9 - All Hail Queen Duchess: Crowne Legacy by Sherelle Green

Author:Sherelle Green [Green, Sherelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Crowne Legacy#9
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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STANLEY

It was almost one in the morning when she finally fell asleep, and for two hours, I just watched her to make sure she was okay, trying to note any change in her breathing or facial expressions. Once I was satisfied that she was sleeping peacefully, I stepped into the ensuite bathroom and released the breath I’d been holding in since she rushed out of her father’s arms and into mine.

We found her.

The past year had been the worst of my life. Not only did my mom’s illness get worse, but the woman I loved, the woman I wanted to confide in, had been trapped in her own hell.

And she had a baby boy that died.

Every day she told me more, and every single day it broke me a little more inside to think about what she had to endure.

Come on, Stan, get your breath. More regularly, I’d been having a hard time controlling my breathing, and it was something I never had to go through before. Throwing some water on my face didn’t help and neither did staring at my reflection.

When my legs gave out, I let myself slide to the floor and feel the emotions that I’d kept inside since we got the call from the Sicilian mafia that they knew where my Duchess was.

Unable to help myself, I released a silent cry, careful not to make a sound and wake her up. Once I started, I couldn’t seem to stop the tears as I held myself in a hug that I desperately needed.

I cried a lot that night. Harder than I ever had in my entire life. Then I prayed. I prayed for the strength I needed to be her biggest support system. I asked God to help me get past the hate I had in my heart for those who took her because she didn’t want my pity. My Duchess needed me to treat her like I always have. Like my queen. Her hope when it seemed all was lost.

I begged for answers as to why the world would take an innocent child from their mother before they got a chance to live, but thanked every saint I could think of that she didn’t die after giving birth. I asked for forgiveness, too. Because mentally, I felt like I was headed down a dark road and it didn’t seem fair to Duchess … To the woman who had lived through so much at a young age.

She’d been through so many storms and was struck by lightning each and every time. And yet, she managed to survive it all. So why did it feel like my shadows were demons that were waiting for me to fail?

And if I fall, who would be there to stand by Duchess?

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