A/N: This will be the last chapter of this story. Thank you so much for loving and supporting my Territorial Men Series! Love lots, Grainners! ❤️

EPILOGUE

ALEXZA THOUGHT that the hardest part of her life was when escaping from all the bad people who will try to hurt her, but it wasn't. She thought that the most painful part of her life was the night when she realized that Drake cheated on her, but it wasn't. Because the hardest and the most painful part of her life is to leave her son, alone, just to get him away from being hurt by bad people.

Sa namumugtong mga mata ay muli niyang sinulyapan ang anak sa passenger seat na natutulog pa rin. She doesn't want to be away from him, but if being away from him is the only thing she could do to save her son's life, she will, even if it's very hard and very painful on her part.

Isipin niya palang na hindi niya makakasama ang anak niya ay dinudurog na ng maso ang puso niya. Napakasakit bilang ina na iwan ang anak niya, hindi niya gusto pero kailangan.

"I'm sorry...b-baby, mommy need to do this to you." She said as her tears started to roll down her cheeks. "You will be safe with your daddy. S-sana kapag dumating ang araw na magkita ulit tayo...s-sana mapatawad mo ako, anak. You k-know how much I love you. And I'm d-doing all of this for y-you..." she caress his soft legs while driving.

She's been driving for how many hours now since they left the hospital and it's quarter to three in the morning already. She felt tired and sleepy but she keeps going for her son safety.

With her blurry vision, she looked at the rear view mirror and saw a black van following her. The van have been secretly following her since she left the town, she noticed it. They might be Tommy's people. Kung paano niya ililigaw ang mga ito ay hindi niya na rin alam. Hindi na siya makapag-isip pa ng maayos.

Ang madilim na kapaligiran at ang basang daan ay hindi nakakatulong sa pagmamaneho niya. It's very creepy and scary road, but this is the only way to be in Drake's Resort that easy. It's a dangerous short cut road.

Sa pagbuhos ng biglang ulan ay natanaw niya ang mga iilang ilaw at iilang kapulisan na sa malayo palang ay sumisenyas na na bagalan niya ang kanyang pagmamaneho.

She slow down her speed for a check point.

She wipe her tears and compose herself before she open the driver's window when one of the policeman knocked on there. She saw all of them wearing a yellow green glow in dark rain coat.

"Good morning Ma'am, sandali lang po 'to,"

Alexza nod her head carefully. "S-Sige po,"

She unlocked the doors of her car and watch the policemen check inside, even the back compartment.

"Baby mo, Ma'am?" Tanong ng isang pulis nang makita ang anak niya na tulog na tulog.

"Opo, pauwi palang kami."

"Saan ho ba kayo? Delikado ang daan dito. Madulas at makitid."

"Sa V-Villafuente Resort ho,"

"Clear!" The other policeman announced and he closed the back compartment door.

"Ingat, Ma'am. May mga malalalim na bangin diyan sa unahan,"

"S-Salamat ho," she force a smile before she close the window and locked all the doors again.

Humugot pa siya ng hangin sa dibdib bago muling pinaandar ang sasakyan. When she look at the side mirror, she saw the policemen watching her car away.

The road is slippery that she needed to slow down her pace. The darkness and the strong rain freak her out. Tila ba siya lang mag-isa ang tanging bumabaybay sa makitid na daan na iyon. Sa gilid ay malalim na kabanginan.

"This road freaks me out baby..." she chuckled nervously. "But don't worry, okay? We'll be safe. I will bring you to your daddy."

After a minutes of driving slowly, she suddenly gasped and panicked when she heard a gunshots from behind, it's from where she was awhile ago. It was from the check point station!

"Oh God,"

Panick attacked her when she thinks about Tommy's people fighting with the policemen. Sa pagkataranta at sa takot na maabutan sila ng mga masasamang taong 'yon ay hindi niya na namamalayan ang pagbilis ng takbo ng sasakyang minamaneho niya.

DRAKE STOOD UP from the sun lounger and was about to run towards his wife when he saw her body slowly covering the water. Pero muli rin siyang napaupo nang umahon ang katawan ng asawa mula sa dahang-dahang paglubog kanina.

Alexza was floating at the sea for how many minutes now. His wife asked him not to disturb her because she wanted to relax herself by floating her body on the water.

