Rejected as a Commoner, Wanted as an Heir

About time

~Lauren~

Thank you' were the first words he spilled

My brows furrowed, for what exactly?

'For staying by his side..' he responded as though he read my thoughts.

'Christian is a good friend to me, it's what I ought to do'

He inclined his head, sucked in a breath then levelled his gaze to mine. 'Promise me. You won't betray him.'

I shook my head rapidly. 'I would never do that'.

'You see, Lauren. He's been betrayed by people he loved the most his whole life. Starting from me who never found him while he was away, his mother who left him in an orphanage home, his adopted parents who tried to sell him off to a pimp because of their son.... Then, his step brother. It seems as though it's never ending.' he sighed heavily.

My heart churned painfully as I tried to imagine little Christian going through all those shit. He definitely has had his fair share in all of these and doesn't deserve any more pain or betrayal again.

'I won't. I'll make sure not to. I promise'.

He swallowed up