Livianaâs POV
I continued to stare and appreciate my son in my arms.
I donât even know how long weâve both been in this position.
I couldnât quite take my eyes off of him.
âHis highness mustâve forgotten to tell you but your son doesnât have a name yetâ Rainer suddenly spoke out.
I looked at him.
âHe doesnât have a name yet?â I asked again.
Rainer nodded.
I looked at my son again.
Heâs almost a year old but he doesnât even have a name yet.
I feel bad for my son.
I sighed.
I stared at him as I tried to think of a name.
What name would best fit him?
âLukeâ I muttered.
Then, I looked up at Rainer.
âHis name is Lukeâ I told him.
Rainer smiled.
âHis Majesty, Prince Lukeâ he said and I smiled.
I looked at my son with a proud smile.
âHi, Luke. Mommyâs name is Livianaâ I said happily.
Suddenly, Luke yawned as he slowly opened his eyes.
His green eyes met mine and a small smile formed on his lips at the sight of me.
I smiled at him as I gave him a k**s on the tip of his nose.
âHi, little one. Did you have a good sleep?â I cooed.
Luke giggled making me smiled.
âDo you like hearing mommyâs voice? Do you? Do you?â I said as I made faces at him.
Luke laughed and giggled cutely.
I enjoyed every laugh ad giggle he made.
It was music to my ears.
âThis is the first time Iâve heard him laugh and giggle so muchâ Rainer said as he stood in front of us.
I motioned for him to sit down on the other seat.
âKing Callisto said youâre one of the few people who can hold Lukeâ I said.
Rainer nodded.
âYes. Heâs indeed very sensitive of who holds him. Fortunately, he likes meâ he said.
I nodded.
âHow much do you know about Luke?â I asked him curiously.
âWell, I know quite a lotâ he said a little smugly.
âTell meâ I demanded.
I missed almost a year of my sonâs life, I needed every information I can get from the people who are actually around to take care of him.
âShould I start from the very start?â he asked.
âWere you there from the very start?â I asked back.
Rainer chuckled then nodded.
âYes. I was even there when they did the cesarean procedure on youâ he told me.
Oh.
âReally?â I asked a bit surprised.
Rainer nodded.
âWell, for one, he was born on the 30th of March. It was a Sunday. He was born exactly on 11:11amâ Rainer started.
He was being very detailed about it.
Iâm surprised he even took not of it.
But Iâm glad he did.
Iâm thankful he did.
âHe first started sitting down at 3 months with some support. A month later, he could already sit down all on his ownâ he said.
I imagined it in my head and found it cute.
Pups tend to develop faster than human children so it was different compared to human children.
âThen, about a week after that, he started to learn how to crawl. At 5 months, he could already crawlâ Rainer continued.
âAside from that, Luke also started babbling in 5 months. At first, it was all inaudible words, of courseâ he told me.
âBut then, one day when he was in your room beside you, he started babbling âmamaâ just like thatâ Rainer said with a chuckle.
I smiled as I looked at Luke.
He was quietly looking up at me as Reiner talked about him.
âYouâre a mommyâs boy, arenât you? My sweet sweet boyâ I cooed and Luke giggled in delight.
I smiled happily.
âLuke started eating baby food at 5 months as wellâ Rainer told me.
Rainer continued on with his talk about Luke.
He told me every single detail he knew about my son.
It was really nice how much he paid attention to Luke.
I appreciated it a lot.
Rainer also told me how Luke normally interacts with people around him and how everyone cares for Luke as well.
Despite not knowing who we both were in the beginning, my son was treated well and was taken care of and showered with lobe.
Iâm glad.
I really am.
Just a few hours ago, I didnât even know I had a son.
Now, I actually have one.
My mate and Iâs child.
Luan and Iâs son.
The sudden thought of Luan made me a little sad.
I know I wouldnât be able to see him for the time being.
But I was still curious how he was doing.
Itâs been more than a year after all.
Did he wait for me?
Or not?
I was afraid of the answer to that question.
Because I spent most of my time in the spirit realm training and thinking about him.
