The Heir's Secret Bride

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If Tam could, he would track down those responsible and tear them apart. It wouldn't fix everything, but it might make him feel & Hithe better Meanwhile, the two little ones sniffled, wiping their noses with the backs of their hands, their eyes sparkling with happiness for their inom.

"Oh!" Maeve suddenly remembered the boys patiently standing By. Guilt tugged at her for forgetting them, even for a

moment.

She gave herself a quick mental slap before pulling them closer, Your Majesty, there's someone I'd like you to meet. You already know Theo, but this is his twin brother, Will"

The boys stepped forward and spoke in unison, their voices sweet and polite. "Greetings, Your Majesty."

The Queen raised a playful brow. "Why is everyone calling me Your Majesty'? That sounds so stiff and boring."

Maeve hesitated, looking over at Tom for support. He gave her an encouraging nod. Taking a deep breath, she finally said, "Um... Grandma."

The Queen's expression softened into a warm smile. Not wanting to be left out, the twins echoed in unison, "Great-grandma."

"Such lovely children," the Queen said with a chuckle. She slid a ring from her finger and held it up. "Here, a little gift for you. This ring will let you come and go from the palace freely. But...." She paused for dramatic effect. "I only have one. What should we do?"

Without missing a beat, both boys said, "Give it to Mommy!"

The Queen's expression shone with happiness as she reached out to gently tousle their hair. "You two are just the sweetest. But I was only teasing. Of course, there's one for each of you."

Theo beamed. "Mommy says we should always accept gifts from elders, so thank you, Great-grandma!" He stood on his tiptoes and gave her a quick kiss on the cheek.

right way to respond. He wasn't confident he could do it, but if he didn't,

kissed the other

boys into her arms.

the magic of having great-grandchildren, but she realized she wanted to savor every moment with these two and soak

was about to meet Maeve, he had made sure it was, warm and comfortable, with touches that said

"Uncle, why didn't you tell me? I wanted to

Uncle just took it for himself,'

waiting for

all the way after learning about Marve's identity Normally, he wasn't a crier, but today, he just couldn't hold

just a room-it

angel relief stone pillars

Not to mention, there was no cover around the bath, and she felt insecure just thinking about

the door closed, I wouldn't ever use it,'

then, Tom got a message from the hospital. Turning to Mace, he said, "Maeve, I'll take you to see your mom

was frozen in place. It finally hit her how real this was-reuniting with her

In that moment, she realized her heart was racing, especially

the others to wait outside. He went in alone to prepare Wren so she wouldn't

of this.

from standing for so

her, though. They

first met Princess Wren, I felt like something about her was familiar, like I'd known her forever," Theo said. "Guess there was a reason for that."

who had taught them piano and always acted so humble, turned out to be their

of this, Will pulled out his phone. "Theo, I'm gonna call

Theo pouted. "Go ahead."