
"I had just turned twenty and my father was the Duke of Asturias" Miranda looks at the fireplace. Memories take over her mind. "I married Roland not long after. Queen Maria was trying to restore the people faith in the monarchy" Miranda goes over to what is now Fitzwilliam desk. 246Please respect copyright.PENANAlrx68DxYmE
246Please respect copyright.PENANAIOWuk4qzRY
246Please respect copyright.PENANALviar9LSdX
Miranda pulls out an old newspaper. In black print they can see the headline. 246Please respect copyright.PENANAtL0AbdONjI
246Please respect copyright.PENANAGy8mviWV4f
246Please respect copyright.PENANAO2Q9PQwMl0
𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑 9,000 𝐈𝐍𝐉𝐔𝐑𝐄𝐃 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍 1,000 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐃 𝐈𝐍 𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐀𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐀 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐆𝐄𝐃𝐘!246Please respect copyright.PENANAa5uW1GVWdm
246Please respect copyright.PENANAACfPX9wYhG
246Please respect copyright.PENANA51qdIK3hS2
The photo below shows bodies on top of bodies. Legs and arms are twisted in disturbed and unnatural angles. So many faces are towards the sky but their eyes are looking at nothing. You can see the horror on their faces. 246Please respect copyright.PENANAuoSV7bS3JH
246Please respect copyright.PENANAP6XxHHUNKw
246Please respect copyright.PENANAJVSmVszqE9
"The Sovereigns went to the French Ambassadors Ball that night. They didn't want to direspect the French Ambassador but ruined their subject views of them."246Please respect copyright.PENANAUJlBoX7tyP
246Please respect copyright.PENANApOUTy3gEA4
246Please respect copyright.PENANAF2IX8NiUa7
"Were they really that heartless?" Theo turns his head in shame. Miranda looks at him disapprovaling, thinking how naive her Prince must be. "They went to vist them the next day at the hospital and donated money". 246Please respect copyright.PENANAHR4Wbga01d
246Please respect copyright.PENANAdpQd8oHwLQ
246Please respect copyright.PENANA8tWEIGO3iu
Miranda grabs the paper and throws it into the fire. "Nothing they did was ever enough" Miranda eyes are as bright as the fire and burn just as bad. She leans against the fire place and thinks of how things progressed. 246Please respect copyright.PENANAUdxrFHUDyM
246Please respect copyright.PENANA2f0i3iJT2v
246Please respect copyright.PENANAojwLFhwclF
"You can only do so much to keep a sinking ship afloat" Fitzwilliam despite having been furious with his mother earlier is now just feeling sympathy. He thinks of how hard it must have been for her to leave her entire life behind. 246Please respect copyright.PENANAVnxIIOEf70
246Please respect copyright.PENANAQvkIBuPfWO
246Please respect copyright.PENANAV6jWYwYZk5
Theo thinks of how hard it must have been for his family and people as well. He feels for his family but he understands the anger of the people. Caring for one is jot enough when millions suffer, it truly as a whole is not good enough. 246Please respect copyright.PENANALhRNFPjBdy
246Please respect copyright.PENANANCIW4y7kif
246Please respect copyright.PENANAMd31UYf26w
It doesn't take a genius to know that somethings aren't able to be fixed. Maria inhearted a broken and changing kingdom. The absolute monarchy no longer holds up in a modern world. Even the best politician couldn't save the country from revolution. 246Please respect copyright.PENANAUBZcZKWIK7
246Please respect copyright.PENANAcQS4pskqt9
246Please respect copyright.PENANADvincCMxVr
Miranda stands tall and resolve takes forefront. "Im going to bed and suggest you all do the same" Miranda kiss Fitz check and nods her head to Theo. Both men have so many questions and little answers. 246Please respect copyright.PENANAzdO4znPhLX
246Please respect copyright.PENANAutXQDPfjoQ
246Please respect copyright.PENANAGBLQFqabqm
"I'll show you to your room, You're Highness" Miranda stopped at the edge of the door. She obviously doesn't trust them to leave the past be, not for the night.246Please respect copyright.PENANAsM8XRQ0MM8
246Please respect copyright.PENANAeU0uxLAt8l
246Please respect copyright.PENANAro7A6Rya9X
Theo reluctantly goes to his guest room and finally eveyone in the estate is calm. Unfortunately it won't stay that way when the morning comes. 246Please respect copyright.PENANAscYQhBvdkb
246Please respect copyright.PENANAv9rffTP8dd
246Please respect copyright.PENANA97KZ1j6TQa
~~~~246Please respect copyright.PENANAosdlDVE1P4
246Please respect copyright.PENANAuCTUEsXlKN
246Please respect copyright.PENANA4aMiGIWqCF
