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WICKED PRINCEEXTENDED EPILOGUELILIAN MONROEPREVIOUSLY TITLED KNOCKED UP BY THE WICKED PRINCE
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DANTEI N A RGYLE , my birthday was usually full of warm winter sun,sand, and maybe a bit of surfing. Growing up, I’d try to hideaway from my family, but they always found me tucked awayin some corner of the castle and drag me out to celebrate.In Farcliff, my birthday is full of snow.I wake up early to a fresh, white blanket over the world. Ittakes me thirty minutes to clear the driveway enough to getthe car out. I run inside to give Margot one last kiss.“I’ll be back in an hour and a half, I just need to sign somepaperwork at the center.”“Okay,” Margot mumbles, turning around in bed. “Whereare the kids?”Hope is almost seven years old now, and her little brother,Ollie, is two. We adopted Ollie when he was a baby, and hebrought another wave of joy—and sleepless nights—into ourlives.“They’re still asleep.”“I’ll get up now,” Margot says, sighing.“Take your time.” I drop another kiss on her forehead.“I’ll check on them.”1
With the kids still asleep and Margot shuffling around thecoffee machine, I make my way to the car. After a fortyminute drive to Farcliff, I park the car behind the Huntington’s Disease Society Center. Our receptionist is alreadythere. She gives me a broad smile, sliding a stack of paperwork toward me.“Just need your signature, Your Highness.”“Call me Dante, please. How many times do I have to sayit?” I shake my head, smiling. “I’m not much of a Princeanymore.”“You seem like a prince to me,” she says, shrugging.Signing the papers, I duck into the office and make sure Idon’t have any messages. The center is quiet today, with noplanned activities until next week.Happy that everything is under control, I drive backthrough the snowy streets toward our cabin outside of town.As soon as I leave the city, I let out a breath.The snow muffles the sounds, making the air feel heavyand crisp. I drive slowly, cracking my window slightly to feelthe fresh air coming in.After a few years here, I’m finally starting to get used tothe cold. A part of me actually likes it.The best part about cold weather, though, is walkinginside a warm house.When I enter our home, I’m greeted by the clatteringpaws of our dog, Fletch, on the hardwood floors and a squealfrom Hope.“Happy birthday!” she exclaims, rushing around thecorner after Fletch. She’s wearing a party hat and a broadgrin, throwing her arms around my waist. “Come to thekitchen.”One of Hope’s front teeth fell out last week, and shesmiles wider, tucking her tongue into the gap. I slip my palm2
into my daughter’s, giving my dog a head rub with my freehand.In the kitchen, Margot is waiting for us. Ollie’s wrappedaround her legs, laughing at something only a two-year-oldunderstands. A massive cake sits on the kitchen island with ablaze of candles burning on top of it.“I had to go to two stores to get enough candles,” Margotgrins. “You’re getting old.”“I must be,” I laugh, shielding my face from the heat ofthe candles.“Make a wish!” Hope jumps from one foot to the other,her eyes shining as she looks at me. “Blow them out.”I squeeze my eyes shut, thinking of something towish for.When I open my eyes again to see my wife, my son, andmy daughter staring back at me, I’m not quite sure what else Icould want.More of the same, maybe. More kids. More dogs. Morelove and laughter.Taking a deep breath, I blow out all but two candles. Iextinguish them with another breath. Hope laughs, clappingher hands. Margot gets to work taking the candles out of thecake, and I grab some plates from the cupboard.Ollie somehow climbs up onto a chair when both ourbacks are turned. f everypore, and I drink up her desire until we’re both spent andsleepy, tangled in each other’s arms.With a sigh, Margot rests her cheek against my shoulder.“I love you, Dante.”I hear those four, simple words almost every day, but theynever cease to make my heart beat harder. I wrap my armsaround my wife and hold her tight.Sometimes, I forget that she’s ill. I live in hope thatresearch for Huntington’s disease will progress enough tofind a cure before it’s too late. I live in the present, trying tosoak up every minute we have together.When she told me she wanted to adopt again, Margotshowed me that she feels the same way. We may not have asmuch time together as a normal, healthy couple, but we’regoing to make the most of it.We’ll create the family that we want. We’ll love our children fiercely and completely, and we’ll always be by eachother’s side.Margot is everything to me, and when she whispers onelast ‘happy birthday,’ I press a kiss to her temple and hold herclose.6
Soon, we’ll have another child to take care of and evenmore chaos in our busy household.But we’ll be together, and for me, that’s all that matters.Get Book 6: Wrong Prince HERE(https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0876VQT9V)7
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