Operation Yellow Rose: The Beginning

Chapter 2

 Gwen

                 After what felt like eternity Aunty says “Well why don’t we move this to the parlor. I’ll bring the tea. Gwen, would you show these young men the way?”

“Sure Aunty” Gwen says as she walks down the rest of the stairs through the group of men and down a hall. When she comes to a set of double doors, she opens it and ushers them inside the room. The room is surrounded with windows and big plushy chairs. “Everyone have a seat Uncle Gary will be here momentarily.” Aunty says as she comes into the room carrying a tray with glasses and a big pitcher of iced tea. I have no idea why these specific guys are here or their reasoning. Why are they coming to me with operation yellow rose? It’s only supposed to be one of royal blood leading that group. “So what is this all about?” I ask because someone has too to get the conversation started.

“We are here on orders to compel you to reestablish operation yellow rose. The President needs a team and advisers he can completely trust. I was assigned to his detail and when I got a moment alone with him, I pointed him in the direction of the archives for the operation.” Says Devon

“Can someone explain to me what this Operation Yellow Rose is all about? I have never heard of it.”  All eyes turn to Eric as he says this. I for one am dumbfounded why he was chosen to be a part of this team if he was a normal human.

“You didn’t explain anything to him?” I turn my attention to Devon. The i***t just decided to lead him here blinded by everything.

“I figured it would be best coming from you Gwen. You are the royal here.”

“About that why do you keep implying that? I may not have never met my parents but my great aunt and uncle would have told me if I was royal or not.” I turn to look at my Aunty and Uncle Gary and notice they both have guilty looks on their faces. “I’m royal?” I exclaim not believing this.

“When your mother brought you to us you were only a few days old. Your mother had gone to live with your father after they completed the mate bond. We hadn’t seen her since she left then to go to Eden with your father. Your father was the heir to the throne.” My great uncle lays all of this on me at one time in one breath. It’s like he has been dying to tell me for a long time but was just able to allow himself to do it.

“Why did my mother bring me to you two then? Did they not want me because I was different? I’m not good enough to be his heir because of my dwarfism?”

“No sweetheart your dwarfism had nothing to do with it. It was because you are the only heir. There was unrest at that time in Eden and your mom and dad had to protect you to keep you safe. Your mother told us that she would be back to get you as soon as the unrest settled down, but she never did and we had a close friend of theirs reached out to us and told us they were destroyed. We didn’t tell you because we had to keep you safe very few people knew your identity.”

Wow everything makes since now. I had always wondered why we lived way out here surrounded by woods. I at first thought it was because of what we were but I don’t think that was the entire reason now. I was a princess the heir to the throne in Eden! I turn my attention back to the five guys in the room. Three of them have their mouths open in shock at my aunt and uncle’s revelation. One of the other two Devon has a smug look on his face that makes me want to slap him. Then I look at Eric with just a confused look like he has no idea what is going on or what we are talking about. I guess it’s time we enlighten him.

“Jake, Jarrett, Shawn close your mouth you’ll let flies in.” I say rolling my eyes at how stupid they look, and I turn my attention to Devon “wipe the smirk off your face before I come over there and smack you.” Finally, I look at Eric “I think it’s time we had a conversation no more secrets. That goes for everyone in this room, Uncle and Aunty.” I take a deep breath and ask him. “Do you know anything about Operation Yellow Rose?”

“Yeah, but I thought it was just myth. Story has it that George Washington had come across a werewolf that was fleeing England due to persecution. In exchange for being able to live in peace President Washington ask the Werewolf if he and a few other supernatural’s would join him in creating a place where all could live free of persecution. After several attempts the man finally agreed but had a few conditions. So became the first team of Operation Yellow Rose. If not for them we would not be the U.S. today, we would have lost the war.”

“That about sums it up. That werewolf went by the name James Franklin. His conditions were that only the President could recall the unit but once recalled they had absolute command over any situation, they were a part of. They can do anything necessary to resolve any situation regardless of the repercussions. The unit could also refuse any order given to them by anyone including the President. The only people involved in the unit were only supped to be supernatural’s and the leader of the until be of royal blood of James Franklin’s blood.”

“Okay so are you telling me everyone in this room is some sort of supernatural being?” Eric asks looking around the room at all of us. We all nod our heads, and his eyes look like they are about to pop out of his head. “Okay, cool.” With that he faints and falls out of his chair to the floor.