The bright light of the morning sun shines through her bedroom curtains. Her maid Sabrina comes in smiling ear to ear. The best part of Sabrina day is waking up Arabella. The head of the house and staff let her do whatever is necessary to wake Arabella. Sabrina doesn't even bothering calling her name or shaking her.246Please respect copyright.PENANAr4Drl3JK6v
246Please respect copyright.PENANAA5uZaSN9Mk
246Please respect copyright.PENANAJ6CWMzqXQ8
She grabs the silver goblet with chilled water and simply pours it over her head.246Please respect copyright.PENANAvgmb2Zurtj
246Please respect copyright.PENANAkR8Xngo75l
Arabella gasp her nightgown soaked and clinging to her body. "Im going to kill you" It's a threat Sabrina hears but has no claim. 246Please respect copyright.PENANAanaQu4MOAr
246Please respect copyright.PENANAfnqAk1WYA1
246Please respect copyright.PENANAdkgDBnn93d
"Yes, you're highness" Sabrina mock curtsys to her and pulls the sheets off of her body. The blanket gone brings cold air and makes Arabella feel the chill more. 246Please respect copyright.PENANAR6Hg52HV11
246Please respect copyright.PENANA5aNI1zGqtp
"Your mother expects you in the sitting room" Arabella can't help but think of why she would require her there so early in the morning. 246Please respect copyright.PENANAiJhtJBtDlH
246Please respect copyright.PENANANAPGfgkkD0
246Please respect copyright.PENANAgrD6qmAG4b
Sabrina helps her get ready in less than fifteen minutes. A simple blue dress with a high waist and a long blue muslin skirt. Mr.Miller opens the door and addresses her presence to her mother. Red flags go off in her head when she sees Fitz, and Prince Christopher. 246Please respect copyright.PENANAbaoLbghI38
246Please respect copyright.PENANAIDe7MXNBE9
246Please respect copyright.PENANATBarj9Gocn
Scanning the room she doesn't see Theo, Kate or Georgina. Her stomach sinks and it's like it's weighted down. "Please sit" Miranda gestures to the sofa in the middle of the room. Arabella wishes that there was good news. The stern faces that are reflecting back at her well, her hope dwindles. "We know of your birth parents" Miranda breaks the silence246Please respect copyright.PENANA7Pck3BvChe
246Please respect copyright.PENANAiFHIy49uAn
246Please respect copyright.PENANA68ImQyI3on
246Please respect copyright.PENANAJAb8K0Uquu
"Who..When did you find out?". 246Please respect copyright.PENANAO9NiJvUufj
246Please respect copyright.PENANAjmJrWurwKL
246Please respect copyright.PENANAYR3VYHrbBM
No one dare meets her eyes, all of them look either right at the celing or to the floor. Anger is coursing through her but you wouldn't know that unless you knew her. The even tempered breathing, the tightness in her voice and the clench of her jaw. 246Please respect copyright.PENANAjLe3n69oYE
246Please respect copyright.PENANAAS0mosjWzp
246Please respect copyright.PENANAfmWh6UDOha
"We knew when we took you in. Roland and I were waiting for the Queens permission" this was the wrong thing to say to Arabella. "All the questions and all the secrets" Arabella was stalking closer and her shoulder were raised like a pouncing huntress. She stops and her heart drops and it's as if she was pushed into a cold river. "Queen.. my birth mother is the Queen of Avalon" Ara whispers and her legs feel as if they will give out. 246Please respect copyright.PENANAnBMiXMYA1D
246Please respect copyright.PENANAzPMzF7J0hF
246Please respect copyright.PENANAcBsztnFWSr
"We are here to bring you back, sister". 246Please respect copyright.PENANAugbRxWxluc
246Please respect copyright.PENANA8SjlkjOSLa
246Please respect copyright.PENANAgsWQBMsuVR
Ara snaps her head in the direction of Prince Christopher. "You're my brother" Arabella says it more as a question than a statements. "Just like Theo and Kate is as your sister" Ara feels like a fool, shr didn't even think of her two other supposed siblings. "Do they know?" Ara needs to know the truth, after twenty years she deserves to know. 246Please respect copyright.PENANAphKPIkxYPP
246Please respect copyright.PENANAOeZGpSv9be
246Please respect copyright.PENANAvLhtmE3N51
"Yes, they did and since last night, your adoptive siblings do". 246Please respect copyright.PENANAXpoLAPRGTg
246Please respect copyright.PENANAgk4s2PvlEw
246Please respect copyright.PENANAJ9hxLiJ1oH
Ara can't help but feel her whole world is coming to a halt. It's like a glass ball that is shattering into a million pieces. Miranda tries to explain things from her side. Ara doesn't hear a world, she just shutts down and blocks it all out. 246Please respect copyright.PENANA9SrVNfwiUz
246Please respect copyright.PENANAM9e3Ar9fV0
246Please respect copyright.PENANAiZgyA6ykue
