Freeing Starr✔️

Epilogue ~ The Birth of a Son

Starr's POV

A year and a half later...

"This is ridiculous."

I looked at the pacing woman in front of me with a raised eyebrow, a teasing smile tilting my lips.

Lorena grumbled to herself and cursed. "That mother of mine will be the death of me. Do you know what she did!? Do you Starr!?"

I entertained her. "What did she do?"

"She came and crashed the party! I finally managed to sneak out and attend a normal, young adult function with cute men to flirt with and she dared to follow me! Can you believe it!?"

"No," I said dramatically, placing a hand over my mouth. "Stacia really went that far?"

"She did! I am so annoyed with her! I wasn't trying to hook up with anyone! I just wanted to have a little fun, y'know? Being a princess sucks."

My hands caressed my protruding stomach tenderly as I nodded along. "Yes, it really does suck."

"Right!?" She threw her hands up and fell back on the sofa. "Finally, somebody gets me."

"Of course. We're all suffering."

She glanced at my stomach and grimaced. "Some more than others."

I laughed and shrugged. "It'll be your turn when you find your mate. I'm sure Stacia will stop bothering you then."

She snorted. "That's not going to happen anytime soon...  wait." She quickly sat up and looked over at me in excitement.

"What?" I asked.

Her lips pulled into a large grin as she looked at me with puppy dog eyes. "You're the queen, Starr. You have just as much authority as my brother. If you can host a party for me and my friends in the castle..."

I grimaced and raised a hand before she could go any further. "You're just dying for your brother to strangle you, aren't you?"

She pursed her lips. "He would, wouldn't he?"

"Without a doubt."

She deflated and slouched back in her seat. "I give up." She waved her hand above her. "This is my white flag surrendering to the sufferings of a princess."

I chuckled then winced when I felt a slight pinch of pain in my stomach. My hand caressed my stomach as I whispered. "Are you trying to tell mommy something, little one? I'm here."

I smiled when I felt the movement under my skin then cringed again when another spark of pain ignited. I shifted in my seat uncomfortably.

"Peach, are you alright?" Leon's voice sounded in my mind.

Ever since I'd gotten pregnant he made me promise to always leave our link open so he could hear and feel everything that was going on. He probably sensed my discomfort and chose to check up on me.

"I'm fine," I reassured him as I struggled to my feet from our living room sofa. Lorena came to my side and helped me up.

I pulled my shirt that had risen down and cleared my throat. "Where's Stacia anyway?" I asked Lorena.

"She's in the training room watching Father train Lomar."

After the war with Glacial City, Lomar chose to stay behind as his grandparents left the kingdom again to continue their travels around the world. From what I've heard from Leon, he was probably the reason Lomar chose to stay.

In his agitated state after losing me, he said a few things to Lomar that probably struck a bit too close to home. Though he didn't say what it was exactly, he just told me that it was a mistake that threw the whole kingdom into chaos and almost cost their father his life.