"Mommy." Ace cried out while hugging her neck tightly.
Athena let out a sigh as she hugged him back, close to her heart.
"Ace, my baby!"
She whispered out while caressing his back lovingly.
Patricia brought him to the hospital after he started crying for uncountable times, demanding for his mommy and papa.
Athena walked out of the room and entered a small empty room with Ace in her arms.
She didn’t want him to make Dominic’s room more stressful than she already did.
And their friends gave them privacy by not following them.
They understood that Athena and Ace needed a mother and son bonding time.
"Mommy… Mommy, are you okay? Are you hurt? Did you cry?"
Ace pulled back from the hug while looking at her with teary eyes.
He was caressing her face with his small hands, making her smile at the sweet and cute gesture of her son.
"Oh, my baby.Calm down.Mommy is absolutely alright.See, mommy got no hurt.Mommy didn’t cry as well, my love." She said while cupping his face and kissed all over his face.
She expected him to giggle just like he usually does.
But instead of doing that, h e caught a hold of her face and looked at her with a cute frown.
"Your pretty eyes are wet…" He said while wiping a drop of tears which rolled down her cheeks as soon as she heard her baby.
"Aw, they are? Don’t worry, I just…washed my face.They are water.Mommy didn’t cry, I promise." She said while kissing his little hands.
How smart her precious little son was!
"But I was scared.I thought you were hurt."
He whimpered as he remembered something and hugged her again, making her worry.
She hugged him again with a small sigh.She will never be able to understand how her little son always finds out whenever she is hurt.
Just how?! There’s no way for him to know because everyone around him always stays very careful so that he doesn’t know.
Yet, somehow he always does.
"Why would you think so, baby?"
She asked while brushing off the thought and asked in a casual tone while thinking how she was going to convince him that she wasn’t hurt.
"Because I had a dream…"
He whispered out while still hugging her.
His words made her frown a little.
She pulled him back from the hug softly and looked at him with a small frown.
"A dream?" She asked with her eyebrows raised a little.
She didn’t want him to think that it was something bad and get scared from sharing it with her.
"Yes…" He nodded with a cute yet serious look on her face.
"What did you see in the dream?" She asked while trying not to sound very curious.
"I saw that you were in pain and crying.I was scared, mommy." He said in a trembling voice.
His lips quivered as he talked.
She could see that he was relieving the dream and was getting scared.
"Shh..Don’t cry, baby.See, mommy is okay.Absolutely fine.Mommy is not hurt at all." She said in an assuring tone while hugging him again.
She felt guilty for not going to him first.
How scared he was! Gosh, she felt guilty now! But the mate bond, that was as strong as her motherly instinct.She was stuck in between
"But papa is, isn’t he?"
Ace suddenly asked in a trembling tone, catching her off guard once again.
But this time it wasn’t only for him calling Dominic papa.
It was because of how confident he sounded while saying that Dominic was hurt.
What was she going to tell him? She would feel very guilty in lying to him once again.
"Papa.he he is …"
She stammered while thinking of ways to avoid this question.
the dream that he was
up in a low tone,
once again "Wh…what
hide her curiosity
about both
bit but a
hurt.Someone hurt him.He was in
of acting strong.He cried like
down his
okay now.Trust me, papa is going to be alright soon.Please stop crying "She said while rocking him back and
was that supposed to mean? Also, she was scared that he was going to get
needed him to calm
is hurt?" He asked while looking at her and wiping away the tears
gulped down her pain and slowly
little.You know how strong your papa
asked with a small smile, ready
he is
a stubborn tone while
raised eyebrows and
just keeps
anger and possessiveness
made her chest
chuckled a little and nodded at
your superhero as well, right?" She asked with
topic about Dominic being his
"Yes."
a small nod, looking
he frowned a little as he was trying to understand what his mommy was trying to
"Yes"
He nodded once again
She asked once again,
just need to pay for him. Can you do that?" She
happy to hear her
pray a lot for him." He exclaimed while
was happy to pray for
a hug and a kissie!" She said with a grin while
her after giving her a kiss on
want to
papa? Of course, you will see papa! We both will see papa.But before that, you have to tell mommy something." She said with a small smile and
He quickly
you know that your
at him carefully to note down everything that shows on his
with a grin "From when do
have known that for a
replied while looking thoughtful but quickly shrugged his shoulders, not willing to
He badly needs friends of his age instead of hanging out with Nathan and Justin "Did you call him a superhero even after knowing that he is
with a raised eyebrow
"Yes, mommy"
his face, making her
She asked, unable to hold the
to surprise me Also, I didn’t want to make you sad.You fight a lot
with a look of disbelief. This kid kept giving her shocks
am sorry, baby.For not giving you the surprise earlier and fighting with papa I promise not to fight
sad remembering she won’t be able to fight him now even though she wanted
You are
happy hearing her and hugged her in
baby in the world! She exclaimed back before giving him a
a few seconds and looked
She called him casually
immediately replied, he stopped
you that your superhero is your papa?" She asked with
was going to beat Nathan and Just in if they were the one
" He replied with a frown
did you know?" She asked with a frown because she knew he wasn’t lying. If
know I just know " He replied with a small shrug
"Huh?"
exclaimed in pure confusion trying to make sense of
"Oh, I remember!"
making her look at him with
"What, Ace?"
"I had a dream!"
widened eyes, making her
saw that your super hero is your
herself if she was being a stupid
"Yes, mommy?"
sounding really excited which confused
dream " She asked while letting out a sigh But she was a
saw a little gul She is my friend She was very cute and she told me that my superhero is my papa when one day I was missing my papa
at that moment But she left her hope of getting anything useful from
little girl? Your friend? That really sounds like
a chuckle but he was still very excited in
who always tells me whenever you
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
The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!