"I wanna go to mommy," Blake said, pouting his lips while they're both watching Alexza. He's sitting on the sun lounger too, next to him.

"Maybe later?"

"Why not now daddy?"

"Your mommy's relaxing. I don't think it's good to disturb her, son."

Blake lips form into thin line before he bended his knees and place his chin above it.

"Galit na naman po ba siya sa'yo?"

He shrug his shoulder. A small smile crept his lips when he remember why his wife is always get annoyed on him.

"Hindi siya galit, anak. Naiinis lang siya minsan. Your mommy is carrying your baby sister, we need to understand her mood swing."

Alexza is pregnant and they discovered it a week after their wedding. He's enjoying her 'paglilihi' and her cravings though. He's spoiling her. Whatever it is she wanted, he always give it to her without a doubt.

"But she's still wearing a one piece bikini. Her tummy isn't big yet,"

"It will get bigger as days goes by, we just have to wait."

Tahimik naman na tumango ang anak at nakuntento nalang na panoorin si Alexza hindi kalayuan. Siya man ay gano'n din. Gustuhin niya man din lapitan ay ayaw niya, tiyak na maiinis na naman sa kanya ang asawa.

"I got the result," Dwaye suddenly appeared on his side after a few minutes.

Drake eyes drifted on the envelope on his hand. It's sealed. When he read the name that indicated on the upper side of it, his heart raced.

"What's that Tito Dwaye?" Blake curiously ask, looking at the envelope too. "Why's my name is written there?"

Dwaye clear his throat and force a smile on Blake. "We will let you know later. Is that okay to you?"

"What's DNA po?"

"Hmm, I will read it later to you, son. Tito Dwaye and I need to talk 'bout it first."

"Just open it here, wala namang ibang tao." Dwaye suggested and handed him the envelope.

"Was it from my school? Is my card inside, daddy? I wanna see my grades po." Blake ask again, he knows that his son is a curios kid. "Why don't we wait for mommy before we open it?"

Sabay pa silang nagkatinginan ni Dwaye, hindi makapiyok sa suhestiyon ng bata.

They got the DNA Test of Alexza and Blake before the wedding. It was made from USA that's why it arrived after a week or so. Dwaye and he planned all about that because they both have this instinct that Blake might really Alexza's son.

And knowing that his wife has a selective amnesia, there are some memories from the past that she can't remember. She lost some of her memories and maybe, just maybe, a memory of her and Blake when she left him outside the gate of his house, was one of the memories she can't remember, yet.

When he talked to her doctor, he discovered that the most of the forgotten memories were those painful memories the patient had before the accident. Hindi na nais pang alalahanin ng isip ang mga bagay, tao o pangyayari na nagbigay ng labis na sakit sa pasyente. The patient usually choose to forget it than to remember it. And that might be Alexza's case.

He doesn't want to assume, but he believes that leaving Blake was one of Alexza's heartbreaking and painful memories. She doesn't want to remember it because it will only give her pain.

"Let's surprise your mommy with this," Drake give his son a warm smile before his finger move to unsealed the envelope.

"Damn it, the result makes me nervous, damn," Dwaye murmured.

"Me too," he admitted and took a deep breath, "damn it,"

"Damn, damn it," Blake mimicked them, making them groaned.

"Don't say it again,"

"But you both keep saying it, daddy,"

"That words isn't for kids,"

Blake just nod his head and watch him opening the brown envelope. He blew a breath and pulled up the papers inside.

"I don't wanna see," Dwaye mutter and turn around to face the sea. "Don't read it out loud, brute. I'm not yet ready,"

"Damn it," he curse under his breath, his heart beat so loud while silently reading the DNA Result of Blake and Alexza. "Oh Lord," his fingers were shaking!

Drake glance on his son, who's staring back innocently at him. His eyes watered, he move closer and give his son a tight fatherly embrace.

AT THE BACK of her car she saw the familiar headlights of a van, a meters away from her. Afraid of being caught, she drive fast as she could to get away from those bad people. She was panicking, but she tried hard her best to control her emotions and focus on driving.

"They're coming! They'll going to kill you! They'll going to get me! Fast drive! Don't let them catch you! Get away from them!"

