Chapter 42

We landed and I was under my full disguise. Edward had my hand; we exited the plane and headed for six waiting cars that we had arranged. We went straight to Parliament. I went into a bathroom to change and take off my facial disguise.

Thirty minutes later, I texted Edward I was ready to come out. The door was surrounded by my men as I came out. I had on my crown with my two guns on, as well. Edward was on one side; Jasper had the other. The US surgeon with the reports was next to Edward and then Emmett. We walked straight to Parliament meeting room where they were in session and I stayed in the middle of my entourage.

Queen Victoria stood up and said, "This is a private meeting and is not open to the public. You need to leave. The next open Parliament meeting is next month."

"I don't think so," I said from the middle of the group and I walked to the front of my entourage. I then continued saying, "because you Victoria are not the rightful Queen of Isla Crepusculo Luna. I am Queen Isabella Marie Cisne. You may have made all these people believe I was dead and you scared me away by telling me you would tell everyone I killed my father, but that is not the truth. I have returned home today to take my throne back and prove my innocence."

I walked up to her with my guards all around and said, "Victoria, please step down. Gentlemen, I suggest you sit, we're going to be here awhile."

Victoria then said, "Prove that you are Isabella."

"That is simple. My tattoos with the country's blue dye in them and secondly, the crown on my head."

A member of Parliament stood up and looked at my crown and said, "That is the one your father gave Isabella you when she turned sixteen almost eight years ago."

"Thank you, Paul. I'm glad you remember. Now please step down Victoria," and my guards surrounded me. Victoria quickly stepped down into a secondary position at the table. "James," I said as I stepped into the rightful position of the queen and head of parliament, "Could you please join Victoria? I don't recall having you as a member of Parliament, Dr. James Jenks. Hello Riley, Paul, Eric, Tyler, Garrett, Colin, Brady and Embry. I have missed you all."

Riley, who was sitting at the other end of the table, stood up and said, "Welcome home, Queen Isabella."

Laurent stepped into the Parliament office with his own guard troop. My men all pulled there guns and had them aimed at Laurent and his men. His men did the same thing in return. I looked up and said, "Oh, my chief of security is here. Carlisle and Edward it should be okay."But they didn't back off and kept their guns at their side as well as my country's police.

"Queen Isabella, you are alive and well." Then Laurent crossed the room and tried to pass my guards to get to me. Laurent said, "Let me pass."

I said, "Sorry, Laurent. I know these men are loyal to ME and until my country, parliament and security prove that to me, they'll be by my side. Now, why don't you sit with Victoria and Dr. James Jenks while we talk?"

If you would all please lay your phones on the table so that we can see them, that would be great and then we can start. They all willingly did. I stepped up and followed the proper protocol to call the meeting to order. "Paul, are you still Parliament's record keeper?"

"Yes, your highness."

"Garrett, do you still manage the finances?"

"Yes, I do; but now I just do more signing things because Victoria just orders me to spend the money on things as she see fits."

"How does the country stand financially right now?"

"Your highness, I can't answer that simply."

"Okay, are we as well off as we were six years ago?"

"No, we aren't."

"Thank you, Garrett."

"Okay. Now down to new business. First, this is my troop of new guards for right now. They'll be staying and helping me get the security and military back to my standards. There is a team of four of them that will be reporting straight to me and others will be working with the country's military and police to bring the pirates under control. Next, I'll have bodyguards with me all the time. Yes, they'll be staying with me in my room. No one will be allowed in to see me without an appointment and my guards present. I'll be back in my office here in the Parliament building within a few days. Now for the next order of business what happened to my father? First things first, gentlemen of Parliament, I was on the grounds of this country a month ago and retrieved my father's body. Queen Victoria and her pirate friends did not know we were here.

Eric said, "Can you prove that your highness?"

"Yes, first you can check my father's body is no longer in the casket as it should be. Secondly, I have a casket in the same room. And finally my sisters were locked in the dungeon when I was here. I also hear that is a ritual my stepmother likes to use with them. Gentlemen, when we are done here, I will prove that my father's body is missing and I still know the code to open his casket I am the one that created it. A doctor in the US performed an autopsy on his body and two others have confirmed the findings. My US doctor will review the results with you. Doctor, the floor is yours. James, do you mind standing up where you are as well?"