Ara brain just can't process it and is in complete total shock. She doesn't feel her mother handing her a cup of tea or Fitz putting a blanket over her. When she finally comes to any awareness at all, she is alone. 246Please respect copyright.PENANAfb34w7fgMk
246Please respect copyright.PENANAxqOihDJCPl
246Please respect copyright.PENANABAxxWfGjwF
She really wish she knew what to think or how to react. Shaking her head she stands up and folds the blanket. Ara walks to her room and calls for her maid Sue. "Can I help you, your highness?" Ara asks her to make a warm bath and a table. 246Please respect copyright.PENANAxIlqO1HiS0
246Please respect copyright.PENANAhPayTSVdJl
246Please respect copyright.PENANA4Rl4U1cLXp
She thinks nothing will relax her more than a good book and relaxation in a nice hot bath. She stays there until the point her hands and feet prune. It's hard to convince her into get in but once she does she doesn't want to leave. 246Please respect copyright.PENANAjFjVB2QLk5
246Please respect copyright.PENANA1qi2igL90z
Arabella once finished, dried and wears a nice silk nightgown. Just right for the season, it's light and cool to the touch. 246Please respect copyright.PENANAXV8y1emMBm
246Please respect copyright.PENANAKvjIbHyslb
246Please respect copyright.PENANAcz67nlfjsZ
It doesn't take long for her to fall asleep but unfortunately it's not a comfortable one. 246Please respect copyright.PENANAMGyYwysHAM
246Please respect copyright.PENANABGPsrJD0vc
~~~~~246Please respect copyright.PENANAH8iSjMNE5X
246Please respect copyright.PENANAHuh3YA1iXZ
246Please respect copyright.PENANArQps6P82Pv
Ara wakes up in the middle of a nice garden. Roses, violets, and so many other flowers are in bloom. Their floral scents and the warmth of the sun on her skin. The odd thing is there are no birds singing, it's completely quite. What she does notice is a standing mirror in the middle of the field. 246Please respect copyright.PENANA5Wf9jACbP0
246Please respect copyright.PENANAJ630m5XiaI
246Please respect copyright.PENANAV4DbL6E818
It all seems quite normal when she sees her reflection. Her skin seemed kissed by the sun and her eyes were like an emerald. Arabella checks and face were heart shaped. Taking a loom down at her clothes she sees herself in her night gown. There are two people behind her, mother and father. "Daddy, Mama" She throws her arms around them both. 246Please respect copyright.PENANAo65dD4NYRu
246Please respect copyright.PENANA4prKGcUw6Q
246Please respect copyright.PENANAeRzZnehyN4
She pulls back and she sees not love but anger and disgusting. Where love should be its more like cold hard ice. Instinctively she takes a step back. "You're not my parents"By looks they seem excalty like them but they mean her harm. She knows no good parent would ever wish their child harm. 246Please respect copyright.PENANAFzPoICYHZR
246Please respect copyright.PENANAjTqjo5Tv5S
246Please respect copyright.PENANAm6tTtJ2h9U
"You are not worthy to know the truth" her mama usually loving face now looks as if she had smelled something foul. Her father.. her amazing father. On the other hand her father wouldn't even bother looking at her. "You are no daughter of mine" he said and it broke her heart. At heart she was always a daddy's girl. 246Please respect copyright.PENANA3mAQHAhjXG
246Please respect copyright.PENANAPmsteyNjK1
246Please respect copyright.PENANA0i92YUufvP
"It's not true" a man's voice speaks behind her and she turns to see an older man. He looks about ten years her senior and their is steam behind him. "They have and always will love you" The man said but his voice seems as smooth as honey yet aged like wine. 246Please respect copyright.PENANAZIZV11CDOc
246Please respect copyright.PENANAm7aH2NQFFc
246Please respect copyright.PENANAp5gfscuib5
He has sun kissed skin and blonde beautiful hair which compliment his diamond blue eyes. The crinkle in his forehead and his five o'clock shadow are signs he isn't as young as he once had been. "They are just what you most fear" He tells her and she shoots out her hand. "Wait" as he goes to grab him, "Don't leave me, please". She can't help but think she knows him. "I can't" he sighs and gives her a sad smile, "You will meet me soon". 246Please respect copyright.PENANAsmxu88gYge
246Please respect copyright.PENANA24LvB68LMW
246Please respect copyright.PENANAM2E2ZWyHr6
It all dissolves before her and she wakes gasping for air and she can tell by the light in the room that it's at least seven or eight in the morning. 246Please respect copyright.PENANAflgYwmZHe1
246Please respect copyright.PENANAYvtcy2ToU0
246Please respect copyright.PENANACVV4sdCK0n
The dream at least has given her courage to face her own mother.246Please respect copyright.PENANATVEt2Wt17F
246Please respect copyright.PENANANahqBclKCR
246Please respect copyright.PENANAYRZZSFu3Vb