Married to the Devil's Son novel Chapter 294

Chapter 294: 171

The Royal army packed, and her father said his goodbye and left. Heaven knew she didn't have to worry. Her father had never lost a war before, and he ended it quickly. They didn't even need her plan that much. It was only made to be strategic.

Before leaving, her father ordered to spread the word that if they won the war, she would get married soon after. It would be interesting to see if this would stop the rumors.

Her father had told her it was probably her grandfather who spread the rumors about her. Heaven knew he wouldn't give up easily, but she wouldn't feel defeated by his attempts.

Callum and Oliver stayed behind to defend the castle with her in case of an attack. From what her father found out, the enemy was indeed thinking of attacking the castle. Heaven quickly set her plan in motion and told everyone how to prepare and what to do. When she prepared the castle's defences according to her plan, she could finally relax. She made sure to eat well and rest now that she was pregnant. It wasn't only about her health anymore but also her child's.

"Is there anything I can do to help?" Her mother asked, feeling bad that Heaven was doing so much work.

"Everything is as it should be." Heaven assured her mother.

Their castle already had strong defences. It had the most well-built curtain wall and many deep moats around it. The castle towers were high and roundly shaped to give an unobstructed view of the countryside around the fortress in order to spot approaching attackers. The castle was symmetrically designed to give a broader view.

They had the best gatehouse to protect the entrance, which was usually the weak point. Many obstacles lined the entrance: metal portcullis gateways; arrow slits to fire at intruders; different doors, gates, and drawbridges and notorious murder holes so that boiling water could pour out of.

Her plan was to even add more obstacles. Hidden pits around the curtain wall where the enemy would fall inside and then archers would shoot their arrows from above. Some pits would have oil in them and the archers would shoot fire to burn the enemy.

Heaven gave clear instructions to everyone, and now they just had to wait for the attack. She went back to her room to rest and, as soon as she walked in, she froze. This scent. She had missed this scent so much.

"Grandma!"

Her grandmother stood in her room and a smile lit up her face. "Heaven!"

They ran to each other and hugged. Oh, how she had missed her grandmother. When she told her parents about her pregnancy, she felt like something was missing. She wanted to share the news with her grandmother as well.

"Grandma, you are radiating." She said, looking at her from top to toe. Heaven wasn't sure if it was only her eyes, but her grandmother seemed younger and her skin and hair glowed like never before.

"It must be the weather under the ocean. Now I understand why everyone there looks so good." She smiled.

"I should spend a few days there as well, then."

Her grandmother chuckled. "You look beautiful as you are and you seem so happy." She said.

"Yes. I have some news for you."

Her grandmother became curious.

"I am pregnant." Heaven said.

"You are? Oh, dear…" Her grandmother hugged her and started crying.

"Why are you crying?" Heaven chuckled. She knew her grandmother loved having a big family. She always spoke of having grand- and great-grandchildren.

She already began caring for her unborn great grandchild. "You have to eat and rest." And then she began speaking of what kind of food she should eat and what she should avoid.