Chapter 109. When a Pure Soul is Reborn
Chapter 109: When a Pure Soul is Reborn
Ruby’s POV
“Honey, please help me!”
I recognized the owner of that voice. Of course, after all that person had been with me for years in our sacred bond.
I set down the watering can and turned to see Mikael Torrance holding two adorable little bundles. He wore the sulky expression of a pouting child. How ridiculous.
“So, you need my help again this time, Mikael?” I asked teasingly.
“You can see what’s right in front of you, Rosalyn,” he grumbled.
I chuckled in amusement. Alice and Anna were mirror images of each other, both with wild, dark honey–colored curls and mischievous golden eyes that sparkled with boundless energy. Their faces were round, their cheeks still plump with the softness of childhood, and both had a tiny beauty mark beneath their right eye. The only way to tell them apart was Alice’s slightly longer hair and Anna’s missing front tooth.
As they wriggled free from Mikael’s grasp, they bolted toward me, their tiny feet pounding against the ground before they flung themselves at my legs.
“Momma!” they cried in unison, clinging to me tightly.
I let out a small laugh, smoothing Alice’s unruly curls before reaching for Anna’s tiny hand. “Have you two been giving your. father trouble again?”
Two identical golden eyes widened in feigned innocence.
“No,” Alice began.
“Maybe,” Anna finished.
Mikael groaned, rubbing his face in exhaustion. “Don’t believe a word they say, Rose. They’re little demons wrapped in adorable packaging.”
He crossed his arms, pretending to be serious, though I could see the amusement in his eyes. Meanwhile, the twins, Alice and Anna, were restless.
“Daddy isn’t fun. He’s always busy!” Alice pouted.
Anna nodded, crossing her arms. “He never plays with us. It’s always work, work, and more work!”
Mikael rolled his eyes. “That’s because someone decided to spill an entire bottle of ink on my desk today. Do you have any idea how hard that was to clean? Thank goodness it didn’t get on my documents.”
My eyes widened in surprise. I turned to the mischievous twins, shooting them a questioning look. In unison, they puffed out their cheeks. Every now and then, Alice would stick out her tongue at her father, and Mikael was acting just as childish would stick his out in return, as if to say, See? Your mother always takes my side, you little troublemakers.
I let out a breath and crouched down in front of them. Softening my voice, I began to question them gently, hoping they wouldn’t cling to their stubbornness. Sometimes, I wondered where they even got that trait from.
“Alice, Anna, is that true?”
“Yes, Mom.”
I let out a soft sigh, reaching out to gently stroke their heads.
“Momma understands why you did it. You both really miss Daddy, don’t you?” A small smile tugged at my lips as they nodded in turn. “But what you did was still wrong. If you make a mess of Daddy’s workspace, won’t that just make it take even longer for him to play with you?”
The twins nudged each other with their elbows.
“Well then, now. Go to your father and do what I’ve always taught you to do when you’ve done something wrong,” I said, pinching their chubby cheeks lightly.
The girls lowered their heads, exchanging glances before mumbling in unison.
“We’re sorry, Daddy.”
Mikael crouched down to their level, lifting their chins with his fingers. “Hmm. I don’t know if I should forgive you. That was
a lot of ink,”
Successfully unlocked!
The twins exchanged a brief glance before tackling him, knocking him to the ground. Mikael let out an exaggerated groan as they climbed all over him.
“Please, Daddy! We’ll be good!” Anna pleaded, tugging at his shirt.
Alice planted a small kiss on his cheek. “We promise!”
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Chapter 109: When a Pure Soul is Reborn
I laughed as Mikael groaned in mock pain. “Fine, you little menaces. I forgive you.”
The twins cheered, smothering his face with more kisses before scrambling off in a playful race. Mikael let out a dramatic sigh before standing up and dusting off his clothes.
“I swear, Rose, they’re worse than rogues.”
“They take after their father,” I teased.
As we walked back inside, Mikael’s hand brushed against mine. “How’s your head?”
I thought for a moment before offering him a half–hearted smile. “A little sore.”
Mikael frowned. “Again?”
“Yes, it seems so.”
The pain had become a daily occurrence ever since my memories returned, bringing back fragments of a past life that haunted me. Almost unconsciously, my fingers traced my neck where the scar had once been a permanent reminder of my beheading as Ruby. My stomach twisted, and a shiver ran through me as the phantom pain resurfaced.
Mikael noticed the change immediately. Without a word, he placed his warm hand on my back, rubbing it gently, soothing
- me.
“Honestly, this is a rare case. No one has ever truly regained memories of their life before reincarnation,” he said.
I pressed myself closer to him. “I don’t know whether to feel special or cursed hearing that. But these memories, they’re terrible.”
“And luckily, I’m your hero,” he replied with a slight teasing lilt. “So no one from those memories will ever come back to hurt you.”
“Aw, should I be touched by that, my superhero?”
With Alice and Anna’s hands in his, Mikael leaned over slightly, sinking his teeth into the mating gland on my neck and growling softly against my skin.
“You should. You know I love you more than anything.”
I smiled gently. “Me too, Mikael.”
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And yet, the past always had a way of creeping back in, whispering reminders of the torment I once endured.
Mikael led me inside, holding me close as the girls ran off to join their cousins. Once we were alone, he gently turned me to face him, his thumb brushing tenderly over my cheek.
“Do you want to rest? I can take care of the twins tonight.”
I leaned into his touch, savoring his warmth. “I’d rather stay with you and watch over our girls for a little while. I don’t want to be away from you.”
His gaze softened, filled with such pure devotion that my heart bloomed like spring flowers all over again.
“If that’s what you want, then I’ll make it happen.”
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