Chapter 12- Masiro Henrico
(ROSEMARY'S P.O.V)
I stared at Yeshiva while he continued to tap on the steering wheel.
"What isn't good?"I demanded an answer.
Sage grabbed my arm and Peyton touched my shoulder.
"What's going on?" Sage asked me.
I looked at her and then looked at Peyton.
" I heard him say this isn't good" I immediately told them what I heard.
Massey looked at Yeshiva waiting for an answer, it also looked like he heard him.
"What's going on Yeshiva" Peyton asked him
" Those cars belong to the ten elders" he stated.
I looked at the cars, they all looked very luxurious.
"Who are the ten elders?" we all asked at the same time.
Yeshiva sighed and put the truck in park. He turned around to look at us.
"They worked under your grandfather, they are the head of the ten branch families" he stated. He pointed at a red BMW. "That's my father's car" he said while taking off his seat belt.
I remember him mentioning the branch families earlier, but I didn't expect to find them this soon, I thought to myself.
Yeshiva sighed, "Well we can't avoid now", he said while cutting the truck off. "prepare yourselves" , he stated once again.
We all climbed out of the truck and headed to the front door of the mansion. Yeshiva knocked on the door and a middle-aged woman opened it.
The young woman had long waist length reddish hair and light hazel eyes, she was medium height and had a tattoo going down. Her right arm.
Yeshiva waved at the woman and she smiled, she immediately looked around behind him and noticed me.
"Oh my God, Natalie?, she said while holding her hand to her mouth in dismay.
Yeshiva tapped her shoulder and shook his head. The woman showed signs of sorrow and disbelief, she gestured for us to enter the mansion.
She led us to a big conference looking room with a long table and chairs sitting in the center of the room. She gestured to us to sit down, as she sat across from Sage and I.
"Who are these lovely girls?" She asked.
I held Sage's hand as we both tightened the grip out of nervousness. The woman saw us get closer to each other. She smiled at us and looked back at the Yeshiva.
Yeshiva remained quiet for a second and pointed toward Peyton.
(PEYTON'S P.O.V)
I nodded my head as Yeshiva pointed his hand at me. I cleared my throat, not knowing how this would go.
"Hello, I'm Peyton, I know this situation seems a little strange", I said and looked at Sage and Rosie.
The woman still kept a smile on her face but still looked like some were interested.
I pointed my hand towards Sage and Rosie.
"They are Natalie's daughters," I said. Looking at her.
The woman gasped and stood up.
"Yeshiva", she said in a soft tone.
Yeshiva looked up at her waiting for her to speak.
"Go get my father," She said to him. And he got up to walk out the room.
The woman walked around the table to the side Sage n Rosie were. She rubbed their hair and dropped down to hug them.
Sage and Rosie were taken aback and looked at me. I whispered telling them to hug her back.
The woman started shedding tears.
"Who are you?" Sage asked her.
The woman lifted her body back up and wiped her tears.
"I'm sorry, I didn't introduce myself", she said, still wiping tears.
"If you two are Natalie's daughters, I'm your aunt, my name is Na'mah Henrico, your mother is my twin", she said.
Sage and Rosemary looked even more shocked to learn their mother was also a twin, even I didn't know that.
The door opened and Yeshiva and another man walked in, it was Masiro. He looked taller than he did in the pictures.
Na'mah walked up to Yeshiva and Masiro, pointed at Sage and Rosie.
Masiro's eyes became wide as he looked at Rosie, his eyes became teary and he took a step forward. Na'mah put her hand against his chest stopping him.
"Father", she said and looked at Sage.
"This woman says that they are Natalie's daughters", she stated to him, while pointing at me.
Masiros eyes became even wider and then his face turned into anger. He stomped towards me, picking me around my neck, my feet dangle above the ground. Sage and Rosie jumped out of their chairs and ran towards me. Sage grabbed Masiro's arm while Rosie placed her arms around his body.
"Let her go", they both shouted at him looking him in the face.
He gripped my throat even tighter I couldn't hardly breath.
"Where's my daughter?!", he shouted in my face.
Sage kicked him in his leg causing him to drop me on the ground. Rosie dropped to the floor checking to see if I was okay, while I was gasping for air.
