Bab 321: A mother's lullaby III

[ WARNING: THE FOLLOWING NARRATIVE CONTAINS DISTURBING, TRIGGERING, AND SENSITIVE CONTENT. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK. ]

"So long…"

An inch gap was left in between the blunt end of the wood and Aries's tummy. Tears pooled behind her eyelids as a soothing lullaby echoed in her head. The wood trembled under her grip until she lost all her strength and dropped it. 

"Ah…" she wept, voice cracking, air suspending. "I can't… do it…" came out a confession in between her gasps. If only she could do it, she wouldn't have asked Joaquin to kill her. The crown prince knew that. He knew her from inside and out. 

Aries might've loathed him and the fact that she was carrying his seed. However, deep in her heart, she was also aware this child… didn't deserve the hatred. This child did nothing wrong and was innocent. She would desperately whisper her hatred to the life growing within her, hoping this entire pregnancy would not push through.