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Chapter 18:

"May!" I screamed as she came running through the door. My fifteen year old sister had grown taller and was gorgeous as always.

Mom, Dad, Gerad, and May came for a visit because it had been a while.

I was excited to tell them the news and spend some time with them.

I was walking to my parents room and was about to open the door, but I stopped and listened to two voices fighting.

"You haven't told her?" I heard my dad ask.

"No, what am I supposed to say to America. It's not easy and she'll be mad." I heard my uncle reply.

I couldn't take it; I had to know what was going on. I opened the door and saw them both in front of me.

"Tell me what?" I asked breathlessly.

"America, I-I think you should sit down," my father said.

I crossed my arms and sat in a chair in the corner.

"You're not going to like what we have to say," Uncle Jonathan warned.

"I don't care."

He took a deep breath, "There was something I didn't tell you that day we met…"

I nodded for him to continue.

"I did return to Carolina to visit my brother. He wasn't in the house, but your mother was. Kota and Kenna were born then, you weren't. Your mother and I…. we slowly fell for each other. I wanted to marry her, but I knew it was wrong. I couldn't put her and her family in danger. Also, she was married. The thing is w-we had a child."

I stared in shock at him. My mother, broke a rule and my uncle had a child.

"Who?" I asked quickly.

"You." He replied weakly.

My heart stopped and I felt like I wasn't breathing properly.

"You're lying. Stop joking around." I said furiously.

"I know I shouldn't have loved her, but I did and you were born."

Suddenly anger boiled inside of me. "You both lied to me for 18 years of my life. You let the wrong person walk me down the aisle. I didn't even know anything?"

There were tears running down my face and I was screaming at them. I couldn't look at them so I slammed the door in there face and walked outside. I couldn't run because I was pregnant, but I honestly didn't care.

I ran to the stable where the horses were held.

I jumped on one, which I probably shouldn't have done, and rode down the woods.

I was crying. A lot actually. I felt sensitive and thought I should be stronger when I realized I couldn't.

I think the fact that I didn't know sucks. I have a lot of questions going through my mind right now. How do May and I look so alike? How did my dad let my actual dad be a southern rebel? What other secrets have they kept from me?

I realized I couldn't hide from people especially as Queen.

I rode back to the palace a very long while later with thoughts still haunting my brain.

When I entered Maxon angrily came up to me. "Where the hell were you, we needed you at the meeting. Don't you realize you're Queen?"

"Excuse me?" I snapped at him.

"We need to make the next step in the caste system and we can't do that if you go and disappear." He replied.

"You know what Maxon, I'm so sorry if I ruined your meeting, or your life. I'm sorry if my own problems don't mean anything to your face. I'm sorry that I missed out on a meeting because I found out that I met my dad 18 years later. I'm sorry that I didn't announce to everybody I'm pregnant. I'm sorry if I failed you as Queen. I'm sorry for everything I ever did to hurt your life," I said running off.

I didn't know where I was going. I found some stairs at the end of the hall and I just walked up the stairs as fast as I can.

I ended up in a balcony that was shaped like a tower.

I heard footsteps follow behind me and soon Maxon came in.

"America?" He asked carefully.

"Go away, I don't need you." I said not looking up at him.

"I'm sorry I got mad at you, Mere. Please just tell me what happened?"

On one hand I didn't want to talk to him, but on the other… I knew I needed to.

I did tell him everything and he listened.

"America, we need to talk to your family. You have to just get everything straight."

"No, okay, you're not always right. I don't want to and I'm not going to," I said.

"You decide, but you can't ignore them forever. They're your family and how about your siblings."

I nodded knowing it might be good to do.

Gerad wasn't here, but May, Mom, Dad, and my real dad were. Okay the dad thing was getting really confusing.

Uncle Jonathan just explained the situation to May.

I sat next to Maxon leaning on him a tiny bit.

I hadn't talked yet and I didn't want to now.

"America…." My mother started.

I looked up and stared at her eyes. "Why didn't you tell me?" I asked my voice breaking.

"Jonathan was still with the Southern rebels with his father. He couldn't have told anyone we had a child. He had to keep you safe so he told your father. The made a deal saying he would raise you and Jonathan would make sure the southern rebels never touched our family."

"You could've at least said something."

"No, you would've wanted to meet him," my mom said.

"We are your family America. Your mother is still your mother. I may not be your actual father, but I love you like my daughter. We raised you, we care about you." My nonbiological dad said.

"It's going to take time. There's a lot happening right now, and I didn't think I'd have to deal with this. You guys can tell Kota, Kenna, and Gerad." I said. I understood partially why they kept it from me.

Maxon held my hand and said, "On the bright side, America and I have some news to share."

I gave a small smile and looked into Maxon's warm brown eyes.

"We're having a baby," I said slowly watching their expressions.

Everyone was smiling and saying congratulations to me.

As much as I wanted to have a mini party with them, I still couldn't get over how much I didn't know about my life. Imagine meeting your dad after years. Imagine realizing you're only half related to your siblings.

Things wouldn't be magically fixed. There will always be this to remember. What do I tell my baby? What do I tell to everybody? What do I tell myself?

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