The First Princess of Averlyon

Chapter 6- Kidnapped!

After a few minutes of driving, the car came to a stop. Tiana was delighted she would finally be able to escape. Just as she was about to sneakily run away, she realized her hands were cuffed. However, if she ran away, could she easily find a way to break it, she wondered.

While Tiana was busy thinking, Yuden first got out of his car, thinking Tiana had calmed down. However, he quickly went to open her door for her. He couldn't trust her no matter what. Not that he feared her threats but he couldn't risk losing her. It was hard enough to find her after all these years and if he lost her now, he would be forced to get married to Layla and he didn't want that because Great Queen Emera has Princess Zahra as the heir of the kingdom of Averlyon on her will after all.

"Come out, Princess." Yuden lent his hand to Tiana but she slapped it away.

"I have legs." She came out of the car.

"Come inside."

"What's this place? Some ancient palace for some drama?" Tiana mocked yet amazed at the magnificent building as she entered the palace.

The guards had announced Crown Yuden's entrance.

Everyone of the Throren family, apart from Layla, was in the hall, waiting for some good news. They were holding onto their last hopes of finding their lost princess. Mostly the great queen and the queen.

The king however, was too frightened to hope because his hope was stumbled upon a few times before as well.

Duchess Myra and her daughter had returned from their trip as soon as they heard the news that Princess Zahra was found.

When Yuden entered the living room, everyone's heartbeat increased.

"So, Prince Yuden. Did you... did you... find her?..." Emera hesitantly asked, afraid to hear a negative reply.

"I have brought Princess Zahra," Yuden declared as he bowed, so that the Throren family would be able to catch a glimpse of Tiana who was standing behind him. He then stepped aside, making way for Tiana to enter the house.

Tiana walked inside, facing the Throren family, leaving them in shock.

The family anticipated their long-lost angelic baby girl to come home. However, in front of them stood a young lady who had grown to become a young lady. The family had overlooked that 15 years was a long duration.
The young light brown-haired girl's pale ivory complexion was stained by the traces of dirt from her recent journey. Her ponytail appeared messy and unkempt. She donned a knee-length dress, its colour resembling a brown yet gray tone.

What struck them most was her round face, plumper than in her childhood, casting doubt on whether she truly was Zahra, their long-lost princess.

In their family, no one carried extra weight, the mana inside them ensured that all royal blood maintained a slim figure. However, standing before them was an overweight, with no magic inside her, filth-covered girl who defined the lower class to them.
Emera's utmost affection for her beloved granddaughter remained unwavering, regardless of these disturbing traits that held little significance to her. She rushed towards the young girl in front of her and held her in her arms tightly.

"I'm so glad you have come back!"

"Mother, are you sure it's even her? I mean, look at her. From which angle does she even look like a princess to you? And with our blood, it's impossible for her to have this kind of figure!" Zayn spoke, unable to believe this young girl was his long-lost baby girl.

"Your majesty!" Sameera glared at her husband.

Usually, she would never talk back to him but it disturbed her that her husband was doubting about the girl in front of them. She could feel it was her daughter. It was the motherly connection she had with her daughter that assured her that the girl standing in front of her was indeed her daughter.