The Lost Heir

Prologue

Addilyn was sitting at her table writing a note:
Dear Vincent my love,
I must leave you and our beautiful daughter Elora for reasons i cannot explain. I hope you find it in your heart to forgive me for i shall not return. You must understand i am doing this to protect you and Elora. When our daughter is all grown up, tell her i love her and i am sorry.
-Your loving wife, Addilyn.

Addilyn walked in to her bedroom suitcases in hand. Vincent and Elora were sleeping. She walked to her baby's crib, kissed her forehead and placed the note she had written earlier on today beside her baby and left

1 month later

Vincent was walking around the markets when he spotted a young maiden with hair as red as blood, it had been a year since Addilyn left saying she wont come back, he had thought of re-marrying so Elora can have a mother. He started walking towards the the the lady with the red hair.

A few months later:
Rosemary was holding her baby in her hands with blood red hair exactly like her own. She looked over at vincent and smiled. " what should we call her?" He asked " grace" she looked back at her baby " grace is her name".

2 years later:
Rosemary was staring at Elora, she was now four years old and was becoming more and more insufferable by the day. She saw Elora move towards two year old grace and kissed her head. " Elora be careful, you might hurt her". The door swung open and Vincent walked in. " Elora, Oh how I've missed you today!" Elora shot up and ran to her dad, Vincent picked her up and hugged her. Rosemary was fuming with jealousy. Vincent put her down and walked towards rosemary and kissed her, " hello honey, how is little grace"? He asked.  " I think shes a bit under the weather" she replied. " Oh I'm  sure its nothing, come Elora lets go pick some flowers from the garden". " ok daddy" she held his hand and went to the back garden.

A while later Elora and Vincent walked in flowers in hand. " here you go mummy" Elora said as she handed he red roses " it looks lovely with your hair". How could this stupid child possibly think I'm her mother, she was going to tell her but then remembered that Vincent told her not to tell Elora she was not her real mother so all she done was thank her for the flowers.