Absentmindedly, she keep saying the words to give herself a courage to drive faster than she was doing. Not minding the wet road, not minding the dangerous cliff and not minding the darkness around her! She needs to get away from bad people who will try to harm her and her son!

Kung paano sila nakaligtas sa mapanganib na makipot na daan ay hindi niya na alam. But she's still panicking! Her fingers were still shaking even her car is already park near Drake's beach house.

It's still dark, the rain starting to go down but the wild waves tells her that another bad weather will soon to come. She needs to hurry before the bad people see her car.

"A-Ayoko... ayoko kitang i-iwan, anak..." umiiyak siya sa loob ng sasakyan habang may kinakalkal sa shoulder bag. "B-but you will be safe here than being with m-me, your daddy will take care of you, I k-know that. I trust him w-with you,"

She get the small bracelet at the pocket of her bag. She looks at the white gold thing and force a smile while sobbing and wiping her tears using her one hand. She unlocked it and move closer to her baby.

She carefully wear the bracelet on his small wrist and caress it.

"B-Bagay sa'yo, anak..." she whisper, her voice was shaking. "Your name fits on you," she look at the personalize bracelet she bought the last time she went to Mall before she give birth. She kiss her son's wrist while crying on it. "I'm s-sorry... mommy loves you very much.... my b-baby...my baby Blake..." her voice cracked, her heart is so broken.

She was crying while getting out of the car. She carry the baby basket, her son is sleeping there and she carefully put him outside Villafuente's beach house gate. Sa bandang gilid, kung saan may bubong at hindi mababasa ng ulan.

One last hug and kiss to her son, she walk away from him and went inside her car. That's when she noticed a familiar van was coming her way.

With her shaky hands and the tears that almost blind her vision, she took a one painful glance on her son before she drove away from him with a broken heart. Without knowing that another painful accident will come her way soon, that would change her life.

IT FEELS SO REAL. No! It was real! It wasn't just a random dream. It happened to her. The pain is in her heart and the tears was rolling down her cheeks. The painful scenarios was real!

Alexza gasped at the memories and her body automatically fell down the water. Muli ay napasinghap na naman siya nang balutin ng malamig na tubig ang buo niyang katawan, tila ginigising siya sa isang napakasakit na panaginip.

"Mommy! Mommy!" It was Blake's panicking voice. "Daddy! Please save mommy!" And then she heard him cries.

Iminulat niya ang mga mata, kakaibang liwanag ang sumalubong sa kanya. At kahit nanlalabo ang paningin ay nabanaag niya ang pamilyar na imahe ng isang lalaking lumalangoy palapit sa kanya.

Drake. My husband.

Her memories with him brought her back to reality and when she tried to pulled herself up from a deep cold water, it's already too late. She was drowning and she could hardly breath. She needs air. She needs someone to pull her up.

And that someone came.

A tight embrace on her waist, making her heart thump loudly. She move her hands and hold on to that strong arms as if her life depends on it. Her life really depends on him!

"I'm here, I'm here!" A deep voice suddenly echoed around. "Love! Open your eyes! Alexza..." A gentle patted on her cheeks, waking her up.

She move her fingers to responds. The air is enough for her and the warm body that enveloped on hers, making her feel safe and secure. She's safe!

She suddenly felt the roughness of sands on her back after a while. A soft lips, pressed against hers and a minty breath was giving her more air on her chest. One last breath, her body arch and the water from her insides came out.

"Mommy! Mommy ko!" Another warm embrace envelope her stomach.

Slowly, she opened her eyes and was welcome with a handsome face who's looking down on her as if he would die if he blinks.

"D-Drake," her voice is husk.

"You're safe now," her husband caress her face. "God, I thought I'm gonna die," he look up on the sky and close his eyes. "I was damn worried, I don't wanna lose my wife,"

"Don't sleep on the water again mommy," Blake's hugging her, crying on her chest.

The painful memories awhile ago suddenly popped up and when her eyes drop down on Blake's wrist, and saw a familiar bracelet, all her emotions came out until she can't handle it anymore.

She gathered her son on her arms and cry. It wasn't a dream after all, because it was all real!

"Anak ko... anak ko..." she keeps saying that. "I'm sorry, I l-left you... I'm so sorry, mommy left you..."

She didn't expect all of these. All her memories came back without even expecting it. Did she lost it? Did she forget it? What happened to her forgotten memories were not really important now. What matter the most is it all came back.

