Chapter Twenty Three

I started panicking, I wasn't ready to meet his mother, not just yet! She came with ten bodyguards, all with heads made out of fire. I prayed inwardly that she wouldn't see me. 'Please, I'm begging you Ace, come back home.' She pleaded shakily, she was going to cry.

'Mom, we've talked about this for years now, no is no, don't you get it?' Ace spoke softly, delicately. It was obvious he didn't want to say anything that would hurt her feelings. He loves her, very much.

'Ace, I beg you, don't let me die of loneliness. I have a son but I live like I have none, what sort of life is that? You haven't been home for seven years now. No matter what is being celebrated, no matter how much I beg, you haven't step your feet in your own kingdom for seven years. Why Ace? Why are you doing this to me?' She cried, falling on her knees. Ace whimpered and knelt down too.

'Mom, please don't cry, it'll break me.'