Despite the lack of the mate bond, Iâd still be more than willing to be with him.
If he in fact, felt the same way, of course.
I mean, we love each other, right?
And we were originally mates.
Also, I doubt Luan would agree to be with another woman.
Not with the way he acted around me.
Or was I wrong?
I shook the thought off.
Being in a coma for more than a year is surely taking a toll on me.
Then, there was a knock on the door and a guard picked in.
âYour majesty, Captain, you are both being called down for dinnerâ the guard said.
Rainer and I both nodded.
I was about to stand up but Rainer immediately stopped me.
âWhat?â I said.
âDonât strain yourselfâ he said and suddenly lifted me up again in bridal style.
I squeaked as I held on firmly to Luke.
âHey!â I scolded.
Rainer chuckled as Luke giggled in my arms.
I huffed.
Rainer gently put us down on the wheel chair.
Luke sat on my lap as Rainer pushed the wheelchair out of the room.
Then, we made our way to I can only assume as the dining hall.
I played with Luke on the way as he laughed and giggled in delight.
I couldnât have enough of his cuteness.
I look at him and I feel happy to be alive.
I look at him and everything negative in me disappears.
That was Lukeâs effect on me.
We reached the dining hall and the King, Queen and another woman was already sitting by the table.
They all turned to look at us.
My eyes were fixed on the unfamiliar woman.
Her eyes met mine.
âOh my sweet granddaughter, Liviana anf my great grandson is hereâ Queen Selene said as she welcomed us into the dining hall with a k**s.
âLuke. I named him Lukeâ I told her.
She looked at me a bit surprised but then, it was replaced with a smile.
âWhat a wonderful name for my precious great grandsonâ she said and the crouched down to Lukeâs level.
âHi there, Lukeâ Queen Selene cooed.
Luke giggled cutely as he grabbed on to me.
I smiled.
âYou like that huh? You like thatâ Queen Selene said as Luke kept giggling.
âWhat does he like?â King Callisto suddenly appeared behind Queen Selene.
âLiviana already gave him a nameâ Queen Selene told King Callisto.
âReally? What is it?â King Callisto asked me softly.
âLuke. I named him Lukeâ I told him.
King Callisto smiled as he too crouched down to Lukeâs level.
âMy precious grandson, Luke. Prince Luke of Haloâ King Callisto said proudly.
Luke giggled and laughed again making us all smile.
âLuke is a very great name, Liviana. It fits him wellâ the other lady by the table said.
I turned to look at her as she stood uo and made her way towards us.
âHi, Liviana. Iâm Kaleyâ she introduced herself.
Sheâs one of the few people that Luke is close to.
âHi, Kaley. Itâs nice to meet you. Thank you for looking after my sonâ I told her.
She looked about my age.
Maybe a little younger actually.
âYouâre welcome. Youâre both family after allâ she said with a sweet smile.
I smiled too.
She seemed nice.
She didnât give me a fake nice girl vibe.
She actually seemed genuine.
So far, everyone Iâve met have been genuine.
I could say that Halo was already a whole lot better than Lunar.
We all had dinner together.
I thought it was fun.
No one asked me too personal questions.
It was mostly questions that wouldnât trigger my past.
I appreciated that considering I wasnât ready either to open that part of my life yet with anyone right now.
After dinner, Rainer guided us to my room.
I wanted Luke to sleep with me from here on.
I wanted him to feel my warmth and to let him know that Iâm really now by his side.
I had to make up for the lost time with my son.
Iâm someoneâs mother now and although I originally thought I wouldnât have kids of my own, I feel very ecstatic to have Luke in my life.
Suddenly, I had all the purpose I needed to continue on.
To live.
To thrive.
To fulfill my destiny.
I felt so powerful knowing I had Luke in my life.
So this is how it feels.
To have a child of your own.
To be a mother.
I stared at Luke as he slept beside me.
âMommy, will always stay by your side from now on. I will never let anyone or anything hurt youâ I said.
I planted a k**s on Lukeâs forehead.
âI love youâ I whispered and slept beside my son.