Chapter 205: I was going to forgive him...
Selene POV
My heart broke as I dressed the girls, trying my best to keep them as warm as possible and not to break down in front of them. I had barely thirty minutes before my hearing and I needed to ensure their safety more than anything.
Faustina and Brenna were my only options.
"Please..." I said in a strangled voice "Take care of my girls for me. They’re all I have... please,".
"Don’t worry, your majesty," They smiled assuring "We will protect them with our lives. We would also be on the lookout for their father. You could also come with us..." they said quietly "There’s a path that leads outside of the pack house at the lower villages. No one knows about the path and we could slip you through it... towards the Northern borders. We have some savings and the women too have pitched in what they have...it’ll be enough to get you out of Moon Whisper and settle you for a few weeks before we can send more,".
Tears gathered in my eyes as I stared at them "And here I was thinking I was all alone in this world," I laughed "Thank you all so much but I cannot keep running away forever. Running will not solve the problem, besides... my hands touched my belly "I am pregnant with His Majesty’s child... if I leave now... I won’t be able to prove that it’s his,".
"Oh!" the women covered their mouths "Congratulations, Your Majesty. May the goddess keep him safe,".
"Yeah!" I nodded "I hope it’s a boy... I’m done dealing with girls," I joked and we all cackled with laughter. I turned to my children... to Vina who was unusually quiet and to Maeve who had moved away from me, her face contorted into anger. "Can you excuse us for one minute, I need to talk to the girls?" I asked them.
They nodded and left the room. I went down my knees, stretching my hands towards the girls. Vina came to me immediately, her tiny hands wrapping around my neck as she pressed into me. It took a few seconds for Maeve to drag her feet to me but I was glad she did. The three of us stayed together in a hug until I pulled away, patting the girls’ heads gently.
"I’m sorry for not coming sooner for you. If I had known...".
"It’s not your fault, mommy or dad’s. Grandma is just a very mean woman and we’re victims. Are you truly going to have another baby?" Vina asked staring curiously at my stomach.