Lara.

"I-I can't still believe that I had children with y-you, babe. K-Kung nalaman ko agad, baka noon pa 'ko bumalik." I smiled when he said that. I guess so, baka nga bumalik siya kaagad kung nalaman niyang may anak kaming dalawa. But I know it's selfish and I won't regret the things had happened between us after couple of months. He saved his daughter, he save our love and our ties. It may sounds so dangerous and risky but it is the best for us, it measured our relationship and I am now happy knowing that I am still the one that he loves. And I am happy that I didn't finally gave up my love.

"Ruthven, don't say that. Ruthvienne is not with you those times so you can't escape yet from that Queen's hands. And I understand it, really." Turan ko. He gritted his teeth when he heard what I replied to him and I know that Evergreen's name is the least name that he would want to hear.

He told me his stories, about the deals, the curse and about his escape. Ilang buwan bago niya nahawakan ulit ang kaniyang anak and that's hurts knowing that you can stare at your child but you cannot touch her. Ilang buwan 'yon ginawa ni Evergreen to test his patience if he is really back. Kung hindi na ba talaga siya babalik sa lugar na ito. After getting her trust again, doon siya nagsimulang magplano. Without knowing na matagal na pala sila doon nina Leera and her brother and luckily, they helped him. Planning about the escapade, plans after seeing the future that my colleagues will go there and the last risk. Ang pagkuha sa kaniyang anak sa kamay ni Evergreen.

"They are so adorable, they look like you and me. It's the combination of our genes, babe." He said with so much sparkles in his eyes. Admiring the beauty of our child with sweet smile on his lips. Hinding-hindi talaga ako magsasawang tignan ang guwapo niyang mukha at makisig niyang mga braso while his chin resting on his palm and his elbow supporting his hand.

Nandito kami ngayon sa kuwarto ko, ahmm kwarto namin. Hindi ako ang nag-decide ah, he was the one who decide by himself. Wala akong nagawa dahil miss niya ako and I feel the same way kaya um-oo na rin ako. Gosh how I love this guy!

"Nakuha ko ang mga mata nila Ruthven, but there are times that their green eyes are turning into red ones. Nangyayari 'yon kapag nagugutom sila o bago silang gising." Saad ko na siyang ikinatango niya habang nakatitig sa mga mata ko. Maigi siyang nakikinig sa akin, like he is preventing himself skipping any word from my mouth na siyang ikinailing ko nalang.

"What?" Natatawa nitong tanong.

"Wala." Natatawa ko na ring turan sa kaniya at tumingin ulit sa mga mata ng mga anak namin.

Their energies are something that I can't really clearly explain. Their energies are screaming so much power, their auras are something that everyone should scared of. Is it because of the combination of our powers? I am a Demon God, he is a Vampire and Ruthven's power is also strong.

"Namana nila ang kulay ng mga buhok ko, babe." Tumango nalang ako, hindi siya nagsasawang tignan ang mga bata with those sweet stares. Para bang nag-iingat siya sa kaniyang galaw at paghinga dahil sa napakalapit ng mukha niya sa mga anak namin.

I suddenly caressed his hair that made him stopped, unti-unti siyang tumingin sa akin na siyang halos ikainit ng mukha ko. His stares is dangerous but I can take it, his smile is a killer but I am willing to be killed and his words are deadly but I am willing to die for him. Until now, I can't still believe that he is already here. Hindi ako makapaniwala na nandito na siya at malaya kong nahahawakan, malaya kong nayayakap at nahahalikan. Malaya ko na siya ulit nakakausap at makatabi sa iisang kama. That's how crazy I am over him, ganito ako kabaliw sa kaniya kaya hindi ko alam kung anong mangyayari sa akin kung mawawala siya ulit.

"I love you, babe." Natigilan ako sa sinabi niya pero napangiti rin kalaunan. The way he said those words? It's like he brought me to cloud nine and that's the feeling that I didn't ever experienced when I was in human world. And I'm glad, I am beyond happy hearing those words in this world. At galing pa sa pinakamamahal ko.

"Mahal din kita, Ruthven. Mahal na mahal." And I slightly kissed his lips, nang maramdaman kong lumalalim na ay lumayo na ako sa kaniya. Nakita ko ang pagkunot ng noo niya dahil sa ginawa ko kaya napatayo nalang ako at pumunta sa bintana na side. I saw how beautiful the sky is, how blue it is and how refreshing the air is.

Looks like the new start of my life, the new chapter of my book and the new light from the devastating darkness.

