Chapitre 23: Finally Home

Emilia wakes up to the sound of creaking metal and looks around to see a large estate lit up by bright street lights. She looks over to Dietrich and sees him passed out in the seat beside her.

"Welcome home sis. Are you excited to meet mom and dad?" Isaac asks with enthusiasm. "Sure, let's go with that." She says through a yawn. "Haha, I love the enthusiasm. Now come along." He says as he gets out of the car and opens her door for her.

Emilia taps on Dietrich's shoulder gently to wake him. "Hey, we're here. Time to get up, sleepyhead." She says teasingly. She gets out of the car and stretches while trying to take in her surroundings. Dietrich gets out and is by her side within seconds. "Are you ready for this?" He whispers with a mix of concern and curiosity. "Ready as I'll ever be." She whispers back.

The four of them walk up to a large building and enter through a pair of glass doors. The interior of the house was adorned with silver decorations as far as the eye could see. Nothing really stands out to Emilia as she looks around and compares the place to Dietrich's. The biggest difference she is noticing thus far are the glass doors and coloring of the decor. She suddenly stops in front of a large portrait which depicts a family of six people. The thing that catches her eye is the infant in the picture, a baby girl with bright silver eyes that resembles herself significantly.

"Mom and dad had that done a week after you disappeared. Even though you had been taken from us, you always are and always have been a precious member of this family. I think they had this one made specifically to show you that in case you ever found your way back to us." Vira says as she walks up to Emilia. "It might take some time to process the fact that this is all real." Emilia says as she tears her eyes away from the portrait.

Isaac sighs and leads the way towards a set of sliding doors. He opens them to reveal an older couple sitting in front of a fireplace, whispering amongst themselves anxiously. The man looks up and his face shows a grimace as he spots Isaac and Vira.

"Where the hell have you two been?! And where's Patrick?? You can't leave so suddenly without a word, you nearly gave us both heart attacks!" The man scolds them. The woman walks up and places a gentle hand on his shoulder to quiet him down. Her eyes make contact with Emilia's and she gasps. "I-it's not possible… How is this possible? Have my prayers finally been answered after all of these years?" She asks with shock and disbelief.

"What is it, Quin?" The man asks as he looks between his wife and the unfamiliar girl. "That girl… our daughter…" She stutters. "What do you mean?" He asks with confusion. Isaac steps forward to clear things up. "This is why we left, dad. We finally found her. Meet your youngest daughter, Emilia." Isaac says happily.

The man's eyes widen as he looks between Isaac and Emilia. "Emilia.. How.." He asks as he falls back from the shock. Dietrich steps forward, feeling that it was his turn to speak up. "It's a really long story, Dimitri. You might want to stay seated for this, Quin too." Dietrich says. Dimitri and Quin nod in unison as they move back to their seats.

Dietrich speaks first since he already had a story made up to explain the situation while avoiding exposing the Snows for their crimes. "So what you're saying is… rogues kidnapped our daughter all those years ago and a pack from your territory discovered her but didn't know who she was so they took her in and raised her? They didn't think to find her real parents?!" Dimitri growls with suspicion. Quin steps forward to calm her husband again. "Let's not focus on that right now. Our dear daughter has finally been returned to us after all this time, we should be celebrating." She says happily.

Emilia takes a step backwards, obviously feeling uncomfortable. "Mom, Emilia had a long journey to get here and a very rough last few days, we should give her time to become accustomed to her surroundings and allow her to get some rest." Vira finally speaks up after seeing Emilia's reaction. Quin nods in understanding. "Yes, you're right. I apologize, I was so excited that I wasn't even thinking about how tired you must be. Vira, go ahead and lead her up to her room and help her get comfortable." Quin instructs.

Vira takes Emilia's hand and begins to walk out of the room with Dietrich following closely behind. "Where do you think you're going, Diet? Mate or not, you can't come into a lady's bedroom without her permission." Vira scolds him while accidentally exposing the secret relationship.

Dimitri jumps up again. "What do you mean mate?! Prince Dietrich, explain right now!" He commands the younger male with hostility. "Oops." Vira says without a hint of remorse in her voice as she scurries out of the room. "W-well…" Dietrich starts but Emilia stops him. "Dietrich is my mate. He didn't know it when he went searching for me so before you make any assumptions, he did not have any ulterior motives. His sole reason for seeking me out was to confirm whether or not I was really your missing daughter." She explains calmly.

"Oh, I see. That's good to hear. But…you're mates? Did you uh… Umm you know…" Dimitri stumbles over his words with a bashful expression on his face. It takes every ounce of Dietrich's strength to not laugh at the King's shyness. "I believe he's trying to ask us if he's going to be a grandfather some time soon." Dietrich explains with a hint of amusement. Emilia's eyes grow wide as she blushes a bright tomato red. "No! Of course not!! It's way too soon and besides I… Just no!" She denies louder than planned.

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