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Zelda noticed, of course she did, the signs were all there.
The magic hiccup, that once conjured a hummingbird that Hilda kept as her own.
The horrible cravings for mortal junk food, asking Sabrina to buy her burgers and fries.
And the persistent presence of a black fox, a small cub actually, that she kept for she knew he was meant to be a familiar.
She was indeed carrying a baby, her honeymoon left her with something good that at the same time she cursed. Faustus Blackwood was forever going to be part of her life, living in half of her child.
Now she found herself in front of her family and Prudence, the young witch spending more and more time in the house with each passing day.
“Why did you reunite us all here, Aunt Zee?” Sabrina asked looking at the rest of the people present in the room. All sitting on the couches.
“Well, Sabrina, I needed to share some news with you all” Zelda started a little nervous about this whole new situation “I am with child. Coming next year you will have a new cousin and niece or nephew.”
“Oh, Zels, that's wonderful news” Hilda said smiling brightly and standing up to hug her sister “A new Spellman in the house.”
“But it won't be just a Spellman" Prudence said standing up looking at Zelda “It will be a Blackwood too.”
“What are you going to do if Blackwood comes back to claim the baby?” Ambrose questioned with a coldness that actually hurt her. Talking of her baby as if it was to blame for its father's crimes.
“My child is not to blame for its father's actions, Ambrose. And it will be a Spellman but as I am still legally married to Faustus, it will also be a Blackwood” she answered placing a hand on the small bump that was already forming “This child is mine, Faustus will never know of it.”
“We are happy for you, Auntie Zee" Sabrina said standing up to hug Zelda. Prudence and Ambrose forced a smile and retired.
Being High Priestess was such a tiring job and now, being pregnant tired her all the more. The little devil growing inside her gave her a really hard time during mass in the new church… Church of Lilith, making her stop mid sentence and sending her rushing to the bathroom to spell the breakfast she had that morning.
“Damn it child, give me a break" she whispered trying to compose herself. Hopefully this will end soon.
What she never noticed were the late night visits she had been receiving. Faustus Blackwood had found out of his future child as Lilith found out of the visit of Batibat, an enchanted mirror. He was delighted to know that the honeymoon they shared had been blessed with a child.
Every night, when he was sure she was asleep he visited her, kissing her forehead and whispering sweet things to the child growing inside her. He regretted the choices he made now, the people he murdered, hurting her, throwing her to that dungeon when she was already carrying their child. But he couldn't come back, Ambrose and Prudence wanted to murder him and how could he protect his children if he was dead?
“I truly regret everything that happened, Zelda" he whispered in the silent room “I hope one day you can forgive me and allow me to be in this child's life.”
Kissing her softly he left, leaving her alone once again.
The next couple of months were filled with work, running the Academy, the Church, equally giving charges to witches and warlocks. No differences. And controlling her pregnancy, luckily Hilda was her midwife and today she was finding if the child was a boy or a girl.
“Okay, Zels, are you ready?” Hilda asked holding a moonstone pendulum over her belly.
“As ready as I can be" she whispered hoping that this spell worked. She had tried two and they failed miserably.
“Moonstone uertit et vices puer natus est mihi quod autem in ecclesia genus hoc noctis” Hilda spoke the spell in Latin waiting for the pendulum to move. When it did and it moved in circles non stopping she looked at a shocked Zelda.
For the pendulum to move to the right it was a girl, to the left a boy. Circles, circles meant twins.
“Twins, two" Zelda whispered looking at her belly “I'm having two babies, Hildie.”
“That would explain why the spells you tried didn't worked" the blonde witch answered smiling “The circles were erratic so that means-"
“It means that the babies are a boy and a girl" Zelda finished caressing her bump “So there were two of you in there, huh?”
“Are you happy?” Hilda asked sitting besides her on the bed.
“At first I wasn't, I married Faustus for power not love. We took precautions for this not to happen" Zelda started “but on our first night in Rome, before he casted that spell on me, we forgot. And with the spell, I forgot to take a potion to prevent this. I wasn't happy at first, Hilda, I hated the idea of sharing a child with Faustus, and now I can't imagine my life without them. I love them already, I'd die for them if it came to it.”
“It was normal to feel that way, Zelda, the marriage was a convenience one, a child was not planned less alone two but it happened and maybe it was meant to be this way” Hilda said softly placing a hand on her sister's bump feeling one of the babies move “They already love you as much as you, I'm sure. And we all are here to help you, to care for them. I for sure will spoil them rotten like I did with Sabrina.”