"Babe, let's go downstairs? Let's bring these little Ruthven and Lara! I want to show them all that I am their father!" Natawa nalang ako dahil sa sigaw niya kaya napalingon nalang ako. He is now standing still and proudly wearing that sweet smile and puppy eyes. Paano ba ako makakahindi sa ganiyang kagwapong lalaki? He is too good to be true and until now, it is like I am dreaming. Para bang nananaginip pa rin ako habang nakatingin sa kaniya at kung panaginip nga lang ang lahat ng ito, ayoko ng gumising pa.

"Ikaw masusunod mahal na Hari." Natigilan siya do'n dahil sa sinabi ko pero bago pa siya makapagsalita ay agad kong tinakbo ang distansiya namin at agaran siyang hinalikan sa kaniyang mga labi. It last seconds hanggang sa niyakap ko siya ng mahigpit.

"Kung hindi ka na Hari ng Villador, ikaw ang magiging Hari ng lugar na'to. You will be the King of my life." I whispered. He hugged me back and it's kinda tight that I almost felt his whole fucking love.

"Even without the crown, as long as you are there with me and our children, I am contented my Queen." I heard him replied na siyang ikinangiti ko ng matamis.

This might be the happiest moment of my life, I still want to witness ourselves making happy and memorable moments every single day. With him, and with our children.

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"Babies!" Napangiti kaming dalawa ni Ruthven when suddenly Ruthvienne, his daughter, ran towards his father. Ruthven is carrying the babies on his arms na para bang mga magagaan lang na bagay kung buhatin. He si smiling like an idiot, kanina pa 'yan dahil sa proud na proud niyang ibinabalandara ang mga anak namin. This is the first time exposing the babies in the sun and I saw how their skin glowed because of the light.

"Anak, look at your sister and brother." I heard Ruthven na siyang ikinatigil ng anak niya sa paglapit.

"Sister at b-brother po?" Wait, ayaw niya ba? Ayaw niya ba na may mga kapatid?

"Yes anak, diba dream mong magkaroon ng little sister and little brother? They're here! Look!" Masiglang sabi ni Ruthven, ilang segundo ay parang may dumaang kaba sa puso ko na siyang hindi ko alam ang dahilan but when I saw how his daughter's lips curved into a sweet smile ay agad akong naginhawaan. Jusko bakla baka hindi ko alam kung anong gagawin ko kung ayaw niya! It feels like I want to impressed his daughter, it feels like I don't want Ruthvienne to be disappointed!

"Talaga po? Galing ba siya sa belly ni Queen Lara? Are you the father po?" Gulat akong napatingin kay Ruthven and I saw how his idiotic smile widened and immediately nodded. Baliw talaga ang isang 'to! And I am shocked because Ruthvienne's intelligence when it comes to guessing is so much good! She knows how to read things kahit hindi pa sinasabi sa kaniya!

Nandito kami ngayon sa Garden of Eden, we sensed her strong energy in here kaya siya namin natunton. Ruthven told me that he wanted to introduced our children to his daughter na siyang pinagsang-ayunan ko naman agad. I want his daughter to meet mine, gusto kong makita ang reaksiyon niya kapag nakita niya ang mga half siblings niya.

"Let me see po!" Masiglang turan nito, lumapit ito kay Ruthven. Lumuhod siya para makita ng anak niya ng mabuti ang mga anak namin and I saw how Ruthvienne's eyes sparkled because of happiness and excitement.

"They are so c-cute po! Ganito po ba ako noong maliit pa po ako?" Ruthven nodded that made her smile again.

"I want to play with them soon in the future po if they already know how to walk po!" Sigaw niya na siyang ikinangiti ko nalang.

"Of course, and you will be protecting them because you are their elder sister. Can I trust you that?" Saad ni Ruthven habang nakangiti, hindi naman nagdalawang-isip na tumango ang anak niya kaya parang hinaplos ang puso ko dahil sa nakita. This scenery is like a perfect family and I want to make it more memorable with them.

"Wow! Is that our new pamangkins? Ngayon ko lang sila nakita!" Napalingon kami sa bagong dating and it's Leera together with her brother coldly looking at us but I didn't bother to stare at him. I don't know, ayoko lang sa kaniya dahil sa tabil ng dila niya.

"Tita Leera! They are cute po!" Sigaw ni Ruthvienne kaya agad-agad lumapit si Leera para makita ang mga anak namin. Nakita ko kung paano lumiwanag ang mukha niya when she met our children at nanlalaki itong nakatingin na sa akin ngayon.

"Queen, mas nangingibabaw ang kamanahan ng itsura nila sa'yo ah?" Napangiti lang ako ng tipid dahil sa sinabi niya.