"Do you remember everything?" It was her brother voice, standing in front of them.

She nods her head, locking her son with her arms. Drake is sitting behind them, caressing her hair and back.

The sounds of the waves and the sunlight making the scene a very unforgettable and a sight to behold. The men who truly loves  and cares for her were around her and she already felt completed.

"I remember everything even a single details of my life before the accident. I remember all. I remember my son, the baby that I left outside Drake's gate, it was my baby, it was Blake..." she explained between her sobs. "I was the one who do all that to keep him safe. I was the one who left him. He's my son. Blake is my son!"

She glance at her husband who's carefully watching her, the emotions on his eyes melted her. It's bloodshot and he's almost got into tears. Drake suddenly grab her and his son for another tight hug. A hug of a father and a hug of a husband.

"I know, he's our son, Alexza. I felt it the first time I carry him," he whisper. "He's ours, I know that by my heart. I do not need to look for the similarities of you and Blake because every time I look on him, I feel sure that he's mine and he was from you...Blake's ours."

It's a father instinct! Drake felt it, too. His blood runs on Blake's veins. It's heartfelt knowing that even they both doesn't know yet that Blake's their son, they can still feel it by their hearts.

"Are you my real mother, mommy? I don't understand what you and daddy were talking about," Blake ask, looking up on her.

She smile warmly at her son and kiss his forehead.

"I am your biological mother, Blake. I was sick that's why I didn't remember you," she explain.

"You were the one who left me outside daddy's gate?" Blake pouted, making her pout her lips, too.

"Sorry na...kailangan kasi anak, eh."

"Am I crying that time, mommy?"

She shook her head. "I'm glad you weren't crying that time, I might bring you with me if you were."

Bahagyang kumalas ng yakap sa kanya si Blake at tiningala si Dwaye na may kislap ng kasiyahan sa mata habang pinapanood sila. He's against the light, the muscular built of her brother shows perfectly.

"I don't think you still need this," Dwaye shows her an envelope.

"What's that Kuya?"

"A DNA Result of you and Blake,"

Alexza's eyes widened. "How did you do that? Bakit ka may ganyan?"

"I wasn't the only one who plan this." He handed her the envelope. "Blame your husband, too." She purse her lips, "I gotta go. Happy for you, sis." Her brother kiss her forehead before leaving them.

"I thought you felt that he's our son, hmm?" She asked her husband, staring at him. "Bakit kailangan ng DNA test?"

"Just to make sure," Drake give her a quick kiss on the lips. "But now that you already remember everything, we do not need that as a proof that he's our son. You're enough to be the proof."

Though, she knows that Blake's really her son, she still curious and read the paper inside the envelope. A genuine smile appeared on her lips while reading the result. It's 99.9% that Blake's really her son. No doubt.

"I love you, anak..." she whisper at Blake and kiss his forehead again.

"Love you, mommy ko."

Alexza smile and she glance at her husband. Her heart automatically thump crazily the moment their eyes met. Drake effects on her never change even a bit. 'Yung kakaibang kaba sa dibdib niya ay nando'n pa rin sa tuwing nakikipagtitigan sa asawa.

"Mahal kita..." mahinang sabi niya at bahagyang inilapit ang mukha dito para halikan ito sa labi.

Drake swallow hard and he breath out slowly before he tilted his head a little more closer to her. He's bushing his lips on hers, making her close her eyes to feel the sensation.

"I love you very much that I could not see myself in the future without you as my wife," He whisper lovingly, her heart melted again. "Now that you remember everything, I want you to know that I never cheated on you while we were in a relationship. Whatever you seen before that made you think that I did that to you and whoever woman it was, I am sure as hell I swept away all the woman who's trying to get near me. Coz I know you're a jealous girlfriend. I didn't do anything to make you jealous or get mad at me, I swear." Drake keep brushing his lips on hers while whispering, using the raspiness on his voice. "But let's just forget the past. What matter now is you already mine and I'm yours. We are married." He reminded her again as if she always forget it. "Sa higpit nang pagkakatali ko sa'yo, ewan ko nalang kung makawala kapa bilang asawa ko..."

The end.

A/N: I would appreciate your short feedback/review about this story. Let me hear it? It would help me. Thank you again. 💗

— MsGrainne