Chapter 10 - Port of Torress

  (Sage's p.o.v)

  My mind was going through hurdles trying to process everything Peyton told us. I let the water run down my body for one last time before leaving the shower.

  I grabbed one of the larger towels, wiped it off, and put on my clothes.

  I wondered if Rosie had woken up yet, I thought to myself.

  I opened the bathroom door and walked out. I saw Rosie staring out the window at the water below.

  “You okay?” I asked as I got closer to her.

  She shook her head and looked down again.

  “Did they throw Liyah and Sarah into the sea?” she questioned.

  “I'm not sure, but I'm guessing they did”, I answered.

  She looked sad.

  “I kind of regret being a total bitch to Liyah,” she mentioned.

  I rubbed her shoulder, trying to comfort her.

  “So what do you think we should do for now?” I asked, trying to see where she stood on all of this.

  “We stick together no matter what.”, she said, putting her hand up to high-five me.

  “Always,” I said, and I high-fived her back.

  The door opened, and Peyton walked into the room, holding some clothes.

  “We've arrived at the Port of Torress; change into this'' she said, handing us some maid-looking colors and two wigs.

  “How the hell did you get this?” Rosie asked, looking at the clothes.

  “Massey got it for me,” she answered." "Hurry up, the ship is docking; we have to sneak you off while Massey keeps Jack busy,” she stated.

  Rosie and I changed into the maid uniforms and placed the wigs on our heads.

  “I always wanted to try this," Rosie said excitedly.

  I changed clothes, and Peyton handed us some clear trash bags.

  “Pretend to be maids and act like you were cleaning rooms,” she said as she walked towards the door.

  We followed behind her into the hallways and up a flight of stairs.

  “This is the floor where workers get off the ship,” Peyton whispered.

  She led us to another area that looked like a laundry room before we could reach the other side of the area.

  The big guy named Jack, who was with Brent earlier, walked past us, and Massey was walking beside him.

  “Hey, have you seen Brent anywhere? I can't find him?” he asked Massey.

  Massey didn't lose his composure and seemed to remain calm. He looked like a real professional.

  “I saw him earlier taking a phone call, but I'm not sure where he could have gone,” he said, lying to the big guy.

  The man didn't seem suspicious of Massey at all and just nodded his head.

  He looked at us while we continued to pass by. We walked past them and entered the area where the workers gathered.

  I couldn't believe Brent hid us from all these people. Did they not hear the gunshots, I wondered.

  (Rosemary p.o.v)

  I'm so tired; while following behind Sage and Peyton, I couldn't stop the yawns that kept coming out. I could barely get any sleep trying to understand everything happening.

  I mean, who would have thought that our birth parents were such important people? My birth father is a prince, and my mother's a mercenary. I wondered how they met without paying attention to what was before me. I ran into someone, causing myself to lose balance. The person caught me before I could fall flat on my face.

  “Are you okay?” he asked; he had a deep voice and accent.

  I looked up and saw how handsome he was. He was tall and muscular with dark skin, brown curly hair, and light brown eyes.

  “Hello, are you okay?” He asked again, looking me directly in the face.

  I found myself mesmerized. “ Ah yes,” I caught myself staring at him.

  “Hey, Hurry up,” Sage said, pulling me towards her.

  I looked back at the guy, who tilted his head to the side as he watched me leave.

  “Whoa, he's hot,” I said out loud.

  “Now's not the time to be sobbing over dicks, Rosie,” Sage said in an annoyed tone.

  I chuckled and picked up the pace, following behind.

  Peyton led to another door that looked like an exit to the ship.

  “This is where the workers get off,” she stated—at the same time, looking out the little window next to the door.

  We felt the ship stopping., and Peyton continued to look out the window.

  “The ship has docked; get ready to get off,” she said as the door started lifting.

  We followed behind the crowd of workers, maids, janitors, and other important-looking staff members.

  Finally getting off the ship, Peyton pulled both of our hands and started walking quickly. I tried not to lose my balance with how fast she was moving. Did she forget we had injuries? Geez, I thought to myself.

  Peyton looked down at her phone as it started ringing.

  “Massey,” she answered. She stopped walking for a second and looked around.

  “Okay”, she replied to him. “Location?” She asked.

  Sage and I just stared at her while she continued to talk.

  Peyton hung up the phone and looked at us.

  “We're going to the hotel Massey has ready for us,” she stated.

  We nodded and followed her for a few blocks, leading to a small hotel sitting on the corner.

  Peyton told us to stay on the side while she talked to the lady at the desk.

  (Peyton’s p.o.v)

  Finally, we reached the location Massey had set up for us. Now, I have to get the girls settled in while I look for a way to contact Masiro Henrico.

  I don't know how he'll react when he finds out about the girls. All after, he didn't even know Natalie was secretly pregnant after she went on her mission.

  “Enjoy your stay,” the front desk lady said.

  I thanked her and walked up the stairs to find the room. I looked back at the girls, and they looked extremely exhausted. I hope they can rest while Massey and I work on our plans.

  I opened the door to the room. It was on the medium side, with two beds and enough room for the girls.

  “Get yourselves settled; I'm going to meet up with Massey,” I told them as I prepared to leave.

  “Be careful,” Sage said as she hugged me, and Rosie just nodded.

  I smiled at them and turned around to go back downstairs.

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  Massey stood outside the building waiting on me. I walked out to where he was.

  “What about Jack?” I asked him

  “I took care of him,” he replied.

