chapter 198
Anastasia and Levi stared at the Queen of witches with wide eyes.
"What? Why did she never speak of you and why did you never come to see her?" Anastasia questioned with confusion etched on her face. Margaret had given off the vibe that she was alone after her daughter died.
“Because we had a little dispute before she left and we never spoke again but that's a story for another day. Just know that Margaret adored you and didn't mind giving up her life for you but in order to show how grateful you are towards her, make sure you use the powers you have gained for good. Because she gave up her life for you, you have managed to attain the healer's power and you kept your spell powers which is something that has never been done before. You are going to give rise to a new generation, Anastasia and I'm glad I chose you as my successor" Anastasia gasped with her hand over her mouth as she stared at the Queen of witches in disbelief.
“Su... successor? You mean I'm..." The Queen pulled off her generational necklace that was only given to the Queen of witches.
“I'm already old now and there's no one else that's as strong, responsible and selfless like you and those qualities are what make you the best successor” Anastasia wiped away her happy tears as she stared at the Queen of witches then she bowed her head.
“It would be an honor to be your successor” The Queen of witches smiled then nodded at the rest before turning towards Kiara's hospital room door.
“They must be asleep. I'll come back later to get a glance at the twins" Anastasia nodded at her then watched as the Queen of witches walked away before she turned to the rest who were smiling at her proudly.
"Congratulations Anastasia,” Heather murmured with a smile.
“I always knew you were going to be the next Queen" Daniel murmured and she smiled at both of them.
“Thank you but I still can't believe it, it feels so surreal” The Queen of witches and her weren't always on good terms after she was driven away for being too “Powerful and not adhering to the rules" but because of this Zane and Liam's situation, they had to come together to help in defeating Liam and that's how they got close.
“Well believe it. I know we don't know each other that well but I'm proud of you" She turned to Levi and her heart swelled with joy. She tried her best to keep the excitement out of her face as she smiled at him. On the inside, she was jumping for joy.
“Thank you, Levi. That means a lot" She murmured and he grinned before letting out a sigh.
“Well I better call my brothers and father before...”
“Levi!” They all turned towards the voice and Levi sighed when he saw his brothers, marching towards him.
“Listen, I just...”
“Father's heart is failing, Levi. He was hospitalized the day you left and he told us not to tell you anything because he knew you were focused on saving Kiara but he's dying now, the doctor said he will not survive and he wants to see you"
Kiara and Zane were immediately woken up by the sound of a faint baby cry.
"Zane..." She murmured as she tried to get up but he immediately stopped her.
“Just rest, I'll do it" He placed a kiss on her lips then yawned with a stretch before getting up from the bed. He walked over to the crib and smiled lovingly as he picked up Astrid
“I knew you were going to be the loud one. Why are you crying now, my little princess?" He murmured as he caressed her hair, trying to calm her down but she still kept crying and sticking her mouth towards his chest.
“I think she's hungry. Bring her to me, I'll feed her" Kiara said as she slowly sat up on the bed.
“How can you tell?" He questioned as he placed the baby in her Arms.
"See? She's looking for the nipple” Kiara murmured as she pointed towards Astrid's mouth then with Zane's help, she pulled the gown down from her shoulders and immediately, Astrid directly her head towards her breast as caught one of her nipples in her mouth.
“Wow, she caught that nipple faster than I do" He murmured then let out a chuckle while Kiara flashed him a deadpan look.
“You must think you're very funny” He grinned.
“I know I am. Don't you think so, My little princess?" Zane murmured as he pinched Astrid's cheeks. "She's so precious” Kiara murmured as she stared down at her.
“Don't cry again, Kiara" He murmured as he wiped off the tears then had slipped down her cheeks “I can't help it. Everytime I look at them, I remember what we have been through for the past nine months and I can't believe we did it, Zane. I'm holding our child in my arms" He smiled as he placed a kiss on her lips.
"Yes you are, my life" She sighed as she caressed Astrid's hair.
“Did you know I got to hold Nikolas in my arms?" She murmured softly as she turned to Zane. He frowned at the sadness in her eyes and wanted nothing more than to see her smiling again.
“No, I didn’t,” She sighed
"He hadn't fully formed yet so he was still a fetus. I had wanted to hold him in my arms and even though they warned me that that was going to make me feel worse, I wanted to hold him anyway and the feeling I had then compared to now is far far apart, Zane. I felt like my whole world had collapsed as I held Nikolas but after holding Asher and Astrid, My world instantly felt complete and I couldn't have asked for anything more. I'm happy, Zane. Happier than I've ever been before and I can't wait to create memories with our children and you" He smiled then grabbed her hand and gave her a light squeeze.
“I can't wait to finally be able to call you my wife. That's all I've ever wanted" After eating, Astrid had immediately fallen back asleep and Zane took her into his arms because Kiara felt sleepy.
Astrid immediately snuggled into his arms as she cooed and grabbed onto his shirt tightly which made Kiara giggle.
“She's definitely going to be a daddy's girl"...