The Alpha Prince's Purchased Maid
Chapter 414: Us as Parents

Chapter 414: Us as Parents

"I guess we can both go and talk Prince Darius into taking over in your place?" I suggested before smiling hopefully.

"I honestly wish that things were that easy," Prince Leonard said with a sorrowful shake of his head.

As the years passed and the king grew older, there was even more pressure on the prince to take over the throne from his father. After Regina’s unfortunate miscarriage, she never managed to conceive another child with Prince Florian. Around two years later, they called it quits, and Regina ultimately moved out of the palace to return to her home. I never got a chance to speak with her, but the rumors said that she was happy to move out of the palace. I took comfort in the fact that she would be away from all the politics and hoped that her relationship with Prince Florian ended on a positive note. Prince Florian wasted no time in returning to his old ways, and he refused to get into another serious relationship; marriage was also the furthest thing from his mind.

Although the king was still formally the king, it was Prince Darius who took over most of the king’s royal duties as his eldest son. Despite his actions, Prince Darius showed absolutely no interest in inheriting the throne, even though Prince Leonard was in favor of that decision. I couldn’t help but think that this was Prince Darius’ way of helping us so that Prince Leonard would have more time to help me raise Logan. Regardless of his true intentions, I was extremely thankful to Prince Darius for taking over so many official duties because that meant that Prince Leonard had more time to spend with me and our child, especially because raising Logan proved to be much more complicated than I had ever imagined.

Just like any new mother-to-be, I spent some time studying how to take care of my baby. Little did I know that everything I studied about raising a human child was only going to be half applicable to my own. To put it in simple terms, Logan split his time almost equally between his human and wolf form. The moment that I held the newborn Logan in my arms, I knew that my life had changed forever and for the better. It felt like his birth gave me a renewed purpose in life, and I swore to protect him and to make sure that his life would be a happy one. Perhaps it was because of all the hardships that I had to endure that I was even more determined to make sure that his life would be an easier and smoother one, filled with joy and happiness in every single direction. But then, I hadn’t realized just how challenging it would be for me to keep that promise.

Ever since the first day that Logan was born, we were all faced with complications related to his uncontrollable transformation. The doctors were baffled by how seamlessly he could transform from his human form into his wolf form. The first time that I saw it happen right before my own eyes, I wasn’t sure how to feel about it. It wasn’t like I was scared; to be more accurate, the strongest feeling that I felt was worry for my own child and his future. Although I had been told that I had wolf genes inside of me and I was well aware that Prince Leonard could transform as well, it was frankly extremely different to see my small baby going through a transformation right before my eyes. It felt unreal and also magical at the very same time. I thought that it was amazing, but that didn’t stop me from worrying about what his life was going to be like growing up.

"He needs to learn how to control this as soon as possible," Prince Leonard said sternly, and I didn’t like the dark look that crossed his facial features as he stared at our son.

That was probably when I started realizing that our son’s condition was critical, although his transformations did not seem to have any health implications. According to the doctors, Logan was extremely healthy and also energetic.

"How long is that going to take?" I asked.

"Probably when he turns around ten, earlier if we’re lucky," the prince replied before grinning at me. I could tell that he wasn’t exactly sure about his answer, and neither were the doctors. I tried my best to handle baby Logan to the best of my ability. Basically, I did everything that I could to take care of him while trying to get used to his random transformations. One moment when I held him in my arms, he was just a harmless baby, and then within less than a minute of the start of his transformation, I would be holding a wolf pup.

It was probably my motherly instinct and the love that I had for my child that made me believe that in whatever form he was in, he was the most adorable baby ever. There was not a part of my heart that wasn’t in love with him. With each passing minute, hour, and day, my love for him only grew, and so did my love for Prince Leonard. We both had our shares of sleepless days and nights where we took care of baby Logan together. I was thankful that he was always by my side and that he was willing to fulfill the duty of being a father regardless of his status as a prince. Although we worked flawlessly as a team, that didn’t mean that we didn’t have differing views in raising our child.

"You should stop turning down all the staff that are sent to help us. It’s clear that we need all the help that we can get," Prince Leonard voiced his concerns sternly.

I only held my baby closer to my chest as if protecting him from the world. "But he is our baby, and I think that we should try our best to raise him ourselves," I said possessively.

–To be continued...

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