"Yes, your highness."

The doctor went through the report; I made sure it was in simple English and we explained all the medical terms.

"Dr. Jenks was my father taking sleeping medication?"

"Yes."

"Pills or another form."

"Pills."

"Why?"

"He was having problems sleeping at night."

"Dr. Jenks, my father never had problems sleeping."

"Okay continue doctor."

The doctor mentioned about the needle marks on his body and the medicine found in his system.

I proceeded to question Dr. Jenks about the medicine found in his system and the needle marks.

Finally, the American doctor explained to Parliament about the suffocation of my father and the bruise marks on his body. The bruises on his body say that a man and a woman did this; or two men but one with very small hands. Secondly, a person in the medical field is the only person that can get their hands on a drug like that. Lastly, there is a nail mark found within the smaller bruise. Probably from a female struggling to hold King Charles in place as he was being suffocated. With the DNA we have from that mark, the nail belongs to Queen Isabella's step mother Victoria. Victoria may have been working with anyone at the hospital.

Then I said, "Thank you doctor. We believe her partner in this was Dr. Jenks. Parliament seeing as how Victoria easily stepped down once I had proven I was Isabella and how Dr. James Jenks answered all the questions from me. We also show that the only sleeping medication in his system was the one that had to be delivered from the shot. Dr. James Jenks is also trying to deceive you."

"I did not do any such thing, your highness."

I looked at him and said, "Dr. Jenks sit down. However, Parliament, I have a few other witnesses that may help clear your mind and support my theory."

In walked Alice and Rosalie under Sam and Jake's protection plus an additional ten guards. Soon they were up by my throne. Alice and Rose then told Parliament what they had seen and heard six months after I was forced to leave. Paul and Garrett both stood up and said, "We have heard enough. Laurent and Queen Isabella's guard, would you please take these two into custody."

My guards did as I turned around and looked at them nodding my approval. I turned to Colin and said, "Please call our TV and radio stations, I think I have an announcement to make."

"Yes, your highness, it would be my pleasure."

Victoria stood up as Sam brought her hands behind her back. "Parliament, please be aware that to be the blood ruling Queen. Isabella must be married by the time she is twenty-five." My brain went off saying oh fuck. Hide your response. Oh fuck. I forgot all about that. Oh fuck, hide your response.

Paul said, "Have you gotten married while you were in the states, your highness?"

The room grew silent and I walked straight up to Victoria and said, "Since I refuse to let you ruin my and my father's country any longer, I will, of course, get married. I'll get married in one month. Parliament, I would like to make my television appearance from here with you around me in two hours. Can that be arranged?"

"Of course, your highness. It would be our honor."

"Thank you, if you would excuse me I want to see that Victoria gets to her room safely." They all stood up and bowed to me. It was an amazing experience then we all left and the only two people they allowed into my inner circle were Alice and Rosalie.

Alice said, "Oh my god, you're really home."

"Yes, Alice, I am and I am back." I locked my arms into theirs creating two links. This felt right. I was about to go into the dungeon and I turned and saw Edward. The smile that I saw made everything feel right. Now how to convince him to marry me was my next thought.

My three godfathers were walking very closely behind us. Jasper whispered, "She's perfect."

Emmett said, "She's sexy as hell."

Edward said, "The queen is mine," and they all laughed. I felt really good about those comments as I led my sisters to our castle and then to the dungeon

Alice's squeaky little voice said, "Bella, what is on under your jacket that I keep bumping?"

"I'll show you, Alice," and then I looked at Emmett and said, "Will you pat down the doctor and make sure he has no cell phone on him or any weapons?" I knew Emmett would get a kick out of this.

Then I pulled my gun out and went to Victoria. Edward and Jasper both stood right next to me and I carefully checked over Victoria. I was quite shocked that they both felt so confident that neither of them pulled their guns. I then forced Victoria into her cell. Emmett then helped James into his cell.

Victoria said, "What are you going to do with us, Isabella?"

"I'm not sure. I have several options that I'll have to think about after a day like this. For right now though, you'll be sitting in this cell rotting."

"Laurent, you and my men are to give them three meals a day and that's all the attention that they're to get while down here."

"Yes, your highness."

"Laurent, I'd also like to see you at the press conference in ninety minutes."

"Yes, your highness."