Meet Henry Chapman

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He paces in front of his father's desk, running his fingers through his hair. "How in the hell are we supposed to deal with this father? I can't believe she did this! I thought she was untraceable! You and your brothers have signed our death warrants!" He yelled.

"Twenty-eight years ago genealogy sites didn't exist! I've already contacted them and they're on it!" His father Mateo slams his hands on the top of his desk.

"Almost nobody knew what DNA was back then." Mateo dropped down into his chair.

"So, literally men in black are going to show up at her home, kidnaping her, and taking her halfway around the globe. I know you said she was raised by good people, but so much for protecting the girl or my future! The girl is going to be scared shitless!" Henry paced.

"You don't think I know that, I didn't want this for her and neither did your mother, but we had no choice." He rubbed his temple in discomfort.

"You saved her life, yes, but we've got a mess on our hands. If anyone finds she even exists, I'm screwed!" Henry plops down in a chair across from his father.

"What were our choices, son? Raise you in danger because the girl you were supposed to marry lost both of her parents? She would have the weight of the world on her shoulders. We've delayed this long enough." Mateo reached for his phone.

"She's probably 200 lbs and has body acne. I'm screwed." Henry said in his English accent.

"There's no way, son. Her mother was gorgeous, and Maxwell was...well the ladies liked him I guess." Mateo rolled his eyes while talking about his best friend.

"Dad, wait. What's the worst that could happen? It's not like anyone knows she's alive. Maybe just send protection to silently watch her for a bit, maybe?" He askedm

"No! She's my godchild and I've kept her safe for nearly thirty years. I'm not about to stop now, and if the CIA was able to be notified, then who's to say the leftists haven't also been notified. Besides, once you're married she will be safe." Mateo assured Henry.

Mateo spoke on his phone. "Yes, please do bring her as soon as possible. She is not to be harmed."

"I'm not marrying that girl. You're shit out of luck." Henry stood and marched out of Mateos office, slamming the door on his way out.

"Bloody MI6 and CIA! Why can't I have a normal family?" He muttered to himself.

"What's up chap?" Alexander slaps Henry's back.

"Nothing, I'm fine." He spit out, just before he slammed his office door shut in Alexander's face.

"Fucking dutchess bullshit, goddamn fucking fat ass brat...." Henry continued to curse the woman he's never met, but was warned about his entire life.

He got a text.

Mateo: If she looks anything like Waverly, you'll be thanking me and all the elders.

Henry: Screw you old man!

1990

Years ago, a darling baby girl cried as her dead parents laid dead feet away.

"Maxwell!" Mateo cried as Gina held Waverly in her arms.

"Mateo! I can hear Rose crying!" Gina cried out, and Mateo jumped to his feet and ran for the little duchess.

Gina stood and tried to straighten herself out, before the darling child is brought down in Mateo's strong arms.

"Why did they kill them and not little Rose?" Gina asked.

"She was in the attic, Gina. Her nanny was next to her, and she must have also been poisoned." Mateo said as Gina took little Rose from his arms.

MI5 agents stormed in and escorted the couple out of the modest home with the child in Gina's arms. An agent approached with an American accent. "You cannot take this child home. She will be found if you do." Mateo pried the crying child out of his wife's loving arms.

He handed the baby to the CIA agent, and wrapped his arms around his screaming wife,trying to hold her back from trying to take her godchild away from the agent.

"She's safer if we don't know where she is, Gina. It's best for her and Henry." Gina collapsed into his rock hard chest and sobbed.

Present Day

"You found Rose?" Gina's eyes started to water.

"Yes, she's been in Boston this whole time. The CIA and MI6 are working to bring her home. She will lose her title once she marries Henry and she will finally be safe. The last Rominav heir will finally be safe. Maxwell and Waverly's union was a disaster, but having a child was even riskier. Damn, his father did the same, now look who's here to clean up the mess." Mateo fears for the young woman.

Gina laid her hand on his chest and leaned in. "Maybe she's already married. We can stop this if she was married in a Catholic or Lutheran church." She said.

"They will check that out. I'm sure she will be here tomorrow, you should get to bed. If she's married, it's great, if not, I'm afraid we have to get Henry ready for his duty as a Chapman." Mateo said.

The next morning, Henry took his frustrations out on a busty blonde he found in the bar last night. His phone rang continuously as he thrusted in and out of the beautiful woman.

He flipped them around and she rode him, until his bedroom door flew open and she screamed. Henry grabbed the sheets and covered her body from the intruder's invasive eyes.

"Good God, son! You should have more respect for yourself and your fiancè!" Mateo is disgusted.

Henry sat up. "Jesus, get the fuck out!" He pointed at the door.

"You have ten minutes to get rid of the whore and meet me downstairs." He slammed the door behind him. Henry felt a smack across his face

"Your fiancè? I'm not a bloody whore!" She stood up and started getting dressed.

"To be fair, you did come home with a complete stranger last night, and I didn't even buy you a drink." Henry is zipping his pants with a sly grin on his face.

"My driver will take you anywhere you want to go." He dug in his wallet and threw down some money. "Buy yourself something nice, and have a nice life, doll." He winked just before he threw on a v-neck and walked out the bedroom door.

He walked into his own home office where his father is talking on his phone and looking out the window.

He ended the call, and stuffed the phone into his breast pocket.

"She's divorced and was married nondenominational. She's also a medical physician with a degree from Harvard, and she did her residency at Johns Hopkins, so I seriously doubt she's the 200 lb pig you were worried about. This is happening son, you better stop this lifestyle. You're too old for this type of behavior and it's time to grow up." Mateo still felt disgusted with his son.

He walked over and took a seat on Henry's couch and crosses his legs. Henry gave him a blank stare. "You can't force me." He said.

"When we merged companies, I signed a contract promising to keep her safe. The marriage was one of the stipulations. She's found now, and it's our responsibility to keep her safe. Besides, if she's found and forced into a marriage with one of the Russians leftists, they get our entire empire. That includes every single thing you own. I will not let my best friend down." He stood and started buttoning his suit jacket.

"Your best friend has been dead for the greater part of three decades.  Why can't she marry anyone else? I'm stuck with your mess just because I don't have royal blood. That's utterly preposterous, father." Henry was fuming.

"She will be here later today. Your mother is already talking to the church, as it must be a proper ceremony. We won't have a large wedding, just a small intimate affair. Just us, her grandmother  and Alexander." Mateo started to walk away.

"How exactly am I supposed to explain this to people?" Henry asked.

His Dad continued walking away. "Tell them it was love at first sight." Mateo turned around and smiled. "If she looks like her mother, I bet it will be." He turned back around and walked out the door.

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