  “Do you have a plan on how we're going to approach Masiro without getting ourselves killed?” Massey asked.

  "I can try to contact one of the special force members,” I said, trying to see how I could do it.

  “Let's start by finding his location,” Massey stated.

  I nodded my head.

  Massey looked to his left and noticed a man approaching the hotel door. He looked at me and gestured his head in the man's direction.

  “He was on the ship,” he said, looking at him suspiciously.

  “He's the one who helped Rosemary when she almost fell,” I stated as I watched him enter the hotel.

  “Stay with the girls,” Massey told me as he took his phone out of pocket.

  I nodded my head and stepped forward, walking toward the door.

  The man stood in front of the desk, looking around.

  “How may I help you, sir?” The desk lady asked him.

  “One room, please,” he said in a broad accent.

  The lady smiled, took his money, and handed him a key.

  “Your room is on the second floor, room 201,” she said.

  “Shit,” I thought that was the room across from the girls.

  I hurriedly walked upstairs before he could, as I heard his footsteps behind me. I pretended to drop something out of my pocket to see what he would do.

  “Excuse me, miss,” he said in that deep accent. “ You dropped this”.

  I turned around and acted like I didn't know.

  “Oh, thank you,” I said with a fake smile.

  “No problem, miss,” he said as he walked past me. He slightly turned around, facing me.

  “I'm sorry, but you seem familiar to me,” he stated.

  I held my nervousness, trying not to show negative body language.

  “Umm, what's your name?” I asked him while trying to get a good read on him.

  “Yeshiva Blairsville,” he said.

  I was surprised to hear the name Blairsville. A member of one of the branch families of the Henrico Clan was standing in front of me.

  “And your name is?” he asked.

  I didn't know whether to use my real name or my alias.

  I studied his body language and tilted my head to the side.

  “Did you follow me here?” I asked.

  (Sage's p.o.v)

  I heard a voice outside the door while I was standing. I was standing in the mirror, drying my hair.

  “Hey, Rosie,” I said while trying to get her attention.

  “Huh,” she said, clearly not listening at all.

  “ I think I heard my mom outside,” I said as I approached the door.

  Rosie got up, walked up to the door with me, and looked in the peek hole.

  “Hey, it is Peyton!” she said as she continued looking. “ “Hey! It's that man!” she shouted in excitement.

  I looked at her, confused.

  “What, man?” I asked

  “The one who stopped me from falling,” she said.

  I tried to stop her before she opened the door, but she was already opening it.

  The door came open, and Peyton and the man looked at us.

  “Natalie?” the man asked with a surprised look.

  Peyton face-palmed herself.

  “So you did follow me?” she asked, looking at him suspiciously.

  “She's not Natalie,” she said to him.

  He looked confused for a second.

  “Of course, I know that it's been 18 years since she's been missing; of course, she wouldn't look this young”, he said.

  “But she looks just like Natalie,” he said, still trying to comprehend what he was seeing.

  “She's Natalie's daughter,” Peyton said, looking at the man.

  The man's mouth dropped, and he had a hard time trying to understand.

  Peyton pointed at me.

  “And she is also Natalie's daughter.”, she continued saying.

  The man looked at me, shocked, then had a disdainful look.

  “You look just like Prince Moises,” he said with an upset tone.

  Peyton placed her hand on the man's shoulder.

  “We need to talk,” she said to him, gesturing to him to follow her in the room.

  Rosie and I looked at each other, and she shrugged her shoulders and followed behind Peyton.

  I sighed and stood in a state of confusion.

  Honestly, I had enough of this shit, I mumbled to myself.

  Peyton walked towards the bed, and the man stood by the window on the right side of the room.

  “Explain this to me,” he said, demanding an answer.

  Peyton kept standing and sighed, “ Where should I start?”.

  “How about telling me where Natalie is!” He shouted.

  Peyton was taken aback but kept her composure.

  “Her father has been going crazy looking for her!” He continued.

  I looked at him and saw his face was full of concern.

  “Who are you to my birth mother?” I asked.

  He looked at me and then at Rosie.

  “I'm from one of the branch families of the Henrico Clans; my father was one of her subordinates.” He said.

  Rosie and I looked at each other, and we glanced toward Peyton.

  “I'm Marianna Lapland,” she stated.

  Yeshiva looked at her and then at me.

  “That explains why she looks like Prince Moises,” he said with a look of disappointment.

  “What's the problem?” I asked, looking him straight in the eyes. “ I'm tired of you giving me nasty looks," I said, getting angry.

  His eyes opened wide a little like he was taken aback, and then he had his face get a little softer.

  “Ah, you have Natalie's personality; you sound just like Natalie,” he said. “ Sorry, but the Clan hates the royal family, and you look like a carbon copy of Moises Vanuatu, just shorter with longer hair; anyone in the kingdom would know you belong to the royal family.

  I looked at him and scoffed.

  “ I don't give a damn about the royal family.”

  Peyton cleared her throat, and Yeshiva looked toward her.

  “Yeshiva, I need you to take us to Masiro," she said.

  He nodded, “I'll take you in the morning,” he said.

  He moved from the window and headed towards the door. He looked at me and then at Rosie.

  “Be prepared, " he said, opening the door and walking out.

  I looked at Peyton, and she sighed once again.

  “What does that mean?” Rosie and I said at the same time.

  Peyton walked up closer to us and placed her hand on our shoulders.

  “Just prepare yourself.", she said.

  She put her head up against mine and said,

  “Especially you, Sage.”