Sage and Masiro stood body to body staring at each other. Sage looked very pissed.
I finally mustered up the strength to up while Rosie helped me.
"I can explain", I said, trying to calm the situation down.
Masiro looked at me and turned away and grabbed a chair and sat in it.
"You have five second to tell me what's going on!", he shouted in a very demanding tone.
I cleared my throat, and began to tell him everything.
"Sir, my name is Marianna Lapland, I was a knight for the former crown prince Moises Vanuatu, Natalie and Moises met up multiple times while she was secretly on a mission, she became pregnant and I was secretly helping them hide it from the royal family over time. One day one of the other prince's found out about Natalie, and he framed Moises for the murder of Queen Lily, when Natalie was eight months pregnant. Moises' palace was raided by the royal guards and I fled helping Natalie escape. We went to the safe house Moises had set up for her, for the time she would deliver. Moises was arrested and exiled from the kingdom and currently has been in a coma for 10 years after an assassination attempt. Natalie went into labor, a midwife and I helped give birth. Natalie told me to flee the kingdom with her babies, and I did. I raised them for the last 18 years keeping them hidden from the king, I kept Moises updated on them over the years before he went into a coma. I recently found out that the King is after Sage and Rosie." I told him everything and looked at him waiting for a response.
Masiro looked at Sage and Rosie and walked up to them.
" Are you telling me, they're my granddaughters", he asked in a deep tearful tone.
I nodded.
Masiro grabbed Sage and Rosie and engulfed them in a tight hug, he started to shed tears as he held onto them. Sage and Rosie started to cry while hugging him back.
Yeshiva and Na'mah rubbed Masiro on the back comforting him.
He regained his composure for a second and lifted his body up facing my direction.
"Is my daughter dead?", he asked with a sad expression.
I bite my lip wondering if I should go ahead and reveal where she is.
"No, she's not," I said looking at him.
Masiro's face lit up with a hopeful expression.
"Where is she?, I looked everywhere for her,"he asked, demanding an answer.
I bit my lip once again and looked at Sage and Rosie.
"I learned a couple of years ago from the knight that's guarding Moises while he's in a coma that she's been locked in the palace dungeon for the last 17 years", I started closing my eyes because I was afraid of looking at them.
"What!", everyone in the room shouted.
(Sage's p.o.v)
I couldn't believe what I heard, she knew my birth mother was in a dungeon and didn't tell us anything.
I felt my temper was about to explode. Rosie grabbed my hand and shook her head.
"She had her reasons", she whispered in my ear.
I calmed my anger down for a minute and collected my thoughts.
"She's been locked up in the palace this whole time", I saw my grandfather balling up his fist.
I'm going to burn that fucking palace down", he shouted and stomped out of the room.
"Elders", I heard him shouting down the hall.
Peyton had a terrified look on her face and looked at me
"I'm sorry, I was going to tell you", she said with a sad expression.
Rosie grabbed my hand moving closer to me, she whispered in my ear again.
"Don't forget she is the reason we're alive", Rosie said looking at me and gesturing her head towards Peyton.
I collected myself again and stepped forward to Peyton. I put my arms around her and began to cry.
"I'm sorry mom", I said to her while balling my eyes out.
Yeshiva stepped toward and placed his hand on my shoulder.
"Hey girls", he said while putting his hand on Rosie's shoulder.
"Things are about to get bloody," he said.
"What do you mean?", I asked.
"Looks like we're going to war, after all we have to rescue Natalie", he said.
Yeshiva walked towards the door and Na'mah followed behind.
"Come," she said. "Time to meet the elders", she continued on.
We started to follow behind them and Peyton's phone started to ring. Rosie and I glanced at her behind us.
"Hello", she answered. "What are you sure?!" She shouted, sounding surprised. "Okay, send me the location", she responded.
She hung up the phone with a surprised look on her face, like she was trying to grasp the situation.
"What's going on?"I turned around and Yeshiva and Na'mah stopped and turned also.
She started stuttering.
"Your…your father prince Moises", she said trying to get the words out still stuttering " Your father Moises has woken up out of his coma.