Mal sat in her room. She was so tired from taking care of her and Ben's 9 children and being queen. Suddenly, a guard walked in. "Your highness, a man has requested to see you, he claims to be your father." The guard said. Mal was perplexed. She thought her father was in the black forest back on the Isle. "Did he give you his name?" Mal asked. "Yes, Diablo." The guard said. Mal froze. It was her father. "I'll be right out." Mal said. The guard walked out of the room. She took a deep breathe and walked out of the room and into the meeting room.
A man was standing there. His clothes all black. "Hello, Mal." The man said. Mal stood up straighter. "Your my father?" Mal asked. "Yes." Then man said. "How do I know I can trust you?" Mal asked. "Ask me about what your mother did to me when she found out she was pregnant with you." The man said. Mal froze. "Okay then, what did she do?" Mal asked. "Banished me to the black forest." The man said. Mal was shocked. "Why didn't you come back for me? Do you even know what she did to me? She hit me, smacked me, kicked me, punched me, did all these horrible things to me." Mal said. "Your mother said if I ever did come back for you, she would kill me." The man said. Mal was not sure what to do. "How did you get here?" Mal asked. "When I heard you came to Auradon, defeated your mother, and became queen, I flew here as quick as I could, just so I could see you." The man asked. "How did you get passed the barrier?" Mal asked. "I honestly have no idea." The man said. Mal just stood there. "Mom." A voice said from the door. Mal turned around. It was Lillian. "Who is that guy?" Lillian asked. Mal stiffened. "Nobody." Mal said. "Okay then, well Dad's looking for you." Lillian said. "Tell him I'm busy." Mal said. Lillian ran off.
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Lillian ran into her father's office. "Did you find her?" Ben asked. "Yeah, She was with some man in the meeting room. She wanted me to tell you she was busy." Lillian said. Just then, Mal walked in. "Mal!" Ben said. He ran up and hugged her. "Ben I'm fine." Mal said. "Who were you talking to in the meeting room?" Ben asked. "Nobody." Mal said. "Mal, I know that was somebody." Ben said. "Fine, it was my father." Mal said. Ben stared in shock. "Really?" Ben said. "Yeah." Mal said, tears freely falling on her cheeks. Ben hugged her. She sobbed into Ben's chest. Lillian left the room. Ben just kept Mal in his arms. Mal had told him all about her father. All that she knew. Ben kissed her head lightly. He had never seen her this upset. "I'm scared, Ben." Mal said. "I know you are. But, I will protect you. If he tries to do something to you or the kids, I will kill him." Ben said. Mal looked up at her husband. "You will?" Mal asked. "I will." Ben said. Mal pulled him into a kiss. He loved her and he was going to protect her at any cost.
Hey guys! I hope you liked the first chapter. This is the fifth book in my After the coronation series. I am ending the fourth one cause I have run out of ideas for that story. I will update tomorrow. BYE!