The Forgotten Prince

Part 18

Clarke's Pov

"His father?" I ask in a careful tone. Seeing Roan nod his head at me, he walks away to the exit of the lab and motions me to follow him. 

Walking out of the lab, I see Roan walk towards the water, and I hesitantly follow him .

Seeing Roan sit down against a tree, I sit down next to him, and I'm just so confused right now.

"Who's his father?" I breathe out, and I see Roan nervously start to play with the grass .

"I am," he whispers, and my eyes widen. Roan is Theo's father?

"Y-your his father, how ?" I breathe out as I run my hand through my hair.

"I was 16, I met a girl, and she became pregnant with Theo . When Nia found out, she said it was better if the child would believe her to be the mother since I was so young, " Roan whispers, and I see shame take over his features.

"And his real mother ?" I carefully ask, and I hear Roan release a deep breath.

"Once Theo was born , and my mother found out he was a Natblida. She killed her so the secret wouldn't come out, " Roan whispers, and this is a lot to take in like shit .

"W-why didn't you tell him?" I carefully ask. To this day, Theo thought Nia was his mother and that his father was dead .

"I do not fear a lot, Clarke, but I've always feared for him to hate me for what happened . That his father left him in the hands of a cruel woman . That he sees me as the coward i see myself as because I did not fight for him, " Roan whispers, and I can see him bite back the tears that are trying to leave his eyes . I've never seen Roan with this much emotion.

"B-but you don't know how Theo would react," I say as I carefully place my hand on the man's shoulder .

"Theo is my son, and therefore, the heir of Azgeda, there will be a right time for me to tell him the truth. And I pray every day that things would have been different. But the moment my mother found out he was a Natblida, it was something to never speak of again. I left my son in the hands of one of the most cruel women there was ." Roan says, and I see a tear leave his eyes .

"You were young, Roan," I say, but he hangs his head down in shame .

"It was my job to protect him, and I failed. The angry and broken boy you see is all my fault . " Roan says in a small voice, and I see another tear fall down his face .

"Why did you tell me ?" I ask him, and he lifts his head up and lets our eyes meet .

"You care for him, and even if Theo doesn't know it himself, he cares for you. If the day comes, I'm not here anymore , stand by his side and guide him ." Roan says, and I give him a small nod.

I do care about Theo, there's so much more to him then he shows I get he's been turned into this person by Nia, but sometimes you can see the real Theo come trough even if it's just a little bit . I hope with time he'll show who he really is and not what Nia wanted him to be .

"Who was his mother?" I ask Roan, and he nervously starts to pick the grass again .

"What did Lexa tell you about her parents?" Roan asks me, and my eyes furrow . What does that have to do with it ?

"Not much she never met her father, and her mother died when she was young." I say, and Roans nervous eyes meet mine.

"I was on a mission in Trikru, and I met this beautiful girl. She was a couple of years older, and she had a daughter. " Roan says, and my eyes widen.

"Lexa's mother is Theo's mother?"I whipser yell . What kind of family tree is this .

"Lexa was already in Polis to start her training. " Roan continues, and I run my hand through my hair.