The Forgotten Princess Rose-Chapter 321

The days out at sea flew by quickly with their destination now in view.

Rose stood with Catherine, Krsytle, and Mary. There was going to be much for Catherine and Krystle to see so Rose wanted to share what she knew about the kingdom.

The ship was loud because of the crew yelling orders to each other as they got closer to the dock.

While everyone was excited, Rose was a bit nervous. How much was said about her time in the brothel? How much of it was twisted? Were her parents affected by it?

Rose cared more about what her parents had endured due to what was said about her than herself. She might have left them in a big mess and her family didn’t want her to worry about it so they left it out of their letters.

"I already see the difference," Catherine said as the ship was close enough for her to see the people walking around. It was evident she wasn’t home anymore.

She was reminded of how Rose looked when she first arrived. It was easy to place Rose as an outsider and now that Catherine was here, she was the one who stuck out amongst the people.

"I should have made a dress like the ones you have. Doesn’t mine stand out a bit?" Catherine said, now realising she might have dressed up too much.

"You do look like a lady of high ranking but they would not assume right away that you were once a queen. They might if you and Zayne stand too close beside each other. I see your resemblance when you are close. We should go down to the carriage before Zayne comes. I would offer you a dress but it might not fit," said Rose.

"Perhaps if I wear a coat to cover my dress until we get in the carriage then I can go without being suspected of having any status. I must get it out of my bag before they start taking them down," Catherine said, leaving Rose’s side to find it.

"I don’t think she will be able to hide that she does have status. Catherine is a perfect lady. What do you think so far, Krystle?" Rose asked, curious about Krystle’s thoughts.

"It is different. I am glad that it is different so I will see many new things. I cannot wait to get in the carriage to have a look around. You must be excited to be so close to seeing your family," said Krystle.

"I am. It’s been so long since I saw them. I didn’t get to be with them long enough," Rose replied, not noticing that she confused Krystle with her answer. "I don’t know if my sister will be there when we arrive. She has married so she will not be with my parents. She lives close to the palace while my parents do not but they have a home in the capital. My parents will be in the capital for our arrival."

Rose would love to stop by Anna’s home but it would be best that they went straight to her parents and then to the home Zayne still had here so they could get settled in.

Pulling the carriage off the ship took some time but once the gifts prepared for Rose’s family were put on, the group headed to where Adeline and Victor were while the crew and others took the bags to the former camp.

Catherine and Krystle were glued to the window, taking in everything.

Zayne’s attention was on Rose who seemed lost in thought. He could make a good guess for what was on her mind. Was it that her past was revealed here or was she thinking about where Alexander had wandered off to?

’I should have killed him too,’ Zayne thought, regretting that he didn’t.

It annoyed him now that he was back here to think of Rose being so kind to invite that fool to her wedding since she didn’t have many people on her side and instead of being a good friend to Rose, Alexander was too caught up in her rejection.

Rose looked out the window to see what the others were so interested in outside. Though she didn’t make many memories of this side of the kingdom, Rose still missed it. She wanted to take a walk around the market, see her siblings, and visit Charlotte.

’What happened to the brothel?’ Rose wondered.

She didn’t get a chance to hear much about it once she left that town. Was it done with now or like always, did it find a new owner and girls either sold or stolen were there?

Rose planned to look into it and all the other places like it all over the kingdom. She had to do something to get rid of these places before she left. Zayne’s kingdom was against slaves but that didn’t mean everyone would come clean and reveal the people they had hidden to be sold.

Zayne reached for Rose’s hand to hold. He wanted to remind her that he was here and relieve her of any bad thoughts she had.

After the long ride to the dock to the capital, the carriage was finally entering the home Rose remembered quite well despite being here for a short time.

By the time they reached the steps below the front door, the doors opened with Madeline being the first one to step out followed closely by Victor.

Madeline could not wait for them to get out of the carriage and come to the door so she went down to them. She had waited so long to see Rose again. To see if she was well and just as she had left. There wasn’t a day that went by with her not thinking of Rose.

Madeline wanted the group to stay here instead of going to Zayne’s home. She wanted to spend as much time as she possibly could with Rose.

When the carriage stopped, Zayne was the first one out to help Rose out of the carriage and then offered his hand to his mother.

"Rose!" Madeline hugged her daughter. She kissed Rose on her cheek. "Was the trip here well? Nothing happened right?" freewebnoveℓ.com

Rose melted in her mother’s embrace. "It went well. The weather was good for us to get here safely."

"Good. Have you been well? Did you eat well on the ship? Your face feels a bit warm," Madeline said after touching Rose’s forehead.

"Madeline,’ Victor came to Rose’s rescue. "The day is a bit hot so she’s bound to feel warm. She’s just arrived and you’ve asked her so many questions she’s been unable to answer. You will need to put up with all her questions for a moment, Rose."

"I do not mind it. It is good to see you," Rose said, stepping away from Madeline to hug Victor. She missed him as well.

Madeline didn’t want to disturb the two reuniting so she looked to the carriage. "Oh my," she covered her mouth. "This is your mother, Zayne? I see where he gets his good looks from."

Catherine smiled. "Thank you. Normally, all the compliments for his looks were given to my husband."

"Nonsense. You are very beautiful," said Madeline.

"And you as well," Catherine returned the compliment.

Zayne watched the two interact and already had a feeling there was going to be hell with the two of them together.