Chapter 12: Labor
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A Few Weeks Later
Barron
I was furious with Clarke, we had a blowout because I confronted him about his marriage, Lark let it slip the other night and Barbie was about to pop. I tried to see things his way but I knew something was wrong, he was driving me insane, and watching him destroy himself like that because he was an adult still gets to me. I looked at the traveling plans to Dartmonth, Roman was losing everything and it made me happy, Lily finally left him and mated Aidan, she was pregnant with his pup and Roman mated that b***h Esmeralda, and in his delusion, challenged his son, Kyan, to a challenge for the crown. We knew Kyan was going to win but Roman was going to play dirty because that crown in his head meant everything to him, he killed his bestfriends for it so he couldn't lose. In his mind, he gave up everything, gaining more enemies for that crown, it was his lifeline.
Sapphire was spending the weekend with her grandparents and I was grateful for the help with her, Lark decided to go with me to Dartmouth and so did Polly to see that rapist lose everything. I went home and she had packed a suitcase for both of us and I was looking at her in very short shorts on her round ass and said, "You are not getting on the plane like that." She looked at me saying, "I know silly," she walked up to kiss me, I was so in love with Lark and thought about Clarke. At the moment, he was away visiting Barbie's family, a family she first said she never had which raised a red flag and Nolix was on it getting more information. Clarke's drugs were swapped out and he was on fake drugs, I knew it was her but I wanted to catch her red-handed so that I would have proof when I executed her.
I tried secretly having cameras in their house but unfortunately, I couldn't because that was against the law, we have our ways of getting the information I needed after I dealt with my issues first. Lark and I met Rowe with Davina and Polly on the airstrip entering the private jet, we decided not to drive there so we could get there quickly. We arrived at our hotel and decided to have a late lunch in one of Aidan's restaurants, I felt Levi before turning to see him kissing Polly. Levi had just arrived along with Emile, Jared stood back to run the Kingdom in their absence, and my father was running the kingdom in our absence since Clarke was off territory. Aidan walked over with Ty who had a big smile on his face as we watched him looking at Dominic who had joined us as well. I looked at the big Dragon King whom no one had seen in a long time. Aidan asked, "Are you joining us for lunch?"
We all had a few laughs about Roman and how it won't end well for him, Aidan even filled us in on the rumor about his trio, he was keeping Lily and Michelle as his mates. It seems like the moon goddess wanted to right the wrongs that happened to them, many species and true mates have been popping up lately. I looked at Lark not worried about finding a second chance mate when I felt a slight burn again in my chest but nothing to alarm me. I was prepared to watch the show but I was awaiting word for Nolix's findings, I still loved and cared for my brother although he had many issues, I know I can't fix him, I had accepted him as he is but his wife is playing him somehow. I hope I was wrong about her because Clarke seemed to love her and they were having a child together, I knew this would finally break him if she were nothing, but a phony.
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Barbie
I am traveling with Clarke, I decided to let him meet some old friends of mine so they can get him to mark and change me, they were pretending to be family. That is the lie I sold him and his family, I was going to give birth soon and now that the rules are lifted, I can wear his mark proudly. He and his brother had a huge argument and decided to take a break, I held his hand as he drove down the highway, we stopped by this abandoned town and he said, "I am going to buy the land and improve it, make this town come alive again," we saw a few squatters, and I smiled encouraging his vision. We continued on our way when I felt pain, he looked at me and asked, "Babe, are you okay?" I said, "My water broke," he said, "Don't worry, there is a hospital up the road," and sped up, I started to get some serious contractions just as we saw the city lights and were five minutes out from the hospital.
I was wheeled in and headed to the labor ward as Clarke went to the paperwork, I was scared and excited, I was monitored when he walked in as the doctor told us he would be back in a few minutes. I saw the male nurse and froze, it was, Mateo, he said, "Mrs. Myers, we are going to take good care of you and my baby, I mean, your baby." Clarke smiled saying, "Thank you," before Mateo looked at me and left. One hour later, we had our newborn son in our arms, I was exhausted and named him, Joseph Daniel, J.D for short. Clarke was excited to name him after his grandfather and kissed me saying, "Once we get home, I am changing you," I didn't need my friend's help anymore and drifted off to sleep. I woke up to my hand handcuffed to the bed and Clarke was nowhere to be seen, guards were outside the door and I was confused.
