Shadows Of A Forgotten Spring Novel

Chapter 149 Chapter 149 I was protecting my kids ! Emma snapped , her voice cracking under the strain of her emotions .

Protecting them from whom ? Alexander asked , his voice breaking with disbelief .

He looked to his left and then to his right , as if to ask , Where is the bad man ? From me ? He scoffed in bitterness , shaking his head .

I never thought youd stoop this low , Emma .

Emmas chest heaved as she struggled to hold back her tears .

And I never thought you would divorce me for a woman you hadnt seen in years .

You made your choice , Alexander , and I made mine .

It is a win win , isnt it ? Stop trying to justify yourself ! Alexanders voice thundered , raw with the pain he had bottled up for weeks .

If you had told me back then , I might have reconsidered everything .

Reconsider ? Emma scoffed , the word bitter with resentment .

You were too blinded by your love for Annie to even notice me , Alexander .

To you , I was nothing but an obstacle .

A woman you were forced to marry in order to claim your inheritance .

You hid my children from me ! Alexander roared , his anguish spilling over .

I missed four years of their lives , years I can never get back .

And even when I finally met them , you told me to stay away , as if Im some kind of threat Emma furiously wiped away her tears .

They are my kids .

They are our children .

Alexander reiterated , firm but his voice soft and steady .

Its time , Emma , we did right .

Emma took some steps backward , her head shaking .

I wont let you take them from me .

Im not trying to take them from you .

Alexander said in a softer tone , though the hurt still resonated in his voice .

But I deserve to be in their lives .

They have the right to know who their father is .

Emma couldnt bear it anymore .

Her tears fell freely as she turned and walked away , her heart shattering with every step .

She couldnt let him see how deeply his words had cut her .

In the shadows , unbeknownst to either of them , Annie stood frozen .

Her face was pale and she was clutching her chest .

She had heard every word , and the devastation coursing through her veins was unlike anything she had ever felt .

The walls she had built around her lies had begun to crumble , and it now seemed obvious that her place in Alexanders life was hanging by a thread .

Alexander took a deep breath .

He had not wanted the whole conversation to go that way , and yet he couldnt really help it .

He couldnt help what Emma has done to him .

Emma had betrayed him in the worst possible way .

He walked to the edge of the roof and looked down the bustling street .

His hands on the railings , he let go of all his emotions and let the tears roll down for the very first time in his life .

AAAAA That night , Emma tossed and turned in bed as her mind refused to grant her even a moments reprieve .

If she had known that things would go this way , she would have stayed as far away as possible from Alexander , no matter what .

Her heart ached with regret and fear , the weight of her choices pressing down on her like a suffocating blanket .

She knew Alexander too well , better than she cared to admit .

He had always been a man of unyielding determination , someone who would stop at nothing to get what he wanted .

But this wasnt about a business deal or some trophy he wanted to claim .

It was about her children , her twins , and they are 00:22 Tue Jan 14 ** ** ** Chapter 149 her everything the reason she gets up in the morning , her ray of sunshine through the stormiest nights .

The thought of Alexander taking them from her sent ripples down into her very out .

She stared up at the ceiling , her fists clenched tightly into the sheets as her resolve hardened .

If Alexander thought to take her children from her , he was sorely mistaken .

Emma was ready to fight tooth and nail for them , to protect them with everything she had .

Annie ran into the bathroom for what felt like the hundredth time that morning .

She was faking the morning sickness .

She looked in the mirror at her reflection staring back : circles were under her eyes , and there was an air of tenseness everywhere .

She splashed cold water on her face , trying to compose herself , but it did little to calm the storm brewing inside her .

Alexander was healing , almost back to his old self physically , yet he showed no signs of leaving the hospital .

For a month , Annie had endured this nightmare : staying in a place she despised , surrounded by people who barely tolerated her presence .

But last night had made things far worse .

Alexander knew about the twins .

She had been walking on eggshells now for weeks .

Vivians Cold , piercing stares had became relentless .

But the most painful one was Emmas presence ; it seemed to Annie that bit by bit , Emma was digging her way back into Alexanders life .

Annie ground her teeth .

She had sacrificed too much and struggled too hard to find a place beside Alexander to see it all now slipping away .

Annie dried her face with a towel and stared at her reflection in the mirror .

She had no reason to fear Emma anymore .

Emmas cards had been played , her secrets were now out in the open .

It was now time for Annie to play her own cards .

And if Emma seriously believed that shed get him now , well then she had the another thing coming .

A smile curled up on her lips .

If she couldnt shut Emma out entirely , shed learn to share .

After all , maybe being a stepmother to the twins wasnt going to be so bad .

That would keep her close to Alexander , close to all she had struggled so hard to attain and close to her enemy too .