Novels by STANSEO

CHAPTER THIRTEEN: CRESTLAND? WRITER'S POV Stephanie went to queen Ruth's quarters and she met an elderly woman on her way “greetings to you my lady how may I be of help to you” the woman said after she greeted her, slightly blocking her way. “are you queen Ruth's chief maid” she asked the elderly woman she hadn't seen before “yes and I assume you are Stephanie so what are you doing here” she said with an annoyed look on her face “have you come here to leech onto the queen” she fired again and for a minute Stephanie assumed that today was not a good day for her in the palace but she decided not to waste anymore time so that she could leave quickly and avoid her father “I am not here for such thing, I came here to deliver the clothes the queen bought from Mrs Aria” she said nonchalantly “oh you're the delivery girl I see, didn't expect a Duke's daughter to do such cheap work” the woman said with a smirk “I can see you seek trouble but yo

CHAPTER TWELVE: NOT ALL RUMORS ARE TRUE WRITER'S POV The maid bowed to the ladies respectively "lady Alice and lady Stephanie please do not fight" she turned to Stephanie "my lady am sorry for not introducing you to to her, please pardon my mistakes" when Stephanie saw her face she recognized her, she is the one who had shown her the way on her first day of delivering clothes to queen Ruth, the girl was stunned meeting her for the first time maybe because of her hair or her look but she truly admired and respected her unlike others and to think that they always feared that she would curse them made it look funny but she knew why they would think so it was something more than her having a white hair and rising from the dead but she only did that to protect her loved one yet the villagers were blinded by their ignorance that they decided to tag her a witch that kills others mercilessly. "Hope it is fine you do not have to ask for forgiveness you did nothing wrong nor do I mind"

CHAPTER ELEVEN: LADY ALICE WRITERS POV ROYAL PALACE Stephanie woke up the next day feeling refreshed she went to her bathroom to take her bath since Freya usually fill up her bathtub even though father had relieved her of her duties as her personal maid. Once she entered the bathroom she ditched her clothes and walked into the bathtub she had always felt free and relaxed in the water or near a fireplace, after an hour she came out wearing a red coloured dress which was simple but beautiful and walked to her mother's room which was a few rooms away from hers she saw that her mother was still asleep she decided not to bother her as she was ill, she left for Mrs Aria's shop and on her way she told Lydia where she was going to so that she could relay her whereabouts to her mother. She walked into the shop and she saw Mrs Aria siting on the chair with furrowed brows as she stared at the heap of clothes before her and the glass chest beside it, she looked up to see Stephanie “Anie th

CHAPTER TEN : MY MATE WRITER'S POV she knew the king was heading there and she decided to join him and chat as well so that she would remind him of her presence yet she didn't expect them to be kissing so intensely she knew it would surely lead to another thing but she felt happy knowing the king would be visiting and she would make sure to lay with him since it's very rare for him to touch her all these years and even if he does he would avoid getting her pregnant, it was only because he was drunk on their wedding night did she get pregnant, yet she was informed on how he sleeps in queen Lucy's quarters most of the night or he would invite her over. LUCY'S QUARTER Rodriguez sighed "what a drama queen she is" he said, "sure but you love her that way" Lucy said earning a glare from him and Lucy clamped her lips together looking away trying to hide her smiles which would have been a laughter Rodriguez stumped his feet “what is funny woman” he said with a frown on his face “h

CHAPTER NINE: LOVESTRUCK TEENAGERS I will be coming over to your Kingdom to fight off the witches we can as well get to know each other I will have to take my leave now Lucy” I said not wanting to tarnish her image as we had stayed long in the garden and I can see a servant hiding behind the pillars at the end of the other hall muttering to himself as he couldn't hear what we were discussing nor see us clearly. “I will be waiting, bye riguez” she said with a small smile on her face and she returned to admiring the stars while I walked away. PRESENT TIME He smiled as he reminisced the past, he smiled widely again only to realize he was before her and not saying a word “I umm um how are you doing Lucy dear” he asked feeling embarrassed, he knows for sure Lucy would tease him “your majesty seems like you are in a good mood today or much better than that which made you come to my chamber smiling like a lovestruck teenager, what makes you so lost and happy I will like to experience that

CHAPTER EIGHT: LUCY WRITER'S POV King Rodriguez walked out of the hall with only one thought in his mind as he walked to the side of the palace where he loved to stay, to meet his queen Lucy. He had always wondered why she was always calm and collected more than the other queens and ladies he had met as well, she never bothered to engage in an argument with any of the queens who would eagerly do so anytime, the other queens where a headache, and yet he loved how she shows them their place when necessary. She is calm and calculative and kind but not naive. He could only smile as he remembered their first meeting, she wasn't a spoiled princess at all nor was she loose. Other ladies that were present at that ball drooled at him and some shamelessly threw themselves at him but she was unaffected by his looks even as she complimented him she still acted maturely even though she was 20 then yet she acts wisely up till now, she is his and specially made for him alone. EIGHTEEN YE

