." "But the baby’s alive," she adds, her hand moving to mine and guiding it gently to my stomach. "The baby’s here." That realization hits differently. I look down, flat, nothing visible, yet no longer emp

Chapter 52 — Leander’s New Reality

Leander POVThe first six weeks disappear into work. That is the simplest way to describe it, not because they pass quickly but because I bury them. I hide everything beneath meetings, contracts, deadlines, and numbers. I arrive before sunrise and leave long after dark, sometimes not leaving at all. I sleep on the office sofa for an hour, wash my face in the private bathroom, change my shirt, and begin again. No one questions it; this is what they expect from me.Leander Voss returned from the dead, so naturally, I would come back sharper, harder, hungrier. I would reclaim every inch of the empire that slipped away while I was gone. I would punish weakness and restore order. And I do. Yet, I feel nothing. The first major acquisition meeting happens on a gray Tuesday afternoon. The conference room is full, lawyers, financial analysts, and assistants pretending not to listen too closely. Across from me sits the CEO of a manufacturing company I’ve sought for two years. Before my disapp

Chapter 53 — I Never Lost Him

Conrad POVThe silence in my office is heavy, the kind of silence that precedes a landslide. I sit in the dim light of the city skyline, the amber glow of the streetlights bleeding through the glass like a slow-moving infection. I knew before the news broke, before the headlines, before the world celebrated his return, I already knew. The reports from my scouts had reached me hours before the first satellite van parked outside the Voss estate. While the public wept with relief for their golden boy, I sat here in the dark, watching the digital feed of a ghost coming back to life.Leander Voss didn’t die.The reality of that sentence should terrify me, but instead, it tastes like copper in my mouth—bitter, metallic, and inevitable. I stare at the photograph in my hand, not the one in the newspaper or the polished, controlled version of him standing in front of cameras. That man is a mask for the masses. The man in this photo, however, is a revelation I never wanted to see. This one is d

CHAPTER 54 — Avelin’s Pregnancy Journey

Avelin POVFour months have passed, and that is how far along I am now. I stand in front of the small mirror in my room with my hands resting on my stomach, acknowledging that it is no longer something I can hide. My body has changed; my belly curves outward now, soft but undeniable. My clothes fit differently, my movements are slower and more careful, and even breathing feels different sometimes, as if my body is adjusting around something precious. Because it is. Because he is.He is my child, our child. My throat tightens as I whisper softly, “Look at you.” My fingers trace the curve gently as I add, “You’re really here.”A sudden wave of nausea hits before I can finish the thought, and I barely make it to the basin in time. Everything comes up again. It has been like this for weeks; it is relentless. Morning, afternoon, or night, it doesn't matter. My body decides when it wants to rebel, and I simply have to endure it.“Avelin!” Auntie Liling rushes in, already knowing the routine

CHAPTER 55 — Leander’s Restlessness

Leander POVFour months, that is how long I have been back. It has been four months of work, four months of control, and four months of pretending nothing is wrong, and still, I cannot settle. I lie awake most nights staring at the ceiling and watching shadows shift slowly across the room. Sleep comes in fragments now; I get three hours if I am lucky, sometimes less, and sometimes none at all.When sleep does come, it does not bring rest; instead, it brings him, or rather, the absence of him. The dream starts the same way every time with the sound of ocean waves. The sound is steady, rhythmic, and endless. It should be calming, but it isn't, because it feels like something I lost.There is laughter too, soft, warm, and close enough that I should recognize it, but I don't, and that is the worst part. I am standing somewhere with sand beneath my feet and wind against my skin, and I am not alone. Someone is there with me, and I can feel them as their presence wraps around me like somethi

Chapter 56 — Birth Preparation Part 1

Avelin POVSix months have passed, and that is how far along I am now. Some mornings I still wake in a state of quiet surprise when I roll over and feel the heavy weight of my own body before I even manage to open my eyes. My stomach is round now and has become impossible to ignore, stretching the fabric of my linen shirts and fundamentally changing the way I move through every room of the inn. I am slower, heavier, and significantly more careful with each step I take. My feet swell by the time evening arrives, and my back aches with a dull persistence if I stand for too long. Sometimes even the simple act of breathing feels different, as if my body is struggling to learn how to make physical space for another life within me.Still, when I stand in front of the mirror with both hands resting protectively over the curve of my belly, all I can think is a single, staggering thought: You are real. My son is real, and more importantly, Shen’s son is real. That realization always fills me w

