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Message: <blockquote data-quote="80&#039;s Cha Cha Cha" data-source="post: 430497" data-attributes="member: 6964">Chapter 9AUTHOR’S NOTE:I want to apologize for the lack of update last week.  I had become dehydrated and thought I could cure myself.  I spent some time in the ER and am fine now.Also, I have introduced a character named ‘Camden Danvers’.  But looks wise, he is the actor that played Adam in the Dynasty TV Movie in the 90’s, Robin Sachs.  I didn’t think he was a bad Adam, and I thought he had some chemistry with Kathleen Beller.  Certainly not what she had with Gordon Thompson, but it was not terrible.DENVER CARRINGTON-Attorney Andrew Laird practiced very little law these days.  He had actually married the widow of a recently deceased client of his named Jonathan Hart.  Andrew’s new wife, Jennifer, was someone he had nursed a secret  crush on for years.  He bided his time and waited before moving in to get close to Jennifer. And now, Andrew was the happiest he had been in years.  That is until Blake called him.  And Andrew was not happy about what he would have to tell his old friend and client.  He had looked into New Moldavia and gotten more answers than he had ever expected or wanted to.Now, as he walked into Blake’s office and shook his hand, Andrew would have to tell him truths that would affect more than just Amanda or Adam…Blake let go of Andrew’s hand and tilted his head at him.“Whenever you have bad news you look like this. What did you find out?” Blake asked.  Andrew slowly walked over to the bank of windows behind Blake’s desk and stared out.  He then turned to face him.“I don’t know which piece of bad news is the worst.  So all I can do is start at the beginning.”Blake folded his arms.“Yes, this does sound bad.  Go on.” he sighed.“It does not matter whether Adam was King Galen’s son or not.  At this juncture, it’s not important.” Andrew began.“Why?” Blake asked.“Because there is an actual legitimate heir of New Moldavia, though his connection is not from King Galen’s bloodline. This man’s true born name is Camden Danvers. He is the son of King Galen’s late wife’s sister, Cordelia Danvers.”“Galen has no brothers or sisters?” Blake asked.  He hated asking about things he should have known from the beginning.  But Alexis pushed Amanda into that marriage so fast that he had hardly had time to look into Prince Michael, other than to ascertain that he was who he said he was.“No. And there’s more: Galen was originally betrothed to Cordelia.  She ran off, left Moldavia and ended up here in the U.S.. She met and married a man named David Torrence.” Andrew said grimly.Blake stared at Andrew as he tried to remember why that name was so familiar? Torrence…Torrence…“Good God! That’s the name of the woman that kidnapped Adam! He was raised by some woman that had lost her son, wife and grandchild…”“Blake,” Andrew said in earnest, “there is talk that that crash was no accident.  And the baby boy was taken from the crash by Moldavians.  He was brought back to his mother’s home country and raised by his grandparents.  Cordelia’s younger sister, Vivien, took her sister’s place in the betrothal agreement and married Galen.  She was Prince Michael’s mother.”“And she died of illness or something, right?” Blake asked.Andrew sighed.“She was killed by a wild animal.”Blake turned away.  Where had he heard that same phrase recently? Where had he…Blake turned back to Andrew!“Dominique and Garrett are concerned about Jackie!  She’s involved with someone who’s wife was also…”“Yes, Jonathan Lake.” Andrew interrupted. “He is high up in the state department here, but he is knee deep in politics in Moldavia.  His late wife, Caroline, was killed on Lake’s estate in Moldavia.”“Lake came to me in some kind of official capacity to question me about Amanda’s wedding! You’re saying he’s in with that Minister of the Interior Warnick?”“It looks that way.  I’ve spoken with Garrett and he has plans to keep Lake from Jackie, however possible.”“How does Blaisdel fit into all of this?” Blake asked, suddenly feeling tired.“Matthew Blaisdel saved Queen Vivien from an attempted ‘animal attack’.  Matthew was wounded quite badly and Queen Vivien insisted that he and Lindsey stay in a home on the palace grounds, permanently, to show their gratitude. There were rumors that something developed between Blaidsel and the late Queen.”  Andrew said.