Chapter 527: THE GRAND DAUGHTER
QUEEN ROSE’S POV
Queen rose just stood staring at the figure before.
She was unable to move, say a word.
The girl probably around the age of twenty had pale skin and vibrant red hair that was straight.
Just like hers.
Her lashes were of a light color and her brows were equally a light shade of red.
She had full pink lips, a nose that resembled her late daughter and spectacular blue eyes.
Just like Scarlett had had.
Rose just stood staring at the girl unable to breathe a single word.
There had been so many imposters.
People who had come assuring that she was her late daughter.
Fortune hunters who had come to steal her wealth.
Take advantage of the misery of a woman who had lost her child.
A woman so stricken with grief that she gone through every single one of the imposters until her husband had said he had enough with them.
But this was her first time having someone come as her grand daughter.
Could this be true?
She barely heard when Hildegard finally caught up with her behind
She slowly found confidence in herself and gently walked up to the girl.
Then the girl was forcefully grabbed by the guards and pushed down to the floor.
"Get on you knees and pay respect to the Queen!" The ordered her as they pushed her down to her knees.
"No don’t!" Rose finally spoke almost rushing in to stop them.
The guards seemed surprised by her display but wisely did as they were told.
The girl slowly got up from her feet and rubbed her arms.
The girl looked down at her feet.
Rose looked at her a few inches apart as the girl rubbed her arm in hurt.
"I’m sorry about." Rose managed to say with a weak smile. "Are you hurt?"
The girl showed her wrists. "No your majesty."
Rose swallowed.
"What is your name?" Rose questioned.
"Auburn." The girl said.
Rose felt her heart stop.
Auburn.
A shade of red.
The last Auburn they had had, was one of her ancestors three generations ago.
Rose swallowed. "And who gave you that name?"
"My mother." Auburn said softly her eyes still downcast.
Rose took a very deep breath in an attempt to calm her own self down.
"Who are you and what do you want?" Rose finally asked the question that came through her mind.
Usually, when the impersonators came, they would be seen in the throne room.
But this was unlike anything.
Rose stood there talking to Auburn in the middle of the castle, where the guards were.
Where the servants would hear.
She didn’t care.
Hildegard came up to her from behind.
"Rose maybe you want to take this inside?" Hildegard whispered to her ears.
But Rose’s mind was set elsewhere.
She was focused on Auburn.
"I’ve asked you a question. Who are you and what do you want?" Rose asked.
Hildegard sighed and proceeded to whisper the guards to make sure all the servants were not eavesdropping.
"Look at me girl!" Rose demanded in urgency.
The girl named Auburn lifted her eyes to look at Rose and they made contact eye ball to eye ball.
"My name is Auburn." Auburn repeated. This time a lot more comfortably. "I think I’m your grand daughter."
Rose thought she was going to faint.
She stumbled back and then Hildegard rushed before any of the guards to hold her waist.
Auburn rushed to assist too, but Hildegard flashed her a warning look and Auburn stopped right in her tracks.
"You need to sit." Hildegard urged as she tried to pull her aside.
"No." Rose whispered and stubbornly tried to shake off the wave of dizziness that had enveloped her.
Her delicate fingers massaged her temple.
"Your husband won’t be too please if he sees this." Hildegard said. "And with good reason."
Rose ignored her best friend as she rubbed her temples and then turned to look at the girl before.
Frankly she didn’t care what Roland had to say or do.
All that mattered was this moment.
"What proof do you have?" Rose asked her heart beating. "Or are you here to torment me just like the others have? I’m looking for my daughter not a grand daughter."
She wanted to act as though she didn’t know she had a grand daughter somewhere.
"M... my mother, she died a long time ago." Auburn said tears already filling her eyes. "She died giving birth to me."
Rose swallowed.
"I asked you what proof do you have that you are my grand daughter?" Rose asked. "Other than the fact your hair is red. You dyed it like the others have didn’t you?"
Auburn gently touched her long straight red hair as if reflecting on herself.
"My hair has been this way my entire life your majesty." Auburn said softly. "I’ve never dyed it."
It was not an open secret that people with Red hair only belonged to members of the royal family.
But there were exceptions of people like Jasmine whom she had met had red hair.
Jasmine’s was suspected to be as a result of her being an unshifted.
Research on unshifted wolves as they were scarce, was still very vague.
But here before Rose, stood a girl claiming she had never had her dyed before
"We shall see." Rose said. "Is that all you have? Your hair being red?"
Auburn looked down at her feet.
Rose’s hopes fell instantly.
She didn’t know how this imposter knew she was looking for a grand daughter.
But this was the last time she was going to be fooled.
"Take her away." Rose said turning her back on the girl.
The guards rushed her and began dragging her away
"Wait! Your majesty!" The girl was weeping from behind. "Your majesty please listen to me! I have the emerald necklace my mother gave to me before she died! She said you had given it to her when she was just a child!"