"Is it okay with you, Kuya Ruthven? Mukhang kaunti lang ang sayo." Natatawa nitong dagdag habang nakatingin na ito sa pinsan niya. Ruthven just laughed and stared at me. He is smiling sweetly while his eyes are full of unreadable emotions, hindi ko na rin napigilan at napangiti na rin ako dahil sa nakakahawang ngiti niya.

"Tht's fine with me as long as he is the mother of my children." Halos pang-initan ako ng mukha dahil sa sinabi nito, I think my cheeks are looks like a tomato now dahil sa pula. Even his simple words can make me blush, those simple words can really destroy my system! Kahit sa mga ganoong banat niya lang ay hindi ko na nakakayanan, para akong mababaliw sa kilig!

"Can I hold them? Wait, Kuya Helbram! Ikaw humawak kay Eulyseer, he kinda looks like you. I can see his coldness, mukhang suplado ito paglaki." Leera's right, bata pa si Eulyseer pero alam na alam kong magiging suplado ang anak ko. Kumpara sa kanilang dalawa ni Eulalia, ang anak kong lalaki ang hindi masiyado umiiyak. Matapang at mukhang ayaw maging mukhang mahina, mukhang marami 'tong paiiyakin na mga babae.

"I don't know how to hold a baby." Dinig kong turan ni Helbram pero lumapit sa kaniya si Leera and dragged him papalapit kay Ruthven na hindi mawala-wala ang ngisi sa mga labi. Leera slowly and carefully took the baby from Ruthven's arms at hinay-hinay na ibinigay kay Helbram.

"Fuck, Leera! You really don't know how to listen huh?" Diing bulong nito kay Leera.

"Leera, baka mahulog 'yan ni Helbram." Alalang turan ni Ruthven but I know he was just joking because his idiotic smile is still visible. Pero kinakabahan ako na maihulog niya si Eulyseer, hindi ko talaga siya mapapatawad!

"I know how, fucking idiot!" Sigaw naman niya ngayon kay Ruthven na siyang ikinatawa lang nina Leera at Ruthven.

"What's 'fuckin' po?" Doon ko na nakita ang panlalaki ng mga mata ni Ruthven at agad itong lumapit sa anak niya while holding Eulalia.

"Helbram! You motherfucker!" Mahinang sigaw ni Ruthven na siyang ikinangisi lang ng lalaki habang unti-unti niya ng kinuha ang anak ko.

"Don't listen to elder's talk okay? Makipaglaro ka muna sa mga bata doon anak, mukhang hinahanap ka nila kanina pa." Pang-uuto ni Ruthven.

"Okay po! Pero let me hold them later po ah? Babalik po ako. Paalam po Tita Leera, Tito Helbram. Nye po Queen Lara." I smiled and nodded. Tumango lang din ang Ama niya and she suddenly ran away from us.

"Kuya, you have to practice! Buntis si Avzora diba? Paano nalang kung manganak siya at wala kang alam sa mga bata?" Asar sa kaniya ng kapatid niya but Helbram just coldly looked at her.

"Huwag niyong pinapraktisan ang mga anak ko hoy!" Sigaw sa kanila ni Ruthven na siyang ikinatawa nalang nila. Napangiti ako dahil hindi ko pa nakitang ganito si Ruthven towards other people. Mukhang matagal na nga talaga silang magpipinsan, they already made a strong bond to each other.

"Akin na muna si Eulalia, Kuya Ruthven. Mag-baby time na muna kayo ni Queen Lara." Bulong ni Leera pero dinig na dinig ko pa rin kaya napahagikhik nalang ako. Ngumisi lang si Ruthven at agad hinay-hinay ibinigay si Eulalia bisig ni Leera na siyang ikinatuwa nito ng lubos.

"Alkar will love this view, I think seeing you holding a baby can make his heart fluttered." Turan sa kaniya ni Ruthven na ikinangiti lang ni Leera sa kaniya.

"I have to make him smile, Kuya Ruthven. He is still mourning on his mother's death that's why it is hard to make him smile nowadays." Nahihimigan ko ang lungkot sa kaniyang boses, kahit hindi ko alam ang pinagdaanan nila ay hiling ko na sana maging maayos rin ang lahat para sa kanila.

"Leave him then, I don't want my sister being like this. I don't want you to be sad all the time." Malamig na turan sa kaniya ng Kuya niya pero umiling lang ito.

"Kailangan ko siyang samahan, Kuya. Kailangan ko siyang mahalin hindi dahil sa kailangan niya, hindi dahil sa naaawa ako sa kaniya. Kailangan ko siyang mahalin dahil sa 'yon ang nararamdaman ko sa kaniya na kahit dulot nito ay lungkot para sa'kin, I have to love him because that's what I feel. My source of happiness is loving him, Kuya Helbram." Hindi ko alam na may parte palang ganito si Leera sa katauhan niya.

