~☆ Epilogue ☆~

Sya's POV: (7 years later) I eyed myself in the mirror for the hundredth time yet still not satisfied with my look for the night. I was wearing a long white frock with a floral print over. The dress was pretty but it clung to my swollen belly like a second skin. I wasn't done when two arms wrapped themselves around my waist and gently caressed my swollen tummy. "What is my love and my baby doing?" Said a husky voice that never failed to send shivers of pleasure through my heart. It was, of course, my husband Kane. After I was done with college and established myself as an Artificial Intelligence assistant at a private organization and had my fun making friendly robots with my bosses for a year, he proposed to me. And let me tell you, it was the most magical proposal any girl could ever get! I said yes right away and we married without any drama whatsoever. I mentioned that because Bryson had to go through so, so many hoops to impress Hannah's father and grandmother. LOL. "I look fat in this dress!" I exclaimed, pouting. He chuckled before gently turning me around so I was facing him. He gently pushed a piece of stray hair behind my ear. "No! You are looking so, so, so, beautiful I want to take you right here, right now," he said huskily, winking. It made my heart skip a beat and a furious blush touched my cheeks. I hit his chest playfully. "Don't say that. Come on let's go down. They'll be here any time soon," I said. He gave me a peck on the lips and then took my hand to walk me downstairs. The best thing about being with him was that he never left me alone. He respected my personal space but he was also overprotective and so cute. As we reached the last step, the doorbell rang. It was Hannah and Bryson with their little son Andrew. He was so cute. He had brown hair like Hannah but green eyes like Bryson. Even though he was just 15 days old, he already looked like a 2-month-old baby. This is because he was a half-blood vampire, being born to a vampire and a human. Hannah smiled when she saw me, 'There she is, our mommy-to-be!" I laughed. 'Hi, Hannah. Hi, Bryson. Oh my God is this our Andrew? He's so cute!" I extended my hands, asking Bryson to give him to me but Kane gently pushed my arms back to their sides and pointed at my swollen belly. I pouted in frustration. Hannah and Bryson laughed. Kane took Andrew from his father and brought him over to me. I ruffled his silky hair and kissed his cheek while he giggled and smiled. He already even had a hint of a tooth growing. 'Aunt Sya loves you the most my baby," I cooed. Kane turned to me, hugging Andrew close. 'No way! Uncle Kane loves Andrew the most right?" he began sweet-talking to the baby. 'I'll get you a motorcycle." Hannah rolled her eyes. 'Sure. We're just on duty to watch the baby grow." Everybody laughed before we walked into the living room where Cara was setting up the table for dinner. She was like family and Kane had asked her to continue living with us even after marriage. Bryson moved out after he married Hannah citing 'privacy issues". They had a house built near to ours. They even had a pool. Kane pulled a chair out for me to help me sit while Bryson had to pull out a chair for his wife and set a baby a chair for his son. Poor guy was working so hard. After eating Cara's homemade special chicken and apple pie, we moved to the couches. Bryson and Kane were busy playing with little Andrew. Hannah and I were discussing our next shopping spree when I felt something wet under me before a sharp pain. 'Ah!" I moaned, reeling over. 'Sya! What's wrong? Kane ran over, looking really worried. Panicky, if I must. I tried to tell him but I felt a contraction. And let me tell. It was damn painful. 'Oh my God!" I screamed. 'Her water broke guys!" Hannah said, quickly standing up. 'Water broke. Water broke," Kane repeated. 'Uh- what is that?" 'TAKE ME TO THE HOSPITAL, YOU IDIOT!" I shouted between groans. 'Yes! Hospital," he quickly grabbed my left arm and while Hannah took the right. Good boy Bryson had already brought the car to the front door. They put me in and climbed next to me. The ride to the hospital was complete chaos. I was screaming, Kane was panicking, Bryson drove like a madman with Andrew in his lap and Hannah kept rolling her eyes. We rushed to the ER where the doctor, another one of Kane's vampire friends, said it was time to deliver the baby. 'What?! Right now?" Kane asked, in disbelief and panic. 