The Lost Princess

Chapter 5

December 31, 1868

King Matthias knew that Aribella the maid was his long lost niece, he told Mr.Long if she showed up, he should run her , Mr . Long loved his life so that is why he run her away he felt guilty but he also loved his life so that is why he had the courage to lie to her face.

Aribella and Aliandra packed up there belongings to move back to Nevins, she would claim the throne from her wicked uncle, during the last time she saw her cousins, they got a divorce and thus the Prince became an eligible bachelor, during there journey Aribella played with her baby daughter, when they arrived at Nevins, Aribella rented a motel room were they stayed and slept soundly.

Yawning and stretching she looked at her baby fast asleep on the bed, getting up she looked at the picture album, she made in Havengale, smiling her daughter would one day Be Queen.

Aribella sighed that her daughter was already 5 months.

Aribella had to claim that throne and she needed to get it from her wicked uncle King Matthias by right she was before her uncle, determined and independent she made a plan to overthrow her uncle she wondered if the Queen and Prince and Maids would help her to overthrow him.

As she looked at her daughter in the picture album she wanted to be a Queen that governed in love and not hate, she had to do it fast.

Aribella stormed her way into the castle, only to find that the iron gates were locked up with locks made from steel, she screamed and shout and kicked the gate with all her might, her commotion sent the guards coming up to her, there face was emotionless,

" What ya want, harlot!" One of the guards asked monotone
" I need to talk to my aunt and cousin!" She shouted

The guards started to laugh, they fell to the ground with tears coming from there eyes, Aribella got irate at them, the guards soon regained there posture. " Ya got no aunt or cousin here!" The other guard spat, " I am the lost Princess Aribella, I want to claim the throne from my wicked uncle!" She exclaimed with confidence, the guards took a good look and realised she had a resemblance to the late Princess Alexandra, there expression soften to sympathy and then fear, Aribella knew why, if they let her in it result in there death, " My guards, I understand your dilemma, but when I become Queen I will protect you, I want you to strip of your clothes and run away to Havengale to my old house, which is a brick cottage in the country side, if a war is in brewing go in the basement it has a secret passage within it, which lead you to another country side, food and everything is there, God bless ya!" She added an alternative, the guards was in pensive thoughts they then shook her hand and flee.

When Aribella entered the Palace, she was greeted by The Queen who smiled with favour and grace and love, Aribella bowed to her. " Queen Marina, I am your long last niece Princess Aribella and my daughter is your niece and granddaughter", she said in a whisper, Queen Marina then embraced Aribella in a warm hug and both of them sobbed quietly, Prince Nicholas came and saw both of them hugging, he approached his cousin and mother, they both pulled apart and saw Nicholas staring at both of them, Nicholas stared at Aribella with love and lust and Aribella did the same.

" It cannot be!, you are a fraud ya harlot, you laid with my son you nasty filthy maid!, so that your child could become royal and you would get the title of Princess, but ya plan failed!" King Matthias shouted icily, " When I went to Orchid Castle, my head started to hurt me and I saw visions of me crying and fire around me!" Aribella shouted with confidence, Mr. Long was tired of being dishonest, he fear for his life, but he had to do what was right, " King Matthias, she is the lost Princess, this young girl, looks like the late Princess Alexandra and by right she is to become Queen!" Mr . Long said with firmness and authority!.

King Matthias grabbed his niece and tried to choke her, he smiled evilly at her with hatred in his eyes, suddenly when she thought she would die , the King fell onto the floor unconscious and she saw who saved her Prince Nicholas!.