Love really knows how to challenge us all.

"Babe." Napalingon ako kay Ruthven na nasa tabi ko na pala ngayon. I smiled at him and raise my left eyebrow not letting my smile fades.

"Your cousins are adorable." Bulong ko na siyang ikinatango niya at ikinangiti. Dumistanisya kami sa kanila ng iilang metro and seeing them wearing those smiles while holding our babies, it makes my heart melt. The excitement in their eyes and joy are very visible.

"It's been a decade when they visited me again, babe. And I am happy that they are still okay, alive and kicking. Masaya ako dahil may natitira pa akong kamag-anak na kaya akong suportahan sa lahat ng gusto ko." Turan nito habang nakatingin sa mga pinsan niya, ramdam ko ang pagmamahal niya towards them and that's made me proud of having him. Hindi ako nagkamaling piliin si Ruthven to be my lover, at tama lang ang destiny na piliin ako na maging mate niya. Mahal ko si Ruthven at 'yon lang ng nasa utak ko ngayon.

"Be ready, Ruthven. I'll be announcing tomorrow that you will be the new King of this land." Napatingin siya sa akin ng seryoso kaya napangiti nalang ako.

"I know, Ruthven. I know." I smiled.

"You know that I don't care about the throne and crowns, babe. As long as you are there with me, as long as my children are with us then that's fine with me. You don't have to do this." Umiling ako sa sinabi niya, ilang beses na kaming nagtalo nito pero alam kong ako ang mananalo. I don't want his idea because this is one of my ways to say 'I love you' to him. I want to make him feel how I love him so much, I want him to realize that I am so into him that I can't even breath without him! Sounds exaggeration but I don't care because this is what I feel towards him.

"Ruthven, sa ayaw at sa gusto mo ay magiging kabiyak kita sa lupang 'to at sa buhay ko. I chose to love you and you chose to love me too. I know this is not all about thrones, crowns, country and lands. But this is all about us, on how we can handle this together and protect each other. Ruthven, hindi natin alam ang takbo ng tadhana so before I could die in front of you ay nariyan ka to save all my hardworks." Biglang mas naging seryoso ang ekspresiyon niya nang marinig niya ang sinabi ko. Hinigit niya ako para mas mapalapit ako sa kaniya na siyang ikinaba ko. I know it's too much too ask, I know I am being too much but I was just thinking the possible things that may happen in the future.

"I don't like you talking such things, babe. Stop thinking that way and stop thinking that it was really my responsibility to love you up until the end. Listen Lara...." Napalunok ako dahil sa lapit na ng kaniyang mukha, his eyes are full of fire and I can sense the danger from him. H-He really doesn't like what I've said to him earlier. He is now calling me with my name.

"I love you and it is not optional. My love towards you is a true feeling, it is not just by choice. This love was made because of you, because you gave me such fucking butterflies when you smiled at me, you gave me heart attacks when you kiss me and you gave me heartaches when you hug me. Sounds crazy right? But it's fucking true and I don't want you to feel responsible loving me like you are treating me as your workload. Mahal kita, iyon 'yon." After hearing those words from him makes my eyes hurt. Nagsisimula ng magbadiya ang mga luha sa mga mata ko na siyang ikinalihis agad ng tingin ko sa ibang direksiyon. My heart is beating so fast, my hands are shaking and my knees are trembling that any of second now ay matutumba ako!

"I can protect you Lara, I can protect you because I have my ways. You don't have to talk about protections, because the day you start loving me is the day I decided to protect you with all my life." He added that makes me more crazy.

I fucking love him! Super! Grabe!

"M-Mahal din kita Ruthven, mahal na mahal. And sorry for making you f-feel this way, sorry."

Kasabay ng malamig na hangin ay ang magandang huni galing sa mga ibon ang aming naririnig. Sumasabay din sa liwanag ng araw ang pagsayaw ng mga bulaklak at puno dahil sa tuwa.

At ang pagbigay kulay at saya nang magtapat ang aming mga labi sa kalagitnaan ng lugar kung saan nagsimula ang lahat.

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A/N

Hi everyone! This is will be the last chapter of this book and epilogue will be updated one of these days. I just want to thank each one of my reader who supported me from the head start up until to this chapter. Who gave love and attention, appreciation and value to each character in the story.

Ngayon, may tanong na bumabagabag sa isipan ko at gusto ko kayong lahat ang sumagot. Gusto kong malaman kung ano ang sagot niyo sa tanong na ito.

Do I have to continue Season 2?

A survey and hopefully you can comment with this and let me read your perspective as a reader.