All Chapters of The Forgotten Vow (MM Romance): Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

Avelin POVI woke up before the alarm again. The sky outside was still dark, and the world was quiet in that fragile moment before morning fully arrived. For a few seconds, I just lay there, staring at the ceiling and listening to the soft, steady breathing beside me. Baby Shen was curled into his blanket with one tiny hand tucked near his face; he was peaceful, safe, and mine. My chest tightened. "Big day today," I whispered. He did not wake, but he shifted slightly, as if he heard me anyway. I reached out and brushed my fingers gently over his cheek, he was warm, real, and everything I had.By five in the morning, I was already dressed. The clothes still felt new, appearing too clean, too sharp, and too different from the simple things I used to wear at the inn. I adjusted the collar for the third time. "You are going to be fine," I told my reflection, but my voice sounded unsure."Dada?"I turned quickly to find Baby Shen awake, sitting up in bed and rubbing his eyes. My heart melt

Leander POVThe lobby is still watching me. I can feel it even after he is gone, even after the doors closed behind him, and even after the sound of his crying faded into the outside world. I cannot move. I stand there frozen with my phone still in my hand, my mind unable to catch up with what just happened. Whispers begin to rise, sounding soft at first and then louder. "Was that…?" "Mr. Voss…" "Did he say, husband?" I do not hear everything. I cannot, because all I hear is his voice saying, You promised me."Leander." Elias is sharp, controlled, and close. He grabs my arm; it is not a rough grip, but it is firm. "Office. Now." I do not argue. I let him pull me toward the private elevator. The ride up feels too long and too quiet, yet it is too loud inside my head."What the hell just happened?" Elias demands the moment the doors close behind us in my office. I do not answer immediately because I cannot. "I do not know," I say finally, my voice sounding wrong and unsteady. "I do not

Leander POVThe coffee remains untouched between us, both cups growing cold as I sit across from Avelin Mirei, my husband. I do not know how to exist in this moment. He looks worse up close than he did from a distance; I noticed it the second he sat down. There are dark circles under his eyes, his skin is too pale, and his lips are pressed tight as if he is holding himself together by sheer force. However, his eyes are steady. They are devastated, but they remain steady. I feel something stirring within me, but I do not know what it is."You look familiar," I say quietly.His lips twitch in a gesture that is not quite a smile and not even close to one. "I should," he says. "We were married for a year."The words land heavily between us. "I'm sorry," I reply. "I know this is…""Devastating? Cruel? Impossible?" he cuts in.I nod once. "It is all of those things."Silence follows, and then he exhales slowly before beginning his story. "Three years ago," he says, his voice steady but soft

Avelin POVThe moment I step into the building, I feel it in my eyes. Not just one or two. Everyone. They don't even try to hide it, and the whispers follow me like shadows: soft, sharp, constant."That's him.""The one from yesterday…""The Omega who called Mr. Voss, what was it? Shen?""I heard he said they're married.""I heard he showed a bond mark. In public."My steps don't stop. They can’t. If I stop, I’ll break. So I keep walking, back straight, chin level, surviving. That's all this is.The elevator is worse. The moment I step inside, the conversation dies, and silence crashes down like a wall. No one looks at me, which is somehow worse than staring, except for one woman whose eyes flick to my neck. Quick. Curious. Checking. I lift my collar higher, instinctively protective. The ride feels endless.Ding.Twelfth floor. Relief hits hard, but it doesn't last.The accounting department is no different. Everyone is already at their desks, typing, working, pretending, but I know t

Leander POVI was not prepared for this. I was not even close. I thought I was, and I told myself I was, but the moment the door opened, everything I thought I knew disappeared.Because he was there.He was small, fragile, and bright, with those eyes. They were my eyes, and they were staring back at me. Something inside me broke open. It did not happen gently or slowly, but violently and completely, because this was my child. I did not remember him. I did not remember creating him. But my body, my instincts, and my very bones knew him.And when he said, "Hi Papa… I'm Shen," I stopped breathing. When he hugged me, the world ended and began again.His arms were small, warm, and trusting. He did not hesitate or question; he just believed in me because Avelin had taught him to. My arms closed around him without thought, like they were always meant to be there. I held him tight. I held him too tight because I did not know how else to do this.And I realized: I had missed three years. I had