The same night once William gets home I tell him all that happened at the orphanage.

"Helen has a child?" He asks when I finish.

I nod my head. "A daughter, Sarah."

He sighs. "There's only so much we can do if she herself doesn't want to do anything."

"I know." I agree. "I sent her to get a DNA test done today and once we get the results tomorrow the whole problem's going to be solved. She's going to have her daughter back and the child is going to have a mother."

I lean back against the couch next to William who's working on his laptop. After a few minutes I start to sit up when I feel a sudden stab in my stomach. A little gasp escapes my mouth and my hand moves to my stomach.

"Are you alright?" William asks, shutting his laptop.

I shake my head. "I don't know. I think one of them just kicked me."

"One of who?" He asks, confused.

I shake my head at him. "The babies!"

"Oh!" He says sitting up next to me at the same moment that another kick is aimed at the walls of my stomach.

I pull up my shirt and look down at the flat skin. All I can see is my protruding tummy and nothing else. I wait for a few minutes but no more kicks follow.

I pull down my shirt and look at William to find him watching me. I pull him to me and press my lips to his. One of his hands moves to hold mine over my stomach and the other rubs my back.

When we pull back I press my forehead to his and take a few deep breaths before pulling away. He kisses my forehead and then helps me stand before leading me to the bed.

Once he's in bed too I snuggle up to him. "I don't think that we can cover up my pregnancy for much longer. Another month at the most but that too not from our parents because I'm getting larger."

He kisses my head. "I agree that we'll have to tell them soon."

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William and I are eating breakfast when the king walks in and takes his seat. I look at William and catch his eye. He gives a slight nod and goes back to eating.

"Cassandra, would you please pass me the butter?" He asks and I do as told.

After a while with the same air of hurriedness that he arrived, the king starts to leave but William gets up asking. "Do you have a minute?"

He looks at his watch and then says. "I really have to go."

William sighs and shoves his hands into his pocket which makes his father realize the mistake he had made and his face softens at once.

"Please, do tell me." He tells him.

"You really don't seem to care, so please don't pretend that you do." William says, making me look at him in surprise.

His father too looks taken aback. "Please, don't do this because I promise that I want to hear what you have to say."

I look at my husband and he seems to decide that he's telling the truth, so he looks at me once and I know that my eyes tell him to say it.

"Cassandra and I are expecting." He finally says in a whisper. I let out a breath which makes me realize that I'd been holding it.

The king looks from his son to me with surprise on his face, before turning to me. "Really?"

I nod my head in confirmation. "They're twins, actually."

He stands there surprised for a few minutes. When the words finally sink in he turns to William and engulfs him in a tight hug. William was clearly not expecting this because at first his body is all tense and then he relaxes in his father's grip.

Watching the two of them finally show some sign of affection towards each other makes me smile.

When they break away both men turn towards me and Ronald says. "Congratulations! This is truly wonderful news."

I smile at this. "Thank you."

He looks at his son again. "I can't believe I'm going to be a grandfather!"

This reminds me of how sad my father and William's mother looked in that dream because they wouldn't be able to meet their grandchildren.

"Are you alright?" William asks, making me realize that I have tears in my eyes.

I wipe them away and nod. "Yeah, I'm fine. Just really happy that we've finally revealed the news."

He walks over to me and sits down on the chair next to mine before taking my hand. "We have to tell your mother next."

I'm really sorry about the last few chapters. I've written smaller chapters compared to the ones before these. This chapter wasn't meant to be too long anyways.

Another song has been added, Sacrifice by Zella Day and now there are four songs in all in the playlist. I wish there would be at least ten songs, so more recommendations would be appreciated.

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