A Night With The King

“From everything that we checked, the baby is okay even though she was a little in distress earlier, we will prescribe a new medication and advise you to rest as much as possible and also report to the hospital if you feel any kind of discomfort,”

The doctor informed both of them. Sophie was glad to know the baby was okay, she had been so scared after the sharp pain she felt when she had been trying to run away from Damon, thankfully, no harms were done to her or the baby and now she was back safe to her home; yes, Otano was her home now, the only place she ever want to call home, the only thing that would take her back to Briscout now is when she goes to pay visit to her family’s graves.

“Thank you so much doc,”

Lance said to the doctor, his words brought Sophie out of her thoughts, she realized she didn’t hear the last part of what the doctor had said but she didn’t worry because she knew Lance heard and he would remind her if it was very important, she turned her eyes to him.

“We can go home now,”

He said and stood up, she did too, they thanked the doctor and walked out of his office, hand in hand. They got into the car and were driven back to the palace, Sophie’s eyes watered when she saw the walls of the palace again, she had thought she would never be able to see or be in the palace ever again. When they finally arrived at the palace, Lance refused to let her walk, he carried her in his arms to their bedroom, another place she thought she would never see again. Lance helped her shower, after which he gave her a loving massage that helped her feel relaxed.

The first two days after she returned, Lance didn’t leave her side and they spent all day together, he pampered her and made her feel so loved and special, he made sure she felt his love and care, did everything to erase any doubt she still felt, even though she didn’t have any doubt after how he came for her when she needed him the most.

Today, he had to meet with some important people so she was left alone for the first time, Riley came to her and they took their usual walk, Riley told her everything that happened while she was away and even told her that the former queen finally moved back to the palace, not the main palace but where she used to live before they sent her out of the palace, she found out Lance had lifted the ban on her and Sophie made a mental note to go see her soon to thank her in person for saving her life all those months ago.

“My lady,”

Sophie turned around at the sound of the familiar voice, she stared at him in confusion, and Riley greeted him.

“Your lordship,”

Sophie said, bowing respectfully, while wondering why he was referring to her as ‘my lady’

“If you don’t mind, I would like to speak to you in private,”

Sophie still didn’t trust him after the last time he sent her away so she was skeptical about sending Riley away but then she reminded herself that it was different this time, she wouldn’t let him talk her into doing anything, plus he no longer had anything to hold her with, Lance knew every detail about her past life now and he was okay with everything she told him.

“Riley, please leave us,”

She told Riley who nodded and walked away.

“I am sorry for what I did, my lady,”

The last thing she expected him to say was sorry.

“My name is Sophie, my lord,”

She reminded him, she didn’t like him addressing her like that.

“If I call you Sophie, will you agree to only call me Patrick?”

He requested.

“Yes, Patrick,”

She responded and there was silence for a moment, she didn’t know what to say to him, his apology came as a shock to her, so unexpected.RêAd lat𝙚St chapters at Novel(D)ra/ma.Org Only

“I am sorry for what I did, Sophie for how I treated you, for sending you away, I have no excuse, please accept my apologies,”

He said. Sophie still didn’t know how to respond to the sudden apology, she never expected him to apologize, she just prepared her mind to be able to tolerate him and also respect him because of who he was to Lance but now he was apologizing and she didn’t know how to answer him.

“You know, a word would be nice, please?”

He said.

“I am sorry, I just know how to respond, I never expected you to apologize,”

She told him sincerely.

“Can we get along? We both love Lancelot and will both be in his life, you don’t have to like me, I don’t like myself much right now after what I did, I let my fears get the better of me and I ended up hurting Lancelot, and got you in trouble too,”

He went on.

“You are right, we should get along. I don’t hate you Patrick, you did what you thought was best, I hope we get along, I mean, you are going to be my kids’ godfather,”

Sophie pointed out. She got a smile from him and she smiled too.

“I am allowed to be their godfather?”

“Of course, who else is it going to be? Lance only has one friend,”

Sophie responded.

“Thank you, Sophie,”

“Thank you too, Patrick, if you hadn’t given me that contact, you might not have known where I was,”

Sophie said. They talked for a few minutes more, and he asked her a few questions concerning Damon and his men which would help the authorities back in Briscout, Sophie answered his questions diligently after which he thanked her and left. Later that evening when she laid in Lance’s arms, she told him Patrick had stopped by and he told her he was happy she could forgive him. Sophie spent the rest of the week and the following week resting. Lance refused to let her do anything that would stress her, she also went to the hospital a couple of times just to rule out any issues and thankfully, she was okay. News came from Briscout that Damon had been arrested alongside his men, with her statement, Gavin got a lighter punishment. As for Damon, according to Patrick and Lance, he was facing a possible life sentence because his crimes were just over the top. Sophie couldn’t get her family back but she was glad justice got served and no one would suffer at the hands of Damon ever again.