Chapter 6

• Sophia's POV
• Four years later!!
• 30th December night!!
• *
• Eden, Arya, and I were busy in preparation for Colton’s birthday. Because now, my baby boys understand the meaning of birthday, and they have been waiting for their birthday for a week. Until last year, they just used to think that it was related to the special day, but after joining Kindergarten, they had learned a lot of things and have become aware of a lot of things that I had hidden until now.
• Yes! You had to guess it, then it’s well and good, and if not, then I was talking about their father.
• Everything was fine until they hadn’t joined Kindergarten because, after that, they clearly observed the person missing in our family.
• Generally, babies start speaking ‘dada, daddy, dad, papa’ within a year, but my babies learned this word after three years, and then they just didn’t speak one single word.
• They had questioned their dad.
• ‘Where is dad? Why don’t their dad stay with them? Who is their dad?’
• At that time, I brushed off their innocent question by telling them the fake story of their father on some adventure, and I couldn’t reveal their father’s identity to protect him, and they let go of that topic, but I wasn’t sure until then I could keep fooling them.
• Eden and Arya suggested I tell them about their father being dead, but I didn’t want to lie to them about their father’s death because I didn’t want to break their trust and faith they had in me because I knew the pain when someone close to our heartbreak our trust.
• During these four years, I started a knitting business of my own which used to prepare all types of handmade woolen products for all sizes, people, and pets. It was Rebecca’s idea when she saw how good I was at it, and also, she was the major investor in my business.
• That’s a different story that my business had grown up that big that it had already made up that large amount which I could return to her, but she didn’t pull out her investment. Instead, she became the major shareholder of it and asked for the profit shares in the company, just like a business-oriented woman.
• Her words were, ‘I haven’t done any favor to you, Sophia. I had a lot of money, so I invested in your business, and now, I’m making more money than I had actually invested. So, I’m doing business, not favor.’
• At the beginning of the business, it started with Eden, Arya, and Me. But with growth, we started hiring those housewives who wanted to earn but didn’t have a great degree. Then, we started training the new candidate offline and then online as well.
• The sales of the business used to boom in the winter seasons all over the world, while the sale in other season was low except in the place where there is winter all over the year.
• “What are you doing?” Arya asked even though she had already seen what I was doing.
• “I have a feeling that Colton will ask about his father again. So, I’m packing a few gifts with his father’s name.” I replied and also prepared a birthday card for him, and at the end, I wrote ‘-your Daddy.’
• “You know that they both are smarter than the kids of their age. You can’t fool them for long, especially Colton, who doesn’t buy anything easily, unlike Calvin.”, Eden said.
• I sighed, “I know. He has taken too much after his father. He asks a lot of question before trusting someone, while Calvin is innocent like me, who trust anyone easily. That’s why I don’t want to lie about Brandon’s death because when they will learn the truth, their tiny little trust will break, and it will be done by their own mother, from whom they are learning all the morals and values of their life.”
• “Anyways, when are you planning to go shopping?” Arya asked, changing the topic.
• “Shopping?” I asked in confusion.
• “Did you forget that Queen and your brother are officially getting married in front of the human world?”
• “That…”, I muttered. “Yes, I remember that.”, I said, nodding my head. Though they were already marked and mated in the werewolf world in the human world, they were still boyfriend and girlfriend who had been dating each other for the last five years.
• There was no way I wanted to miss their wedding but at the same time, attending his wedding meant saying HELLO to the painful past from where I had left a long ago.
• It also meant facing my family, who would definitely attend the wedding if the wedding were the inhuman world.
• And there was also the chance that I could face him too.
• I knew this was hard for me, but I had to do this for that person who always stood by my side, no matter what.
• “So, will you attend the wedding?”
• “I will.”, I replied. “Until when I will run away from my past. Moreover, I don’t have to worry about my other family members now. I’m independent and strong enough to raise my babies on my own. Whether I’m divorcee or single mother, that shouldn’t be their concern.”
• “And what about your ex-husband?”
• “What about him? Everything ended with the end of that contract marriage. He had a girlfriend then, and I’m sure he would have married her and would have kids with her by now. Moreover, my babies are not but the regret of him, so their existence shouldn’t be his concern.”
• A part of me knew that his words and his action never matched each other.
• Once all the arrangements were made, we headed back to our rooms. Both the kids were sleeping, so we decided to surprise Colton early morning.
• “Good night, sweethearts.” I kissed their foreheads before sleeping in the middle of them.
• ****
• Late-night !!
• My hands, as usual, went on the bed to check on my babies, but my eyes were wide open when I realized that they both were missing.
• Where did they go?
• I quickly checked the bathroom, but they were not there. And then I ran out of the room in a panic, hoping them to be near Eden and Arya, but my leg halted when I heard their low voice from the kitchen. I couldn’t help but peek to see what they were doing in the kitchen at this moment.
• I found a chair near the fridge, and Calvin’s hand and mouth were covered with creams of the cake while Colton was glaring at him.
• ‘Don’t tell me that Clavin ate the chocolate cake which we have brought for Colton’s birthday surprise plan.’
• But the things were clearing looking in that way.
• “I’m sorry. I really wanted to eat that chocolate cake.”, Clavin apologized, showing his puppy eyes to his seven minutes older brother.
• “You shouldn’t eat the chocolate cake that mom got for me because It’s my birthday today, not yours. Mom will have brought a cake for your birthday too.”, Colton said, crossing his arms around his chest, showing that he was mad.
• “I know, but I’m sorry.”, Calvin apologized again. “I’m sorry. Please don’t be mad.” Tears started brimming in his eyes.
• Aww! My poor baby.
• I would get another cake. I was about to step in between to convince Colton to forgive his brother, but what he did make me proud of him.
• He reached forward and hugged his younger brother.
• “It’s okay, Calvin. I’m not mad at you. Mom will buy a chocolate cake again.”, He said, cooing to his brother. “Let’s eat the cake together.”, he said.
• I quickly hid behind the wall and saw Clavin standing on the chair again and took out the 5% eaten cake from the upper chamber. He gave it to Colton to hold it, and then he stepped down from the chair.
• Placing the cake on the floor, both brothers started eating and wasting the cake with their hands because it was impossible for them to reach the plates and spoon with their tiny heights.
• My cute little cake thieves.
• “Ahem, Ahem,” I cleared my throat, making them realize that I was there.
• “Mom! Mom!” I heard two voices overlapping each other, and the color of their face had been drained, knowing that they were caught red-handed.
• “First, happy birthday, Colton,” I said with a serious tone.
• “Thank you, Mom.”, he replied, getting scared that I might scold him or both of them.
• “And second, may I join you two in eating the cake?” I asked with a mischievous smile.
• “Yes! Yes!”
• #TBC
• Thank you for reading!!