“Please no, I can't take having two spoiled little brats" she answered with a small chuckle.
Both of them kept talking about the future while Faustus looked at the mirror. Leticia was just finishing her bottle and Judas was asleep, he was having two more children, two children who wouldn't know of him.
“I can feel your raging thoughts, Blackwood" Lilith said showing up behind him “You could just tell them the truth.”
“Do you think they will believe it?” he asked with a frown “I was like that but I would have never treated Zelda like that nor have tried to kill my entire coven.”
“My child was planning something and he was already punished for what he did" the new Queen of Hell answered “I can talk to the Spellmans, to everyone and explain that it was one of my demons the one to do all that.”
“Do you think Zelda will believe that I was given a cursed vase containing the demon of deceit and lies? And that he controlled my every action, including casting that spell on her?” he chuckled “She will never believe it, no one will. Leticia and Judas are all I have and I will provide protection for my other children shall they need it someday but I know that I can't never meet them nor get close to them. Now please Lilith, leave me alone.”
Lilith just nodded and left. Leaving Faustus with his children behind.
On the Fall Equinox, with the dark increasing and a balsamic moon adorning the night sky, the High Priestess’ twins were born.
The boy was born first, she named him Adiran Ciar Spellman Blackwood, he had dark hair like his father but his eyes were all her.
When her little girl was born, ten minutes later, she named her Circe Darcelle Spellman Blackwood, this one had her hair and her father's eyes.
The Spellmans gathered in a circle to meet the new members of their family, Hilda has tears in her eyes and got to pick up Circe first while Sabrina had Adiran. Ambrose and Prudence waited their turn too but soon everyone left to give Zelda some alone time with her babies.
“You're both so beautiful, my little devils" she whispered to them smiling brightly.
That night, Faustus showed up to meet them. Picking up Circe first he kissed her temple while whispering a protection spell, then he did the same with Adiran, placing him on the crib next to his sister he smiled at his two children, a sad smile knowing he wouldn't get to be in their lives.
“Lilith came by the other day" Zelda said shocking him, he turned around and she continued “She explained to us what had happened, I didn't believed her at first but then she showed us in a mirror. I knew that something was wrong when didn't even flinch when I threatened Prudence, you always took care of her after all.”
“I would have never casted a spell on you, nor would I have tried to murder my entire coven" he whispered “I never wanted to lose whatever the hell we had. It was always for power and dominance but I would have never wanted you like that, so submissive, so docile. I like your fire Zelda, I liked what we had. And now you have given me two more children, and I hope you will let me be part of their lives.”
“We are still married, and I know how it is like to be controlled without having the chance to fight" she stepped closer to him “Ambrose and Prudence couldn't believed what they saw, neither could I. But Lilith explained that her demon had its own plans and desires and needed to use someone, she also told me you were living in Germany with Judas and Leticia.”
“I was, but I hope we can move here or go back to Blackwood manor together” he said raising his hand to caress her cheek.
“I never want to go back to that house" she leaned to his touch “You can come here, Adiran and Circe will love to grow up next to their sibilings.”
“I really like the names you chose for them" Faustus kissed her temple “And I will bring the children in the morning.”
“Bring them now, the cribs can go to the other side of the bed so all of them will be here" she said turning around already conjuring two more cribs “I've already showed the coven, it's going to take some time for them to trust you again but at least nobody wants to kill you anymore.”
“That's good" he whispered “and you?”
“And me? I have two children, Faustus, we have two children" she corrected “It's going to take some time but I've already forgiven you. We can start over.”
“And how in the seven hells are we managing with twins of one years old and newborn twins?” he laughed softly.
“Please, Faustus, I could take care of Ambrose and Sabrina and Hilda" she smiled “I can take care of this too, especially if you are here to help.”
“Of course I will be, I have changed a lot in this year" he said kissing her lips softly “I am no longer the man who thought that women were beneath him. I can see now that you my dearest, are more powerful than I could ever be.”
“That's right" she answered kissing him hard “Now bring Judas and Leticia so we can start over.”
“I will be back in a few minutes" he said before disappearing.
She sighed and went to her children's side, they were still asleep and luckily will be for a couple of hours more. Her family will be shocked in the morning that's for sure but Faustus had truly changed she could tell, this new beginning promised to be a good one. And if Faustus believed she had been asleep each time he visited her at night, he was highly mistaken, she heard him, and even when she tried not to, she had fallen in love with him too. Every single night that he visited her, he took a small piece of her heart with him, now he owned it completely. If he only knew.