Page 2 of Ruby Queen
Rory closed her eyes, praying someone would find information leading to Dimitra’s kidnapping. Rory’s phone startled her from her thoughts.
“Queen Vermilion,” she answered in a huff.
“Rory…”
“Sarifena,” Rory sat up in her bed, “Is everything ok?”
“Yes… no…”
“Sari, what is it? You sound upset.”
“Rory, I need you to hear this from me before…” Sari sighed into the phone, “before anyone else tells you.”
“Tell me what?”
“Emersyn and I are half-sisters. The journal… it had all of King Virid’s secrets.”
“Wait… you and Em are sisters? How is this possible?”
“Her father and my mother had an affair right before meeting Emersyn’s mother. Apparently, she got pregnant… when they found out I was his, they decided to keep it a secret.”
“This is crazy. Sari – what about King Phillip? I thought your mom said he was your father.”
“She lied to keep the truth buried. And since my father apparently died from a broken heart, the lie was easy to keep.”
“Jesus Christ. This is fucked up… what else was in the journal?”
“We don’t know. It disappeared and then showed up in the Onyx kingdom. I assume whatever is in that book isn’t good. You’ve seen the darkness around Onika’s kingdom.”
“Yes… I sent several men, along with Commander Holsten, to assist Queen Virid. She is headed to the Onyx kingdom now.”
“Speaking of Emersyn…” Sarifena paused, “She and Drake are engaged.”
“Damn… the newest Queen and already getting married. My parents will surely be on me to marry now.”
“Yeah… well, at least you have your parents.” Sarifena huffed.
“Sari… I’m sorry. That was insensitive of me.”
“No. It’s alright. I’m still pissed at my mom lying all these years.”
“I bet. Look, let me know if I can help you out. I need to go meet with Captain Blake since he is filling in for my commander in his absence.”
“You do the same, Rory.”
Rory tossed her phone on the bedside table and closed her eyes. Everything was a mess, and Dimitra was still nowhere to be found. And to top everything off, her own love life was a disaster.
