I stared at her. Wondering why she was asking this all of a sudden.
"It's a secret, because her race is actually rare." Came the reply of Nate and turned to Lady Alice and smiled. "Very rare." He said calmly. In that moment, I found myself admiring Nate for speaking up for me.
Lady Alice beamed at Nate before turning her attention to me. Her eyes sparkled with interest as she asked, "That's amazing."
I felt a hand sneaking at my waist and suddenly, I was pulled towards Nate. I looked up at him and saw him wink. Not the flirtatious wink but more of a 'let me handle this' wink. He returned his gaze back to Lady Alice. "Actually, she's a rare one so she really can't answer that question at the moment. But personally? I think she's charming in her own way regardless of her race." he said and leaned in to whisper at Lady
I saw Fred, who was still dancing with his partner. Our gazes met and, with one hand, he grabbed me and twirled me over to the next person. Fred smiled warmly at me and winked. His dance partner looked confused on why he didn't switch us.But I, on the other hand, remembered our promise. That we would be my last dance for the night. I gave him a smile to let him know that I remembered before I faced my new partner.Well suppose to be a partner. It was Nate, but apparently he was having a conservation with another girl. And he didn't seem happy.It was a girl with long purple hair that shone in the light. I remember from my lesson with Ace that she's Princess Camille. Her silver dress sparkling with different colors as if it were alive. Expensive non-metallic jewelry decorated her from top to toe. I'll say, she's bea
"It’s PRINCE." He corrected me in annoyance.I was only looking at him expectantly and waited for him to offer me his hand. Suddenly, he grabbed my hand and looked at the man next to him and called his attention. When he looked at us, he offered my hand to him. "Wanna switch partners? I'll pay you." he said, even though he knew that he's a duke and he'll have tons of gold in his pocket.I jerked my hand back and frowned at him. "Oh no you won't! Fred already ditched our dance. I will not be exchanged for another dance partner twice in one night!" I took his hand and forced us both to a dance.Well Fred didn't really ditch me to be honest.He raised an eyebrow at me. "Does it look like I care?" He told me.I countered hi
Prince Chace studied Fred for a moment before turning his gaze at me and smirked. His eyes twinkling in amusement as he looked back at Fred who was waiting patiently and bowed. "Of course." He then gave my hand to Fred's outstretched hand. After excusing himself, he left.I looked at Fred. He was also looking at me with a sly grin on his face. I was about to smile back when I remembered what he did to me earlier. I grinned. "You're not gonna ditch me again, are you?"Instead of feeling guilty like I expected him to, he laughed. "Are you still mad about that?"I gave him a plastic smile then. "Why no, Prince Fred. I'm not angry. What makes you say that?" I said sarcastically, making him laugh even more."I only wanted you to keep your promise. I wanted it to be special. O
After the ball, I hadn't got any chance to eat as much as I wanted to as I took off to bed. My body was tired both from keeping the princess act and from running around with Nate to avoid the fairy princess, but despite all that, the ball was fun.As I got out of bed, I decided to take a long and relaxing trip to the bathtub. Then I changed into some comfortable clothes and headed downstairs. Along the way, my stomach kept growling in anticipation for something to eat. I was hungry and if I won't eat anything soon, I'll have a huge fit.That was why, as soon as I caught a whiff of something good and freshly cooked, I didn't waste any time as I made a dash towards the dining area where I found a large picnic basket on top of a table. If I wasn't so hungry I would have wondered and asked why a picnic basket is on the table, but since I was hungry, I dismissed the
We soon arrived at a vast expanse of greenery. The twins set the mat a few feet from a cliff. At first, I was horrified and afraid that we might fall. But when Ren and Dan started to drag me toward the edge, that's when I calmed down. Despite the danger of being near that cliff, the view was to die for. Literally.It was beautiful. I can see a large expanse of trees lining at the bottom. And just ahead of that is a town buzzing with life. I can also see the mountains just ahead of it looking blue from a distance. The breeze here was cool and cold to the skin. But not too cold to make you shiver."Wow." I exhaled as I took it all in."Neat huh? Dan and I found this place during one of our runs at night." Ren stood beside me. His head looked back and he smiled at me. "The place is set now. Come on and let's eat."
My hands trembled as I read the letter. This can't be happening. I must be dreaming or this is some kind of a sick joke, but no it isn't. The letter that I held in my hands is proof.Fred is gone. He left.I bit my lips as they started to tremble. Not because I wanted to cry but because of my mixed feelings.I didn't notice that everyone's attention was on me. I don't want them to see me like this so I smiled. "I guess that's that then," I said. It was stupid to feel anything. After all, what does it matter if I will be leaving soon anyway?"Rose-" Nate started to reach out but I moved away. Dan placed a hand on Nate's shoulder and he shook his head."His choice. Nothing we can do." I shrugged. I started to turn around and mu
The first thing I did was change out of my clothes and take a long bath. Scrubbing out the dirt and sweat on my skin along with the scent of horse from my early adventure with the twins. Earlier this day, it seems like I have the best time of my life with Ren and Dan. Happy and completely oblivious at Fred's departure.How could my day just go down the drain in just a few hours? The world has a funny way of showing you its humor. It sucks.After cleaning, I put on some new and fresh clothes. With a towel in hand, I walked around in my room as I dried my hair. Once it was damp, I settled on taking a brush and combing it through. Untangling the ends.When my hair was completely dry, I laid down on my bed and looked up at the ceiling. What Nate said about Fred becoming the next heir to the kingdom suddenly made me thin
Someone shook me awake. "Rose, wake up. It's time to go." I didn't move. I was still so sleepy that my eyes would not cooperate. "Rose? Come on. We have to go." I mumbled in my sleep and turned away from the voice. Suddenly, I heard footsteps approaching me."Prince Ace, what are you doing?"All of a sudden, I felt a thick material covering me - including my face. When I tried to breathe, I feel like suffocating that I immediately sat up. The fabric fell from my face. I breathed deeply as I awoke and looked up at the person standing in front of me. I saw Ace with his arms crossed as giving me an aggravated look. His midnight blue eyes pierce through me. "Oh you're still alive? For a second there I thought you were dead. I was ready to bury you."I looked at the fabric now on my lap before looking at him. My eyes nar