Present day in the human realm
Bella opens her eyes, feeling a sense of sadness as she remembers the beautiful garden and her mother's wise words. She knows that she must keep her mother's existence a secret and continue to work on controlling her powers. She is about to get out of her bed when three young women get into her bedroom. The first thing that comes to her mind is to scream but she fails to do so. There is something extremely familiar with these ladies. Bella closes her eyes hoping that it is just another dream.
"Wow, she is beautiful and she looks just like Princess Rose looks in the portrait father has of her." One of the ladies says making Bella wonder how they know her mother and why their father has her mother's portrait. Could the man they are calling their father be her father also?
"I know right, I think that is why the seer thought she was Princess Rose. If I did not know she had a daughter I would have thought it was Princess Rose. She has a strong aura around her." Another one says.
"You can feel it too? I thought I was the only one feeling it. I feel like kneeling to her and showing her respect." The third one says.
"I think she is powerful just like Princess Rose. Do you remember what some species say about Princess Rose? About how her sheer presence would make them feel weak. If we were not astral projecting I bet our wolves would have lowered their heads in front of her." Bella wonders why these ladies would want to kneel before her, it is not like some kind of god, or is she?
"You are right, but I wonder how these guardians are protecting such a powerful being when this entire property does not have strong protection?"
"Maybe it is because they do not know that her life is in danger. They have grown too comfortable in this realm, they will get her kidnapped worse if we leave her with them." Bella listens to the three ladies and she gets confused by everything they are saying. And who would want to kidnap her?
"You are right we should get her out of here but first we should inform Father. I don't think there is anything wrong with her right now, she is just sleeping. We should head back and tell Father that we have found her. He will make arrangements to bring her home." The one who spoke first says, Bella can tell the difference between the three ladies. The one who spoke last seems to be the youngest.
"You are right sister, we should let Father know as soon as possible. But one of us should remain to keep an eye on her. The two of you should go back. I will stay here and watch her. The protection around this house is weak, if anyone decides to come for her they will have no trouble getting to her. We need to act fast before the brotherhood finds her." Bella opens her eyes the moment she hears the brotherhood being mentioned.
"You also know about the brotherhood? What do they want from me?" She asks, startling the ladies as she sits up. They all look at her with shocked expressions.
"Can you see us?" Sarah asks in surprise.
"Am I not supposed to?" Bella answers with a question.
"No, you are not. Why is she able to see us when the people who were downstairs couldn't see us?" Rachael asks her sisters.
"I also don't know sister, maybe our magic is not working anymore," Nichole says.
"No sister, that's not the case, our magic is still strong I can feel it. I don't understand why she can see us." Rachael says frustration is written all over her face.
"Maybe it is because she is stronger than us. That is the only explanation as to how she can see us. What are we going to do? She is not supposed to see us, Father made it clear."
"Too bad, but since I have already seen you, you are going to tell me everything you know about the brotherhood and what they want from me. I am tired of hearing that name and not getting the information about them that I want. But I am sure you guys can tell me about them. If you refuse I am going to scream and my parents are going to get you arrested or do some magic with you and make you disappear." She says sitting up. "But before you tell me about the brotherhood, can you tell me who you are? I am Belladonna Aconitum Mwale by the way. But you can call me Bella most people call me that."
The three ladies exchange looks, unsure of what to do next. After a moment of hesitation, the oldest one speaks up. "It is very nice to meet you, Belladonna. My name is Racheal and these are my sisters Nichole and Sarah. We are from the magical realm, the Crystal kingdom to be exact. Our father Lord Davon Lungu is the warden of the great mountains and we are your sisters." Racheal says.
"What?" Bella asks, not believing what she just heard. Twenty-four hours ago she didn't know anything about her family and now she knows about her mother and now her sisters. Bella wonders if someone is playing a prank on her or something. How can everything about her life change so much in such a short period?
"We also just found out a few hours ago, I know this is too much. Father and Mother are looking forward to meeting you. You have no idea how eager they are to meet you." Sara says.
"Is your mother's name Lady Ruby?" Bella asks.
"Yes, how do you know our mother?" Sarah asks.
"I just know, can you tell me about brotherhood? And what do they want" The three sisters look at each other for some time and then Rachael speaks up.
"The brotherhood is a secret organization that hunts down those with pure magic, like you. They believe that people like you are a threat to their power and want you to be on their side. They have been searching for Princess Rose ever since she disappeared. They do not know about you yet but if they do they will want to have you. At first, we thought the Brotherhood had Princess Rose but the visit from the seer today changed everything. We learned from our mother that Princess Rose managed to escape." Rachael explains.
Bella's heart races as she processes the information. "What do they want from me?" she asks again, her voice shaking slightly.
"They believed that your mother held the key to unlocking a powerful magic that could tip the balance of power in their favor. They did not know that your mother was pregnant when she escaped from them," Sarah explains. "And if they find out about you they will stop at nothing to get their hands on you."
Bella takes a deep breath, trying to calm her nerves. "What do I do now? I didn't even know that magic was real until a few hours ago and I am already in danger of being taken by some messed up beings I know nothing about."
"We need to get you to safety. This place is not safe at all." Nichole says firmly. "We will take you back to our kingdom where you will be protected. But we need to let Father know that we have found you so that he can arrange for your journey before the brotherhood finds you."
"Hold on a minute, how do you expect me to go with you when I don't even know if you are telling the truth or not? For I know you can be part of the brotherhood but you are lying that you are my sister so that you can gain my trust. My parents have not told me anything about having sisters." Bella says as she gets off the bed standing in defence mode.
The three sisters exchange looks again, understanding Bella's suspicion. "We understand your concern, but we swear on our magic and our mother and father that we are telling the truth. We can prove it to you if you allow us to. Please, you are in danger here and we need to get you to safety as soon as possible," Rachael says, pleading with Bella.
"How are you going to prove to me that you are who you say you are? Let me guess you are going to do some magic and you expect me to believe you." Bella says.
"We are telling you the truth, please believe us, we are your family and would never want to hurt you," Racheal says trying to reach her hand towards Bella.
Just as Racheal is about to touch her, Bella feels sharp pain all over her body. She lets out a scream as the pain increases making her fall on the floor crying in pain.