Fake Princess
CHAPTERS 100
“ Just a little adrift,” Devan said. “ You see? Just a few months.”
But I barely looked at him. “ There should still be a page about his family, because he married a noble. Ah, here it is.” I turned the page, but Devan caught it and held it between us, in order to keep looking at the contents of the previous page. “ Devan,” I said with a pounding heart, “ she has a sister, Alecia. He died of a red fever. And he died—Devan, the date is the same as that engraved on the grave of the oracle.”
Devan turned his gaze to me. “ There is another,” Devan said in a suffocated voice. “ Maybe you didn't realize it, Melani had a baby.”
I shook my head. “ No, he doesn't have. He has absolutely no heir.”
“ Baby died. According to this book, Melani had a baby girl who died at birth. And that was only five days before Diana was born. “ Devan's face suddenly turned white, even his lips turned pale. “ But what if the baby doesn't die? What if he just faked his death? And instead of sending the princess to the monastery orphanage, she made sure her daughter was going to that place.”
“ Riana,” I whispered. I felt cold, so cold that I pulled the heavy robe even tighter. “ Riana is the daughter of Melani.”
All fits— Melani's sister is the soothsayer, who may be willing to help her usurp the throne if requested. The baby was born just a few days before the real princess.
The words of the king, suddenly recalled, echoed in my ears. Diana was raised in a convent orphanage not far from here—Melani took her there a few days after her birth. The time is right to exchange the two babies. It's so easy, no one knows.
Yes, insider. Yep. It must have managed to tear down the king and queen who desperately wanted to hide their child.
“ But why?” Devan's question jolted me from the daydream. “ Just to put his daughter on the throne?”
“ That reason is enough,” I said, but then fell silent. Devan let his yard fall on the genealogical tree that showed Melani's family, but I opened it again with a vein that seemed to be drained with ice. The genealogical tree fills one page, with the names Melani and Alecia at the very bottom. However, it was the peak that made me close my eyes in horror.
“ Melani is a member of the Feidhelm family,”. “ This is not just about putting his daughter on the throne. But this is revenge.”
“ I don't understand,” hiss Devan.
I pursed my lips, then pulled again and shook my head. “ You never pay attention to the history teacher. Four generations ago, a pair of twin girls and boys were born as heirs to the throne—Luisa and Luis, Luisa was older, but only a few minutes away. When the old king died, Luisa inherited his throne. But his brother, Luis, considered himself a better choice, and he led a rebellion against his sister. They fought for almost a year, but Luis was eventually defeated and executed as a traitor. His wife was also killed while refusing to surrender to Luisa, even after Luis.”'s death
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