CHAPTER NINE:BITTER ANNLucy called out his name, it wasn't him but Ann, she scoffed “Lily don't tell me you've started seeing a man within a day of entering the palace, well what can I say I have always known you have some secrets but being a slut? Tsk tsk” she said clicking her tongue, Lucy felt the urge to slap her, she wasn't the type that was violent but she never appreciated being insulted, holding back the anger which cursed through her veins as she breathed in and out. It wouldn't be good if she ruined her plans tonight because of her, ignoring Ann's remarks she left the door open and continued what she was doing but the former wasn't satisfied “who is the young naive man with no taste that would want to be with you Hmn? Oh maybe he is a guard no wonder you passed the test, you were literally sleeping with him right?” she asked then gasped faking a shocking look, Lucy had heard enough. She turned around and before Ann could laugh at her she heard a deafening slap as it resonat

CHAPTER EIGHT: UPCOMING BANQUET Lucy's eyes lit up wanting to know more.The third maid relaxed seeing the hallway was empty “I saw a huge wolf there and I didn't see the guard, scared I ran away to avoid being eaten by the wolf” she narrated and the others shook frightened “I think the new king and his soldiers are mysterious and if we desire to stay in this palace with our head still on our neck we have to be careful and not to step on their toes” the first maid said and the others nodded, they scurried away.Lucy grasped her mind taking in the information she had received from the maids, she remembered when she overheard her dad talking about some wolves with someone she couldn't see as she was trying to sneak away when she saw him.Lucy gently left the pillar she was stopped by a red haired guard “Lily the King seeks your presence” he said and Lucy's heart skipped, the guard's face was rigid scaring, she didn't know if the King had found out who she is, swallowing she followed h

CHAPTER SEVEN: KAEL “The king's tea” she said calmly and he smiled, he walked beside her, their movement slow, Lucy would subconsciously glance at him, he was much taller than her, her head could only reach his shoulder. “Do you have a question dear lily” he asked as his golden eyes caught her hazel eyes which had sneakingly glanced at him, she blushed. She had to lie immediately “I was thinking if I had seen you before” she blurted out and the man narrowed his gaze. “Really, but why do I think it's more than that” he taunted, looking at him she paused, she didn't know what to say or she was lost in those golden eyes. “You see, you can't deny it” he whispered right beside her ear making her shiver, he leaned back flicking her head lightly, she scowled “I have to go now dear Lily” he said before he could leave Lucy called him back “can you tell me your name sir” she asked and the man raised a brow he paused his lips as if unsure about him telling her his name “call me Kael” he s

CHAPTER SIX: A NEW DAY AT THE PALACE Searching, her eyes wandered till they landed on a masculine tall man who stood out amongst the other soldiers he took regal strides as he walked to a seat one like a throne at the other end of the hall. He wore a black royal robe, his face was masked, there was something off about his silver coloured mask; she couldn't see her eyes, one thing she needed for confirmation. One thing was certain this man before him screamed danger whereas she was comfortable with the stranger. Sighing she silenced her thoughts. The head maid was there with them as well. She brought out a scroll she had seen her holding earlier and guessed it contained the names of the new maids. After a while she heard her name “Lily, step out” she said coldly and Lucy walked out immediately feeling the king's eyes on her as she couldn't see his eyes she held herself from glaring at him. “Present” she said just like the others. “You will be assigned the duty of making the

CHAPTER FIVE: FAMILIAR VOICELying down on the wooden bed she relaxed, for a royal it would have been hard to cope but she had always mingled with commoners.Closing her eyes her mind drifted back to those golden eyes, she shivered hearing a heavy thump she sat up searching for who it was only to realize it was her heart she face smacked herself, she wasn't the type to fall for someone easily she had met lots of handsome men but none was like him it wasn't about his looks she just couldn't tell what it was that made her feel attracted to him.After an hour of struggles she finally slept off as she curled into a ball on the bed with a duvet draped over her body.Lucy felt a tap on her shoulder she whined snuggling closer to her pillow a smile on her face as she dreamt of her mother but the tap became numerous she grunted and slowly open her eyes “Helene stop disturbing me please” she said immediately as she rubbed her eyes “Lily it's me Catherine not Helene” Catherine said helping her

CHAPTER FOUR: THE KING'S QUARTERS 2 Lucy decided to go inside since she was caught already, walking in her breath hitched as she stared at the person before her, he sat down lazily on the bed his long raven black hair a bit disheveled as he stared at her with his golden coloured eyes, Lucy gulped. “Oh so you're the one looking for the king's quarters” he asked and she nodded after a while waking herself up “good day sir, please can you tell me where it is” she asked composing herself, he smiled leaving her breathless once more, she had never felt this way before she cautioned herself mentally she was here for revenge not to fall for a stranger. “Hmn, Lily you have to go the room by the left at the end of the hallway” he said, Lucy was stunned at how beautiful her name was as they rolled of his tongue, biting her lips, looking up she saw those golden eyes on her once more she sighed inwardly, today wasn't a good day for her. “Thank you sir, I shall take my leave then, I apologize f