MINT.
Mint sat on the metal window threshold listening to his mother and Alec yell their throats off as the royal guards dragged them out of the throne room.
He was feeling a lot of things at the same time, so much that he couldn’t put a name on them anymore. Embarrassment? Regret? Guilt? It was certain that he was feeling all currently, but the predominant one was difficult to describe.
He was beyond relieved that the kids were biologically his, even though it made him feel like a bad person for feeling that way. However, it wouldn’t have changed much if they were Alec’s, as he was ready to fight with all the strength in him so as to make sure Alec is not able to claim ownership on them.
And somewhere deep in his heart, he had feared that if the kids were Alec’s, he would lose th
