Heart By Heart (The Architects Series #2)

Epilogue

Final destination of the second installment of The Architects Series.

See you in Austin's story, Make You Stay.

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L A U R E N

Ipinikit ko ang mga mata ko at taimtim na nagdasal. Ipinagsaklop ko din ang mga kamay ko dahil sa kaba. Lahat ng tao sa paligid ay tahimik at inaabangan ang mangyayari. Ibinuka ko ang mga mata ko at tinignan ang anak ko. Sunod ko ding tinignan si Caius na nakaakbay sa akin at mataman na tinitignan din ang panganay namin.

Huminga ako ng malalim at ibinalik ulit ang tingin ko sa anak ko. He pulled the trigger of his gun and aim to shoot. Ilang segundo ang lumipas at nakatingin lang sa kanya ang lahat ng tao sa loob ng open grounds na ito.

Bumwelo siya at ipinikit ang isang mata. Nasa tama na siyang posisyon at mabilis na pinutok ang baril. Mabilis kong sinundan ang bala at napa-palakpak ang buong madla sa gulat at galing ng anak ko.

"Anak ko 'yan! Anak ko 'yan!" Tinampal ko ang bibig ni Caius. Tinuro niya ang panganay namin at ngumiti. "You see that, my queen?! He hit that damn target for like a thousand times already!"

Nakita kong mabilis na tumakbo papunta sa amin ang panganay namin at nagyakapan ang mag-ama.

"You did great, son! I'm so proud of you!" Malalakas na tapik sa likod ang tinanggap niya mula sa ama.

"Kuya, you did great!" Hiyaw ng bunso naman namin na babae.

"Ang galing mo naman masyado, Kuya!" Sumunod din ang pangalawa namin na lalaki rin.

Evan Matthew Del Valle Montez is our eldest prince.

Earl Isaac Del Valle Montez is our second prince.

Erendia Ylenea Del Valle Montez is our only princess.

Caius named the three. He also introduced those names to me while each one of them are in my womb. Hindi ko na nagawang tumutol dahil alam kong wala naman akong tutol sa aking hari.

Lumapit sa akin si Evan na malaki ang ngiti. I opened my arms to him and hugged our eldest son tight.

"You did great, first prince. Your queen is so proud of you..."

Isiniksik niya ang ulo sa leeg ko. "Thank you Mommy..."

Nanalo ng grand price si Evan for this year's tournament. Si Evan ang unang sinabak ni Caius para dito dahil ilang taon din nilang pinaghandaan ito.

Evan has this side of Caius-he wants things to keep it to himself. Sa amin lang ni Caius gusto niyang mag-open up. Tahimik at keen observer ang panganay namin ni Caius.

Earl on the other hand, has the bright side of Caius-malambing at protective. He makes sure to be the mood maker when two of his siblings are in a bad mood.

Erendia, our only princess, has both qualities of mine and Caius. Oh, just imagine it. She is not just an ordinary girl.

They are our three blessings in life. They make our kingdom the happiest whenever they are around. Tinitignan lang namin sila habang masayang nag-te-train ng mga equipments sa loob ng kanilang training ground.

Our boys doesn't like toy guns-they want the real one, and as for our princess, she don't want to play with dolls. They would just spend their time to hold different sets of knives and make a target, the same for the different types of guns and heavy-duty type of self-defense. They grew up like that because Caius wanted to.