"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. 35Please respect copyright.PENANAXMyRC9fRUH
35Please respect copyright.PENANAumEVtZQ717
35Please respect copyright.PENANAai9Koitx1k
Miranda pulls out an old newspaper. In black print they can see the headline. 35Please respect copyright.PENANAYy2f7z2e3M
35Please respect copyright.PENANAVPEK8qoWSv
35Please respect copyright.PENANAEWkDvl8VQj
𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑 9,000 𝐈𝐍𝐉𝐔𝐑𝐄𝐃 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍 1,000 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐃 𝐈𝐍 𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐀𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐀 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐆𝐄𝐃𝐘!35Please respect copyright.PENANAtw2RlD2hyN
35Please respect copyright.PENANA8FJ1Sf2XLd
35Please respect copyright.PENANAki2JLS4oIH
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. 35Please respect copyright.PENANAAPVgeVgbv4
35Please respect copyright.PENANA48b1pH1Yry
35Please respect copyright.PENANAlFcKFSvdhi
"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."35Please respect copyright.PENANA5dEaf6r9K6
35Please respect copyright.PENANAE4bf65ef2C
35Please respect copyright.PENANAxlaiGGoJYX
"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". 35Please respect copyright.PENANATqimGwNJwi
35Please respect copyright.PENANAt1ATsVkSWB
35Please respect copyright.PENANAtterFQetTi
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. 35Please respect copyright.PENANABmEn8pJBz5
35Please respect copyright.PENANAihjie4oNSI
35Please respect copyright.PENANAdnIZrZvQTd
"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. 35Please respect copyright.PENANASa8VvzCg2c
35Please respect copyright.PENANA5dsrNZcxac
35Please respect copyright.PENANAprZ7b4wDq0
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. 35Please respect copyright.PENANADZojr1KSGU
35Please respect copyright.PENANAKsTPKwgM6M
35Please respect copyright.PENANAJnlhEnB0Py
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. 35Please respect copyright.PENANAsAoRFbzwGo
35Please respect copyright.PENANAUddMgwXQKK
35Please respect copyright.PENANAYBcjB45krd
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. 35Please respect copyright.PENANAsGZ3tZTX0O
35Please respect copyright.PENANAvq5MfAvhWW
35Please respect copyright.PENANANHqjhDHGTr
"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.35Please respect copyright.PENANAWnUz188P6n
35Please respect copyright.PENANALFEYEK6j2v
35Please respect copyright.PENANAIhb0gpVZnA
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. 35Please respect copyright.PENANA87wMLJ4XwK
35Please respect copyright.PENANARTNw0Ri5AN
35Please respect copyright.PENANALO1mUEgHEF
~~~~35Please respect copyright.PENANAodgZHjFbzM
35Please respect copyright.PENANAjbZAUufGP5
35Please respect copyright.PENANAUUO85ehecm
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.35Please respect copyright.PENANAVZfArKQ1dF
35Please respect copyright.PENANAUVbFOqMlqQ
35Please respect copyright.PENANArBCzEIl5hq
She grabs the silver goblet with chilled water and simply pours it over her head.35Please respect copyright.PENANAj9CucPDZth
35Please respect copyright.PENANAH736XK2u8A
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. 35Please respect copyright.PENANAu4uvUOSBRU
35Please respect copyright.PENANAq18px9OKjo
35Please respect copyright.PENANArKVNUGSFW5
"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. 35Please respect copyright.PENANAnEn0T4Hl1G
35Please respect copyright.PENANANAO39LG3WC
"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. 35Please respect copyright.PENANAwSlaJVE1mg
35Please respect copyright.PENANAHUnKa8T4aW
35Please respect copyright.PENANAMwYkBRvy1D
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. 35Please respect copyright.PENANAB0R4vz8Tai
35Please respect copyright.PENANAQudj7Cz5TV
35Please respect copyright.PENANArLpOSMAfV8
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 silence35Please respect copyright.PENANAtE38cdyQ33