“An affair with the Queen of Moldavia would explain Blaisdel’s ‘in’ in that world.  Did King Galen know about it?” Blake asked.Andrew suddenly became silent.  Blake sensed he was reluctant to say more.“Andrew, my family is fighting for its life here!  Blaisdel is back from the dead to hurt us and Jonathan Lake is trying to hurt my sister through her daughter! Now damnit, tell me what else there is to know!”“Fine,” Andrew said shortly, “Queen Vivien attempted to have a late life baby.  It was a girl.  The word is that the child was really Blaisdel’s.”“What happened to the child?” Blake asked.“There is speculation, from within the palace, that King Galen, angry by his wife’s betrayal, threw the newborn into the fireplace.  Queen Vivien supposedly died in childbirth but others are saying she was smothered.” Andrew said gravely.“My God! What kind of family did my daughter marry in to?! Does Alexis know about that of this?” “No, not that I could tell.  It seems your ex-wfe left that life behind her. I found no evidence that she was ever seen in Galen’s company again.” Andrew admitted.“I never believed that Adam was Galen’s. But that seems to be the least of our problems now. So Lindsey Blaisdel IS alive. What about Luke Fuller?” Blake said tiredly.Now Andrew folded his arms.“Yes, he’s alive. Luke and Lindsey are alive and married to one another.” Andrew revealed somberly.Blake ran his hands down his face.  He knew Andrew had more to tell him.And he did.“Blake, this Camden Danvers has spent his life roaming Europe under different names.  He has also spent his life lying to women about his identity and his marital status.  One of his aliases was ‘Jean-Paul Cadot’.” Andrew said gravely.Blake lowered his hands from his face.“That was the man that Joseph thought Kirby was engaged to.  Oh God.” Blake sighed heavily.“I am aware of that, Blake. And I am also aware that when Danvers was posing as this Cadot character, he was actually married as well.” Andrew replied.Blake nodded slightly.“And is he still married?”“He’s a widower.  His wife died shortly after Kirby and him parted ways. Her name was Greta and she too died at the hands of a wild animal.” Andrew said gravely.***NEW MOLDAVIAThe rescue plane landed on an old airstrip that had not been used since  WWII.  As Daniel, Dex and Creigh were gathering their things, and Steven and Claudia began to gather their bearings, the pilot told Alexis that she had a call from Adam.  Knowing that it had to be important, Alexis was left in the cockpit alone as she picked up.“Adam? What’s wrong, darling?”Adam, who was in the mansion study, began to talk.“Mother, I spoke with the Duchess of Branagh today.  How and why is not important.  But she revealed that Warnick has orchestrated a plot to have Amanda impersonated.  I suspect it is so the imposter can renounce any claims in Prince Michael’s name.”“What? Impersonate her?  With who?” Alexis asked tersely.“Sammy Jo.”“Sammy Jo, who?”“Yes, Mother, that was my reaction exactly.  Apparently, Blaisdel and your sister, Caress, are helping her.  The plan is to tell the Moldavian people that Amanda was more hurt during the massacre, than we let on.  That her face needed reconstructive surgery.  Throw in dear Aunt Caress’s tutorial on how to sound English and they may actually get away with it.  I thought you should know before anything was done.  Also, Father is very upset about Steven and Claudia being with you.”  Adam told her.Alexis paused before answering.“This is far more sinister than we thought.  And I believe the Duchess.  Why didn’t she come to us from the beginning with all of this? The woman has been in Denver for months now.”“The Duchess claimed she got the information from Farouk Ahmed.  And worse yet, she claims that Ahmed tried to pump Fallon for information about Blaisdel.” Adam said gravely.“The inference being that Caress’s allegation against Fallon could be correct.  Which means trouble for her and Jeff.  We’ll deal with that later. Just make sure that Amanda is safe.  There cannot be a real Amanda to come forward and call Sammy Jo a liar, if this is to work.” Alexis said somberly.“I have no intention of allowing anything to happen to my sister.  Just stay safe, Mother.” Adam said.“I plan to.  I love you, darling and kiss Audrina for me.” Alexis said before hanging up.  She then stood up and left the cockpit.   Dex walked up to her.“What was that all about?” Dex asked her.Alexis patted his face before moving past him to Steven and Claudia.