Nolix walked into the room and said, "You are finally awake." I asked, "Where is, Clarke?" Nolix looked at me and said, "Gone home, witch," I looked at him confused, Nolix said, "Drop the act, you were drugging Clarke and we searched your home finding the potion bottles, our witch confirmed the potions you used to trigger Clarke's behavior and poisoning him, you, my dear will be imprisoned for your crimes or executed, depend on what Barron says." He turned to walk out and I asked, "Where is my son?" He said, "With his father, of course, do you think passing him off as Clark's son will fly, your lover gave DNA for testing and confirmed the baby's paternity," I said, "Father, no, that is Clarke." He turned to me and said, "Mateo already admitted to everything," before going through the door, I screamed in anger, cried, and yelled, "I want to see my husband, please!"
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Clarke
I was in the waiting room after seeing my son, I was so happy, I saw Nolix walk in with his men and figured Barron sent him for me. I sighed and said, "I am not going back right now," Nolix said, "I am not here for you," handing me a file while the guards walked past him going into my wife's room. I said, "Stop this," until Nolix said, "Clarke, read it now, this is no joke," I opened the file although skeptical of what I would see, I saw the lies, the potions, the drugs, everything, the tests confirming the love potions and drugs. I sat down not knowing what to do, Mobly showed me the GPS of Barbie being at a guy's house the night I asked him to look for her, and I saw the name of the owner of the house, it was the nurse and it clicked what he had said earlier and I sent for him. He walked out to us wondering why he was paged, we showed him the findings and he admitted it, feeling the aura.
We had the doctor do a DNA test and we waited for the results, it was a top priority, we were speeding up the process, and we waited for hours until it came through. Mateo was the father, that b***h lied to me, my heart broke, it explains why she ran that night I came home early, she wanted to wash his scent off and, Barron was right. I was so foolish and chose her over my family, I got in my truck heading back to Bearmore, linked Nolix, and said, "I want nothing to do with her." I reached home in no time and threw all her stuff out, I was furious and needed to burn off steam, I got the link from my father about Roman being captured and imprisoned and he also apologized about what Barbie did to me, her name wasn't even Barbie, f**k her.
I changed into my bear running towards the lake, he finally talked to me and said, "I told you that b***h was no good and you let our mate slip through our fingers, I want her back, Clarke, don't make me take over again." I knew he was right but said, "She is mating our brother whether you like it or not," he growled and said, "Then kill him, I want our mate back," before he went dormant again and I passed out. I woke up on the ground next to the lake, and my head hurt, I was confused until it all came back to me, I got a link from my father wanting to know where I was and I told him, "I will be back soon." A week later, everyone was on a manhunt looking for Roman, he had escaped and Barron was still in Dartmouth, Nolix gave me the news that Barron executed Barbie on his command and I felt nothing but hatred for the man who is my brother.
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Mateo
I knew this was bad once I was called to do the paternity test that I had already planned to do to break them up. Barbie was arrested and I was not going down with her, I knew they would rush the test and I timed it. I figured I could get Clarke to break up with her after learning about J.D.'s paternity so she would have no choice but to be with me but this was bigger than I thought. I sneaked out of the room when the guard was not looking and used my magic to go into the lab changing the test. I made sure it would confirm that J.D. was my son, they did three tests to confirm the results and I changed all of them before sneaking back out. One hour later, Nolix told me, "Take your son and go because I am not going to leave the child parentless, I would kill you right along with her but a banishment is warranted instead for your treason to a Prince," I knew then, that Barbie was going to be executed. I felt bad because I cared about ther but I was not going to die with her and I got her son promising to take care of him despite my guilt, I should have told the truth and given Clarke his son but they would execute me too, so I will move and never look back.
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