Chapter 57 — Birth Preparation Part 2

Avelin POVHe should be holding the other end of the crib while Chen complains about his back. He should be pretending to argue over the paint color, laughing when Auntie Liling scolds him for getting paint on the floor. He should be standing behind me now, one hand on my belly, telling our son how spoiled he already is. Instead, there is only me and the hole he left behind.By the time the paint dries, my lower back is burning. Auntie Liling immediately points toward the chair in the corner when she catches me pressing one hand there.“Sit.”“I’m fine.”“Sit.”I sigh and obey. She hands me water and crouches in front of me, narrowing her eyes as she looks me over.“You’re pale.”“I am pregnant.”“You’re stubborn.”“That too.”She snorts softly but gently presses a cool cloth to the back of my neck. “You’re doing amazing, love.”Her words tighten my throat. “I don’t feel strong,” I admit.Her gaze softens. “You are.”I shake my head. “I feel tired all the time, scared, angry, and…” I

Chapter 58 — Labor and Delivery Part 1

Avelin POVI wake at two in the morning because something feels wrong.For one confused second, I lie still in the dark, listening to the storm hammering the inn's roof, trying to understand what pulled me out of sleep. Then I feel it.Wet. Everywhere.My breath catches. I push myself up too quickly and look down. The sheets beneath me are soaked."No," I whisper.Then the first real pain hits , starting low in my back and rolling around to my stomach, sharp and crushing, stealing the air from my lungs so fast I can't even cry out properly."Oh, God." My hands fly to my belly. The baby shifts hard inside me, and terror slams through my chest.This is it. This is happening, now and alone.Another pain crashes through me, stronger than the first, and I gasp loud enough that the sound tears out of my throat."Auntie Liling!"I barely have to call twice. Her footsteps thunder down the hallway, and then she's in the room, hair loose, shawl thrown over her nightdress, eyes instantly sharp

Chapter 59 — Labor and Delivery Part 2

Avelin POVI don't feel strong. I feel split apart, empty, terrified and furious at the universe for bringing me to this bed without Shen at my side. If he were here, he would hold my hand. He would wipe my face. He would tell me I was doing well even when I screamed at him for lying. He would kiss my forehead and whisper, "I've got you, baby," and somehow I would believe him.Another contraction builds, and I know it before it hits now. My body stiffens and my hands clutch at the blanket. "No, no, no…" Then it takes me, and the scream feels like it comes from somewhere deeper than my own throat. When it passes, I slump back, shaking."I can't," I whisper, then louder, breaking apart: "I can't. I can't do this. It's too much."Auntie Liling steps closer, both hands wrapped around mine. "Yes, you can."I shake my head wildly, sobbing. "No…""Yes." Her voice turns fierce. "For your baby. For Shen." That name cuts through everything. "He would want you to fight," she says, eyes wet but s

Chapter 60 — Meeting Baby Shen

Avelin POVThe first hour with my son does not feel real. It feels too large, too bright, and too overwhelming for one human heart to hold. And yet, somehow, my heart does.He is lying against my chest when Dr. Len finishes her first careful checks. My gown is open in front; his tiny body is wrapped in a soft blanket but remains warm against my skin. He smells new, sweet, soft, and alive, with milk, warmth, and something deeper underneath already. It is something sharp and clean that makes my breath catch.Alpha. Even now. Even this early.My son's scent is still mostly newborn softness, but beneath it, there is strength already, instinctive, certain, and quiet, but there. He is just like his father. The thought hits so hard that I have to close my eyes.Dr. Len writes something down, then smiles at me over the edge of the chart. "He's healthy. Very healthy."I look down at him, still half-afraid this is a dream and I'll wake to emptiness again. "Really?"She nods. "Seven pounds, four

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