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.

wasn't sure if this was the right way to respond. He wasn't confident he could do it, but if he

leaned forward and kissed the other cheek, mumbling, "Thank you,

she pulled the two boys into her arms. "What wonderful little darlings you are," she

hadn't expected. Maybe it was the magic of having great-grandchildren, but she realized she wanted to savor every moment with these two and

though he was in a rush as he was about to meet Maeve, he had made sure it was, warm and

me? I wanted to

this credits, Uncle just took it for himself,'

"If I'd told you, I would still be waiting for you to stop crying. Would

Marve's identity Normally, he wasn't a crier, but today, he just couldn't hold

place wasn't just a room-it felt more

everything, and the angel relief stone pillars made the

figure in the fountain, she quickly looked away. Not to mention, there was no cover

I wouldn't ever use it,'

Turning to Mace, he said, "Maeve, I'll take you to see your mom now.

was frozen in place. It finally hit her how real

say something, but no words came out. In that moment, she realized her

to wait outside. He went in alone to prepare Wren so she wouldn't get too upset and

hour later, a group of people came out with Tom. The doctor, looking a little panicked, was going on about it. "Her Highness can't take any more of this. She's not in a state to handle it. Please, be careful." Tom

feeling the longing, nodded slowly, her body stiff from standing for

though. They just watched

felt like something about her was familiar, like I'd known her forever," Theo said. "Guess there was a reason for that." "Same here," Will

acted so humble, turned out to

his phone. "Theo,

Theo pouted. "Go ahead."