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Prologue – Reveal the Past 2
His butler knocked quietly on his door, explaining that there were two men who claimed they desperately needed to speak with him. He walked slowly down to the foyer where they were waiting for him; a little girl clutching a teddy bear tightly to her was standing between them. He thought she looked vaguely familiar, but instantly dismissed the fact of who he thought she may be. These men did not look familiar to him, but he would find out why they were here. His Cecilia was ill and he wanted to spend his time by her side, seeing to her recovery.
"What is it?" he finally asked, as the men had not said a word, nor had the little girl with the tearstained face.
"Are you Mr. Pegasus?" one of the men finally asked, fidgeting slightly. It was obvious he was uncomfortable in the presence of the younger man.
"I am. What business do you seek with me?" he asked, his voice never faltering.
"We are here to inform you of the death of your sister, Celeste Pegasus," the other man spoke this time. Pegasus noticed more tears began to spill down the young child's face.
"Celeste?" he said quietly. His younger sister, so naïve and full of life had fallen in love with a young man whom Pegasus did not approve of. But to see her happy, he had put that aside, until he had found out his little sister was pregnant and the man wanted no responsibility. Before he could talk to him, he was gone – out of both Celeste's and the coming child's life. When the child turned two, Celeste left the safety of the mansion, searching desperately for the man who had fathered her child, at least, that is what Pegasus believed. Slowly, she lost contact with her older brother as he denied his responsibility to his sister and focused more on Cecilia, his love. He had not seen his sister since the day she had left the mansion, claiming she was old enough to know what she was doing.
"She had no husband and you are the closest to kin," one of the men began again. "We were told to bring her daughter to you."
Pegasus looked down at the girl again. Her eyes were a dark sapphire blue, stormy, with light dancing all around in them, but they were clouded with the fallen and unshed tears of losing her mother. He knew all about her from the few letters he received from his sister throughout the years.
He stood there, still in shock. His beloved sister was gone, and now he held the responsibility for her daughter. He couldn't give the child the attention she would need, his wife was dying. He wouldn't admit to it, but she was. He would take the child in, until he found a proper boarding school to send her to. Somewhere she would receive the attention she needed, as well as the education.
"Thank you," he said numbly. The two men turned to go, obviously anxious to get away. "She has nothing with her?" he asked suddenly, stopping the men in their tracks.
"No Sir, nothing," one of the men confirmed before they exited through the door, joyous at being away from the danger they felt.
"Take her to one of the rooms," Pegasus said quietly to one of the maids, as he turned and began to walk back to Cecilia's room.
"Thank you Uncle Max," Serena said quietly, as she was led away to a room that would be hers for the time being.
Pegasus stopped shortly, upon hearing "Uncle Max." One tear slid down his face which he quickly wiped away. Celeste had definitely taught his niece well. She would do well in boarding school. Right now, Cecilia needed him, he told himself, and tried to push aside the fact that a little girl was hurting with the pain of losing her mother. He didn't know she had been murdered; he didn't know Serena had heard the gun that had killed her; he didn't know it was Serena's own father who had done it.