Chapter 168 - Give A Chance

Since Orion and Esmée made love the first time, staying in a resort park, the couple had practically slept in the same room since. They stayed inside the master's bedroom nearly twenty-four hours a day, seriously making babies. 

This was true for an entire week. The maids merely brought food and drinks for both of them to indulge. 

When Esmée woke up with an unusual belly bump, she feared for what was going on with her body. 

She could not help but scream, scared out of her wits!

Orion did not think much of it, recalling how he grew up too fast in his mother's belly. He failed to react accordingly to Esmée's screams and fears. 

Nedless to say, it took a while for everything to sink into him. Esmée had to wake Orion up again and again before he finally got up to comfort her. 

"Esmée, I'm sorry," said Orion. "I'm sorry I scared you."

With his bare body, he embraced her tight and said, "It's okay. Nothing is wrong with you. You are pregnant and I suppose I anticipated that you'll grow the baby fast... for the god of my ancestors is eager to have more lineage."

'Pregnant? His ancestors' god? lineage?' She fell completely bemused.

Panting, Esmée asked, "Orion, what is going on? What exactly do you mean?"

Despite her doubts, she felt somewhat soothed by his embrace. His manly scent and his touch. After an entire week of making love to Orion, everything about him has become overly familiar. 

"Esmée, I told you how much I want you to be my queen, right? It's because I had long fallen in love with you and with the idea of you by my side," said Orion. He then sighed as he remained to hug her tight. "And know how hard it is for me to explain this to you."

"Orion, please. What's going on?" Esmée repeated herself. "Tell me. Why would I get pregnant already and this big?!"

It was with the way she reacted that Orion tightened his old on Esmée. He kept on pecking on the side of her face and took another deep breath. He said, "Esmée, I - I am not from this world and the reason why you are suddenly pregnant is because... my world - the life I grew up in is full of magic."

In all honesty, Esmée thought Orion might as well be crazy. They even wound up arguing about what he was spouting about, but the entire time, she remained in his firm hold. 

To prove his point, however, Orion suggested that they leave the mansion. He summoned his grandmother, and she appeared right after they both got changed into their clothes. 

Esmée, having seen Agatha appear out of nowhere and come out of a wormhole, fainted outright. Orion knew that it was bound to happen, so he purposely stood behind her and caught her as she lost consciousness. 

She only awoke in the afternoon, already in the castle of Aeros, but instead of finding Orion, the woman next to her was Agatha. 

"Hello, Esmée. How are you doing, child?" Agatha said. She had been staying next to Esmée for hours, taking care of her, and making sure she does not go into another shock. 

Esmée recalled how Orion insisted to call the woman before her grandma, but with her young face, she could not bring herself to say it. She gulped and said, "Aunt Agatha, I - "

A chuckle escaped Agatha's lips. She sighed and said, "Aunt will do." She caressed Esmée's cheeks and revealed, "We are in another world from the earth. This is the world of Pelagy and in the nation of Aeros."

"My dear child, let me show you. I will let you see what we are from the very beginning and how we wound up crossing paths with humans," said Agatha. "Close your eyes."

Agatha let Esmée see everything in a form of a vision. She narrated through a dream how there are many worlds out there, outside the solar system that she knew of. 

Esmée thought she was being brought to galaxies of stars and planets, seeing different forms of life altogether. She was then shown how even earth itself is guarded by powerful spirits and how magic existed on earth in secret. 

Only after that part of her narration was she shown about the world of Pelagy and Aeros. 

Agatha wanted to slowly reveal to Esmée the entire truth about their race. After all, Orion was a mix of various worlds, including that of a white witch's blood and a dragon star. She determined to stop from there, but not end entirely. 

The next thing she revealed was how many lives were growing in her wombed.

Agatha knew that it was Vermithrax, the red dragon's will to make Orion's child grow faster. He was determined to start filling his star with more of the dragon star descent, and this was only the beginning. 

Esmée's brows twitched, and she repeatedly blinked hard while keeping her eyes shut. The next thing she saw was two babies, floating in their individual amniotic sac. Their limbs have already been formed, their faces were significant, and their heartbeats could already be heard. 

The more she saw the babies, the louder their heartbeats echoed through her head. It even sped the drumming of her own heart. 

It was as if, she was in a trance of full bliss. She realized how the sight of the babies was so beautiful that it gave her chills down her spine. Something in her gut was telling her the babies were hers. At some point, Esmée did not want to stop watching the life inside of her, but Agatha soon ended the vision. 

Esmée's eyes watered the second she opened them. While catching her breath, she asked, "Are - are those my babies?"

"Yours and Orions," said Agatha. "They grew faster because of magic." 

With a sigh, Agatha explained that some forces surrounding Orion want him to bear a child, and this resulted in her getting pregnant right away. Not only that, let the baby grow faster than usual.

Agatha turned nostalgic and took the chance to kneel before Esmée. With tears in her eyes, she pleaded, "Esmée, I know this is a lot to take. It's shocking to the point that you might even run away from everything."

Putting a hand on her chest, Agatha told, "But I swear on my life, my grandson loves you and we - me, my son and my entire family, we want you to be part of our family."

"Now that there is life inside of you, can you please... find it in your heart to accept us?" Agatha reached for Esmée's hand and looked her earnestly in the eye. She added, "At least, give us a chance, Esmée."

"Give us a chance... We will prove to you that we, Orion's family, can give you all the love that you deserve," added Agatha. 

Orion feared how Esmée might confront him. He determined his grandmother was the best person to show Esmée the truth about them. He earnestly hoped that if Esmée would experience the land of his birth, she could easily accept him and his life of magic. 

Seeing Esmée still in a daze, Agatha held her hand and rested it on her chest. She said, "Feel my heart. It only speaks of the truth. We want nothing more but only good and love for you and your coming babies."

"Esmée, please stay with us and let us prove to you that you'll find happiness in our family," added Agatha. 

"I - I want to speak to Orion first, Aunt Agatha," said Esmée, her voice trailing off as she expressed her words.

"Not yet." Esmée turned to find Amanda, standing by the door. She had been listening to their conversation for some time now, only waiting for the right time. 

With a smile on her face, Amanda said, "It's my turn to express my heartfelt wishes."