House of Knights

Chapter sixty-six - Forget your worries at the door.....

 13th  October  20227 

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Annie Adams's pov:

I was in my mother's Estate with my brothers, and my stepfather busy with something. He could never stay in one place for too long I noticed. We were outside, the sun was shining. My mother and grandparents were busy going from room to room, which made us three wonder what was going on, but Cyde thought it must be another gathering or ball.  Just then our mother came forward to us to explain we were to attend a ball that evening and we had to get ready that second, Mum just looked at me " Darling girl, your father will join us later there." I nod in agreement and she hushed us off to get ready.

Ronnie                                                                                             Clyde

 We were back at the Palace, the ball was in full swing, my father hadn't arrived yet, or I just couldn't find him. The boys weren't leaving me alone for a second, I almost forgot what it was like to be a single child.  Clyde said he had to sort something out he would be back but then I had Ronnie just glaring into my soul "he'll be back." I roll my eyes, I was told prior to this that some Taylors would be coming back here, it's my grandmothers from the Taylor line, there was a daughter born to a king and she had a brother called Jack Taylor, and their father was a villain in the stories my gran told, their father was called "Prince Carlos".  We were told Princess Sofia and Emily/ who was called Emilia were sisters and Emilia had a son, who just turned twenty-four, his name was Joshua Taylor.  Another Prince.  

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Years had passed and I had just turned twenty-one, My brothers weren't far behind me Clyde was eighteen, and Wee Ronnie was seventeen.  We stood so close in the ballroom our grandmother was trying to teach us valuable lessons or that's what she said. I always had at the back of my mind, my mother, my real mother, how would she feel about me? would she be proud of me? To the mother I never knew, to the mother who raised me, I'm sure she would be happy I was well looked after in my youth.  I wish I could talk to Dad about her, and ask him things about her. I would.                                                                                                               

I saw Dad in the kitchen I sat opposite him in silence just waiting for the moment to come, "Dad." I say with a smile he smiles in return "I have a question." He nods "Proceed." "Where is Mum's grave? " That took him by surprised, "Baby why do you ask?" "I think It's time for me to know about her, I want to know about her, her family, yes Im an Adams but she's part of me too, I want to visit Paris, I know her mother lives up there." "Oh, you've done your research."  

I looked at my father with glass eyes "I want answers, Dad, about me, about who I am, where I came from."   "What will you achieve by going there?" "I just want to find a piece of mum, I am grateful I was raised by Jasmine, but I still miss my mother. The one who died giving birth to me."  "I'll talk to Jasmine and let you know." 

I nod and he walked away. Later on, I saw Jasmine in the library she came over to me and sat next to me, "Darling girl, I hear you want to go away to visit your grandmother, I think it's a good idea. Im sure you were looking for answers, Im sure you'll find them. And when you return we will throw a ball in your honor, since it was your birthday twenty one is a big stage in your life." "I want to introduce  you to someone when you return, his name is Josh Taylor ."  

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The next day 10:50 am Paris 

I got out of the plane and waited by the set of doors, I saw my grandmother in the crowd and we made our way to her place. Paris was so pretty in the daylight,  It felt like almost home, to the point I could imagine living here. 

Once we got to her place it was a quiet cozy small apartment, "Annabell my dear how I have missed you, your mother was a picture of love and dance, she was so in love with the idea of finding her love, thinking your father would be him but didn't work out like that. "Granny I want to know everything about her, I want to visit her grave because I have to catch a plane in a few hours. " She nods ad starts from the beginning about my birth mother.  The tales she told were a quiet awakening of something I just didn't know yet.

Annabel's birth mothers mother 

Two hours later Granny wandered around the graze yard, leaving me where her place was. I sat on the verge of the edge of a seat,  I was just imagining her  Chloe Ambers, the picture they showed was her at her best self I think. 

"Mum, What would you say to me if you were here?" I miss you. I wish I got to know you. But Im fine Mum really, Dad doesn't talk about you, as much as I wanted him to.  I think I'm going to find my own Prince mum.  I'll fill you in. by mum, till next time. 

Prince Clyde Vanderbelts pov

An hour later our sister came home, Mum had introduced a relative from Taylor's side of the family to Annie. I and Ronnie were secretly drinking more than either of us could honestly handle. 

Jasmine Taylor Vaderbelts pov:

I was with Joshua my distant cousin, but I wanted him and Annie to meet I think he would look after her, and at least we would know she's looked after. 

 Prince Joshua Taylor

Annie Jade Adams pov:

I saw his eyes first, they looked almost peaceful but also daring and his eyes looked like they could tell stories. His body was present around my mother,  He spotted me then his eyes were undressing me right there in that garden.  "Hello, Miss." He muttered under his breath "Hello Sir. I'm Annie, Jasmine's daughter." Was this how I would do this? lie? about who I was? I think if he ends up being someone I cared about eventually then I'll tell him. Till then let the games begin.

He nods and replies "Josh, My mother's Princess Emilia."