Red Like Roses

Chapter 13

(The picture above is a pretty accurate picture of Solace. Enjoy!)

Meghan and Genna stand in the training room firing at the targets. Meghan releases another arrow hitting her mark with force that she doesn't normally have.

"What's wrong Meg," Genna asks.

"Nothing," Meghan replies. Genna raises an eyebrow leaning against one of her swords. Meghan sighs. "I just found out that my brothers are not my real brothers," she lets her arrow fly," I'm adopted," she rolls and shoots," and I've been lied to my whole damn life."

"Yeah I got nothing," says Genna with a shrug. "Your adopted right?"

"Yup," Meghan says bitterly.

"Well then they are your brothers," she says matter of factly," just not by blood. So if they said you were siblings they weren't exactly lying were they?"

"They still didn't tell me the whole truth," Meghan counters.

"And that's wrong," says Heather stepping into the room. " I'm extremely sorry but I didn't tell you at first because you were too young to understand. Then I didn't want you change your relationship with Aidan and Ethan."

"I'd rather know the truth," says Meghan with a huff. Heather nods.

"Here," she passes Meghan a folder. " This folder contains information on your birth parents. You can find out who you are. Change your name and how you act. But me, Solace, your brothers, Crow, and dad will always love you." With that she leaves the room and Meghan and Genna turn to the folder.

" Sooooooo....... you gonna open it?"

"Yup," Meghan says and flips open the folder. She sees a coat of arms and a beautiful woman, beneath her picture was the name , Silvia Cresh, Queen of Altura. She gasps remembering that this country is one of the largest human kingdoms in the world. She turns to the next page and sees a mans picture with the name Thomas Kort, King of Koatora. Then bellow is a small envelope with her name on it. She opened up the envelope and began to read.

Dear Meghan,
By now I'm sure you are a lovely young woman and such a strong girl. I know that you being adopted probably came as a shock but we made sure you were given a loving family who could hide and support you. Being Queen and King of rival kingdoms means that we have to make difficult choices. We have to give up our personal lives sometimes. Me and your father realized after you were born that we couldn't protect you and that our love couldn't let us make this mistake again. We have begun to try and stop this war peacefully there have been losses on both sides, many want it to stop but many more want vengeance for their personal losses. We knew we had to send you away and we went through painstaking lengths to make sure you would be with a wonderful family. We even had to give you a fake name. Your real name is Melody Altura Kort- Cresh. We hope you wont hate us for making them promise to hide it from you for so long. I'm sure Summer and her family will love you just as much as we do.

Love,

Mom and Dad

Tears slide down Meghan's face and hit the page.

I'm a princess..... they HAD to give me away...., Meghan smiled. Meghan looked at the next page to see Summer holding a baby Meghan with a look of pure joy on her face.

Suddenly Genna who had been reading over he shoulder shouts, " YOU'RE A PRINCESS?!"

"Apparently so," Meghan replied.

"So do I call you Meghan or Meoldy Altura Kort-Cresh?"

"Meghan," Meghan says with absolute certainty," I was raised with this name and I was raised to be Meghan it's who I am."