'No. Let's wait till the baby turns one," Bryson scoffed. 'Of course now buddy. You're going to be a father!" I laughed through the tears in my eyes but screamed when another contraction hit me. After that, it was 6 hours of sweat, blood, and awfully painful labor before I eventually heard the cries of my little child. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.* I opened my eyes still feeling tired. After the delivery, I had passed out of exhaustion and now I was in my own room instead of the OT. I felt someone's hand tightly holding mine and by the sparks, I knew whose was it. I glanced towards my sleeping husband, who was sitting on the chair beside the bed. His hair was disheveled and he slept like a baby. He probably ran his hands through his hair till they began sticking out. He did that whenever he was anxious or really, really excited. It was one of his habits I knew very well of. Even though his mouth was slightly open, his hair was a mess and his clothes were all wrinkled, he still looked like an Abercrombie model. I squeezed his hand, overwhelmed with happiness and he opened his eyes. His gorgeous grey-blue eyes looked into mine, filled with love and tenderness as he kissed my crown. "You're awake, love? How are you feeling? Should I call the doctor?" I shook my head and only gave him a reassuring smile. "I'm okay. Don't worry. Where is our baby? Is the baby a girl or a boy?" I asked excitedly. He chuckled and caressed the top of my head. "She's a girl. The doctor will be bringing her here any time now." I smiled and looked at my husband. 'We're parents now. Can you believe it?" He shook his head. 'I can't. It's so unreal. It's like yesterday you were crying because you stubbed your toe." I frowned. 'That was yesterday." He laughed sheepishly before kissing my forehead. 'I love you, darling." The door opened right at that moment and the doctor walked in, carrying our tiny bundle of joy in his arms. He brought her near and I sneaked a glance at her. She was very beautiful. The doctor handed her cautiously to me as I looked at her awe-struck. Another pair of grey-blue eyes stared into my black ones and she gave me a beautiful smile. My heart swelled with warmth and happiness and tears welled up in my eyes. She was already so healthy. Like a tiny ball. I had never thought that life would gift me with such a beautiful thing. My daughter. I felt an arm go around my shoulders and looked up to see Kane sitting beside me on the bed. He had the same overwhelmed expression on his face as I had. He gave me a beautiful, dazzling smile and rested his forehead at the side of my head. "Thank you," he mumbled, his voice heavy with gratitude and I smiled. "For what?" "For coming into my life. For forgiving me. For staying with me. For loving me. And for giving me a beautiful daughter," he whispered, kissing the side of my head. It warmed my heart. I watched my daughter slowly drift off to sleep and lifted her, gently pecking her forehead. "What name have you decided?" He asked me. Kane had already said that since I was giving her birth, I should be the one to choose her name. I stared at my sleeping princess and a smile spread across my lips. "Maleficent. Maleficent Alexia Wilson." I said, glancing back at Kane to gauge his reaction. He had a big smile on his face as he looked at me with love and adoration. "Beautiful! Just like her!" I sighed happily and looked back at my beautiful daughter, Maleficent. I couldn't even put in words how much I was happy with my life. And this time, I knew I was whole. Kane had made me whole. I had everything I had ever dreamed of and happiness I had never expected was mine too. More than 13 years ago, I had never imagined I could ever get out of that hell hole, let alone find love. I spent most of my life being oppressed and tortured by my aunt and her son. I was kidnapped and almost raped by a vampire, I went through the pain of rejection, faced my fears, and got the perpetrators arrested. After all this, I was finally introduced to something called happiness. And I'll give all that to my daughter. I'll shower her in so much love, the little me inside me will cry tears of happiness. And I also knew that Kane would do the same. He'll love his daughter more than his life. With my daughter in my arms and my husband next to me, I could finally say that I was contented. That I had finally had everything. I was whole. ●•●•●•●•●•●•●•●•●•● *** T H E END *** ●•●•●•●•●•●•●•●•●•●