35Please respect copyright.PENANACKXR884F3m
35Please respect copyright.PENANAehM08hcF4H
35Please respect copyright.PENANAG2jJMS2hQM
"Who..When did you find out?". 35Please respect copyright.PENANAZ0fZcsqbaA
35Please respect copyright.PENANA6TEFkvJFtQ
35Please respect copyright.PENANAPIdtoa7gSH
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. 35Please respect copyright.PENANAdxQZujWZlK
35Please respect copyright.PENANAS8Z9WDrVbW
35Please respect copyright.PENANAOIcY4rqdq4
"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. 35Please respect copyright.PENANAX6VrdmMR5z
35Please respect copyright.PENANAhBwjSH1Xyi
35Please respect copyright.PENANArrMcFyZfun
"We are here to bring you back, sister". 35Please respect copyright.PENANALt5aEW87HP
35Please respect copyright.PENANAgfqmgfWfDe
35Please respect copyright.PENANAC94xOKboPT
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. 35Please respect copyright.PENANA39V0i6iWRb
35Please respect copyright.PENANAsKJjFOkuQq
35Please respect copyright.PENANAIJQ3j6B4gW
"Yes, they did and since last night, your adoptive siblings do". 35Please respect copyright.PENANAdPq5ilXZdV
35Please respect copyright.PENANAIPQKVzcSnB
35Please respect copyright.PENANAjboEfEODua
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. 35Please respect copyright.PENANAVIx3RYRNJ2
35Please respect copyright.PENANAHmO5oBVv7W
35Please respect copyright.PENANAghhTEAlabV
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. 35Please respect copyright.PENANAEztdiFwxI4
35Please respect copyright.PENANAP3vUnOZQgA
35Please respect copyright.PENANA7Zm2AKMBwH
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. 35Please respect copyright.PENANAN9bXpGNzoL
35Please respect copyright.PENANASYs7fGp4CH
35Please respect copyright.PENANAzVrdh44buj
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. 35Please respect copyright.PENANAkw1mFjbBAo
35Please respect copyright.PENANAtdM8vJmbZS
Arabella once finished, dried and wears a nice silk nightgown. Just right for the season, it's light and cool to the touch. 35Please respect copyright.PENANAUNEFVimp5j
35Please respect copyright.PENANAmkVGWicoEP
35Please respect copyright.PENANAre4weeXBYR
It doesn't take long for her to fall asleep but unfortunately it's not a comfortable one. 35Please respect copyright.PENANAaaiIEknIF2
35Please respect copyright.PENANARiUkeLljnr
~~~~~35Please respect copyright.PENANAUuNyZDm7Fk
35Please respect copyright.PENANA3mTzuOKLg7
35Please respect copyright.PENANAs8oSilWCUV
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. 35Please respect copyright.PENANAPgkMu2PXWT
35Please respect copyright.PENANAAOBdqPQvvj
35Please respect copyright.PENANA9JGz4t20gc
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. 35Please respect copyright.PENANAnFZ9K6aXnQ
35Please respect copyright.PENANAeDVsgOjir3
35Please respect copyright.PENANAhBg3ux6BDt
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. 35Please respect copyright.PENANA4PCg3LK4Qt
35Please respect copyright.PENANAfzLw7Cf9ku
35Please respect copyright.PENANAIaMjGiRH43
"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. 35Please respect copyright.PENANAAngM6fPtQO
35Please respect copyright.PENANAQuoE38Mryy
35Please respect copyright.PENANACB0OZa7Mom
"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. 35Please respect copyright.PENANArECZeLFhZ1
35Please respect copyright.PENANAjWatClt4c3
35Please respect copyright.PENANAm5M3wRUNB0
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". 35Please respect copyright.PENANAEAWBOzLKlN
35Please respect copyright.PENANAHYzH03gla3
35Please respect copyright.PENANAXlm8FILon1
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. 35Please respect copyright.PENANAvmaVy9Z1JP
35Please respect copyright.PENANAAdxY2EsY58
35Please respect copyright.PENANAVlUGl8Ve8z
The dream at least has given her courage to face her own mother.35Please respect copyright.PENANAkZoRMVceFe
35Please respect copyright.PENANALZdvMjbuGP
35Please respect copyright.PENANAKPxWzVIHPw