It's My Path (Complete)

Chapter 3: The Truth

Brianna gasped at her daughter's harsh words, while her husband just stood there, not surprised. Fredrick replied, "I understand that you are angry with the situation. However, you must understand that the Royal household have never stopped searching for Her Royal Highness. As you may now; Her Highness, the Duchess Catherine, has fallen ill the night of the princess' disappearance." Brianna sighed and said, "God help her." Fredrick turned to Isabelle's parents and said to them, "You said that before you found Isabelle, you couldn't or could never have children. How did you find Isabelle?" Isabelle stopped pacing when the question was said, her heart stopped pounding. Lucas looked at Brianna and replied, "Brianna and I were on a camping trip with a couple of friends, just trying to have fun. The day before, Brianna had a miscarriage for the fifth time. So, our friends suggested that we should go on the camping trip with them." Brianna continued for her husband, "I was hesitant at first because I was still coping with another death of my child. We ended up going on the camping trip." Lucas continued, "We were having a grand time on the trip then Brianna and I began to wander off, hoping for a bit of privacy. After walking around for about fifteen minutes I would say, we heard a faint sound to what seemed to be a baby crying." Lucas's eyes traveled over to his daughter who had walked over by the window and watched outside. He began to remember the faithful moment when he and Brianna found Isabelle.

A younger Lucas and Brianna walked around the forest as they enjoyed their privacy. Brianna stopped and said to Lucas, as she looked up at the night sky, "I wonder if our ancestors are up there, Luke." Lucas turned to his wife and replied, "Bri, if you're assuming that you're blaming God for our miscarriages and still-births, it is outrageous." Brianna sighed and said, "I can't help but not to, Luke. What have we done wrong to deserve this punishment?" Lucas sighed and replied, "I don't know what to tell you, Bri." After a couple minutes of silence, Lucas heard a faint sound to what seemed to be a baby crying. He began to make his way towards the direction and Brianna said, "Luke, where are you going?"

Isabelle tuned out her parents as they continued to go on about how they found her. She couldn't believe that her whole life had been a lie. Only a few questions ran through her mind. What would happen to her now? What would her life be like once she meets the royal family? Lucas could see the wheels turning in his daughter's head, as he continued to go on about that night.

Brianna began to follow her husband who followed the sound of the faint crying. Lucas stopped when he saw something moving in the bush. Brianna stopped behind her husband and said to him, "What is it? Lucas, darling?" She looked in the direction Lucas was looking at and began to make her way towards it, after hearing the screaming cries of a baby. Brianna gasped when she saw a small baby, wrapped in a red colored blanket with the name 'Isabelle' written on it with golden letters. She rushed over and said, as she picked up the small baby, "Oh, would you look at you? What is a small baby like yourself doing out here in the woods?"  Lucas began to look around and said to his wife, as he took off his jacket and gave it to Brianna who wrapped it around the baby, "I don't see anyone around here looking suspicious. We should head back and do what we can."

After telling the Secretary about what happened, Isabelle finally had enough and stormed out of the room. Lucas and Brianna looked at each other with sadness. Fredrick took a deep breath and said to the couple, giving them a couple of DNA tests, "If you wish to know that she is in fact Prince William and Duchess Kate's daughter, you can have her take these DNA tests and send them to me so I can have them checked and verified. If they do test positive, well.................I suppose we all know what will happen then." Brianna sighed and replied, as her husband held her hand, "If they do test positive and Isabelle does go to Buckingham Palace to live with the royal family, will we be able to see her from time to time?" Fredrick sighed and said, "I will speak to the Royal household about it. I won't make any promises but I will say this, no one can keep your daughter from you."