Chapter 276
“Why?” Alexcent slurred.
“Well, ma’am is saying that she needs to see you right away. I told her that you were working, but she insisted on going to the palace. They’re trying to delay her, but…”
Gen wasn’t able to finish before Alexcent slapped his own face to sober up, then rose and headed back to the mansion. The mont he walked in; he could hear Athyst yelling.
“If you can’t bring a carriage, bring a horse. Now!”
“Ma’am, a horse is dangerous to ride with the sun going down,” Pon inford her.
“Fine! I’ll walk then! Move!”
“Ma’am, I’ll take you tomorrow.” Pon insisted. “Tonight just…”
“Everyone is dismissed,” Alexcent ordered, entering the room. Pon, Lunia, and the other servants quickly left.
Athyst looked at Alexcent, with his rumpled clothes and a bit of a sway in his stance.
“Alec, were you drinking?” she asked.
“A little.”
Athyst’s heart fluttered as she saw him for the first ti in a while. Though his hair was a ss, he was still incredibly handso. But his cold voice hid sothing sinister and angry.
“Alec, please sit. I have sothing to say.” Athyst pointed to a chair.
“It’s late. Let’s talk tomorrow.”
“Alec, sit! It’ll only take a mont!”
Athyst reached for his arm to move him to the chair, but Alexcent pulled away. His refusal to be near her beca too much and she began to cry.
Alexcent sighed and he turned to her. “Damn it, Ash, don’t cry.” His words only caused her to start sobbing louder. “Ash.”
“I knew nothing about the rumours about you before I ca here! But why are you saying these things? Why are you being so cold? I was just afraid. No about you, but about ! I was afraid!” Athyst continued sobbing, as she choked on the words. “I was afraid that I might not beco a good mother. That I might not have the right. I was just scared, so scared.”
“Ash…” Alexcent tried to interrupt.
“You know nothing about what it feels like to beco a mother. That I might yell at the child, might hit the child, that I might be a bad mother. You don’t know how scary that is! That I might get angry, just because the child is being a picky eater, or that the child is ssing up the house. If the child is crying all night, I might yell to stop the crying. I’m scared that I might be a bad mother.”
“There’s no way you would be,” Alexcent said, trying to comfort her.
“I wasn’t born with motherly love to begin with. That’s why I ca to this world. You don’t know how scary it is for a person like to have a child. I can’t be certain that it is right for to be a mother. So, I need so ti. When I’m ready…”
“Ash. There’s not a right way to be a parent. What you said is true, fatherly love should be the sa as motherly love. But look at , that’s not the case. It’s ludicrous to say fatherly love and motherly love to begin with. That’s not the way it is. Everyone tries their best. That’s what love is. Doing it together.”
“Together?”
“Yes. Together. We just have to do this together.”
Athyst stopped crying. She looked at Alexcent as she wiped away the moisture with the back of her hand. It was the most ironic thing for him to say the words that even he wasn’t certain about, just to comfort her.
“You’re going to help ?” Athyst asked. “I’m not good enough. I can’t do this on my own, but by my side, with you helping …”
“Ash. That’s not the right way to say it. I’m not helping you. We’re doing it together. That’s what a family is.”
“Together.”
“Yes. Together.”
Athyst felt like the impenetrable wall that held her back collapsed at the word ‘together.’ She looked deeply into Alexcent’s eyes.
“Alec. You’re not a monster. No matter what people may say, you’re not a monster. I hope you don’t think like that anymore.”
“I will try,” He said, smiling as if unsure.
“Besides, I’ve never seen or heard of a monster that looks as handso as you. Only in books are monsters ugly.”
Alexcent laughed and took Athyst in his embrace. She said he wasn’t a monster. And, even though it was only the opinion of one person, he felt like his life had just been saved.
Athyst, after feeling relieved to be in his arms once more, quietly whispered his na.
“Yes?” he asked gently.
“Promise to never run away again, and that we will always tell each how we feel. Even when we’re angry at each other. The reason why we drifted apart, and why we had to take the long way back to each other this ti, was because of a stupid misunderstanding since we didn’t talk. We’ll definitely be fighting more in the future, so let’s not run away from each other next ti.”
“All right.” He embraced her once more.
Marriage is when two people, who’ve been living different lifestyles, co together and adjust to being around each other all the ti. Athyst was only realizing the necessity of this now when Alec had said about them being together. She knew now that she did not need to run away anymore.
“Alec, thank you.”
“About what?”
“For saying ‘together’.”
“It was obvious.”
There was only one thing Athyst wanted and that was him. You’re the only one who’s looked at for what I really am. Just you. Athyst finally felt complete.
Athyst breathed calmly in his arms, her mind clearing. Then she looked up into his eyes and said, “Alec. I love you. I will always love you.”
“Ash, we’re always going to love each other,” he replied.
Always together. Those words defined everything that was in her heart. She whispered softly in his arms. “We’re always going to be together.”
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