“Steven, your tramp ex-wife is conspiring with the rogue government to impersonate Amanda!  Elena told Adam this, so time is of the essence here!”Daniel joined them!“Don’t you ever refer to my daughter in that manner again!” he huffed.Alexis turned to Daniel and favored him with a dazzling smile!“I am sorry, Daniel.  I meant to say your tramp daughter!  And I am warning you, if Sammy Jo does anything to hurt Amanda, I will make sure she is put under a jail and never sees Danny again! Are we clear?”Claudia locked eyes with Dex and Creigh, before serving as a buffer between Daniel and Alexis!“Alexis, we are all victims here.  Amanda lost Prince Michael.  I was lied to about my daughter being dead.  Steven saw Luke die and apparently that was faked in some way to make him believe it was true. And Sammy Jo is just as much a victim here as well.  We don’t know that Matthew didn’t threaten her in some way.  Maybe he even threatened Danny.”Daniel smiled gratefully at Claudia before facing Alexis.“Claudia is right, Alexis.  Let’s just get Luke, Lindsey and King Galen out of here.  I will deal with my daughter.  And I have no intention of allowing her to do something that would put her in prison.” Daniel told her.  “We’d better get going,” Creigh said and nodded towards the ‘costumes’ draped over a nearby sofa.  One was sacred priest clothing.  The other two were nun religious habits.  ***CARRINGTON MANSION-Kirby sat in the sunken in tub the bathroom she and Adam shared.  Her hair was pinned up and her eyes were closed.  She had hoped to relax but her mind was busy, as she tried to parcel out the information she and Adam had learned today.A phone that was kept nearby, rang insistingly.  Kirby opened her eyes and reached for it.“Hello?” she answered.“Kirby? Kirby, darling?”Kirby slowly sat up straight in the tub.  She knew that voice…but she didn’t know it.“Who is this?” Kirby asked carefully.“It’s Jean-Paul.  How are you?” the man known as Camden Danvers asked quietly.  “How did you get this number?  Never mind, don’t call here again.”  Kirby said coolly.“Why? Because ‘Adam’ might not like it?” Camden asked.“I don’t like it! I don’t like you or what you did to me! I’m hanging up!”“Kirby, wait! I have to see you! We must talk!”“About what? I’m married and I have a daughter!”“I know that there have been problems over this Moldavia rumor.  We need to talk.  Face to face.”Kirby didn’t know what in the hell Jean-Paul was trying to say! Why was he calling her about this? Why was he calling her at all?“I don’t want to meet with you and Adam wouldn’t like it!  I doubt your wife would like it either.  You remember your wife, don’t you, Jean-Paul?  The woman you forgot to tell me about while we were engaged?”“My wife died, Kirby. Shortly after you left me.”  Camden told her.To say that Kirby was shocked to hear this, was an understatement.  But it changed nothing.“I’m sorry, Jean-Paul.  But please don’t call me again…”“Kirby, I apologize for being unclear. We need to talk about Adam’s claim to the Moldavian throne.  I have a claim as well, and hope that your husband plans to stay a Carrington.”  Camden told her.Kirby’s mouth dropped open!“What are you talking about? Why would you have a claim to the Moldavian throne?”“My mother was Queen Vivien’s sister.  I have a legitimate claim to everything Adam has.  Now I want to see you…”Kirby hung up on the man she knew as Jean-Paul Cadot, just as Adam entered the bathroom and began undressing!“Who was that?” Adam asked as he removed his shirt and tossed it on top of a nearby hamper.“It was a reporter.” Kirby lied. Adam, who was removing his pants, gave his wife a look of disbelief!“How did a reporter get our home number?!” “Probably Caress,” Kirby continued to lie, “the reporter wanted to know how I felt about Prince Michael’s murder.”“I just bet!” Adam growled as he finished undressing and then joined Kirby in the tub.  But Kirby suddenly got  out as soon as Adam entered, wrapped a towel around herself and stared down at him.“I should check in on Audrina.” Kirby said in a hollow tone before leaving the bathroom.  Adam stared holes in her back as she left him and he sunk down into the tub, trying to make sense of what had just happened.  His eyes focused on the phone.  That had been no reporter on the phone.  Who it was, Adam had every intention of prying out of his wife.</blockquote>

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