Chapter 171

• My heartbeat races as I gently land on the soft grass in my mother's garden. It has been too long. After the battle with Reuben, both Eloise and I were injured, and we stayed in the hospital for six months recuperating. No one in the empire contacted my mother or my wife as they had no way to, so they didn't know. I'm sure they thought of the worst.
• " Zuriel, I'll see you later. I need to do something," Eloise says. I nod. She will probably see that lover she left here. It took time to get everything back to normal after my uncle's war, but we did. She and her fiancee agreed to end the arrangement but remained allies.
• I slowly step towards the manor. It is quiet, as always, at this time. I meet a few guards, but they bow, a little shocked to see me. I reach the second floor, ready to go to my old bedroom, where my mate is; I can feel her and her scent swirling around. However, I stop when I hear soft giggles. I listen to it again and turn, walking towards the delightful soon. I feel tears in my eyes, and a smile takes over my face when I see a little girl in a crib standing and staring at me with large emerald eyes.