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
I moved to Dan to whisper something to him. "What is this all about?" I asked. Dan looked nervous when he looked at me. I thought for sure that he would shake his head and move away, not answering my question but he didn't, which I was thankful for.Dan leaned down and whispered lowly in my ears. "Nate and his parents...they don't get along well."Don't get along? What does Dan mean? And why?I wanted to ask Dan more but servants came and ushered us away to our rooms. I looked hesitant at Dan, but he nodded at me to go. "What about you guys?" I asked."We'll stay here and talk with them for a while." Ren gestured at Adan and Nate. They were probably gonna talk about something and they don't want me around to hear it. This must be their way of telling me without
I followed Nathaniel upstairs. He was walking too fast as if he wished to leave the place immediately. Well after what had happened I couldn't blame him.His parents were awful. I mean, my parents aren't perfect either but his parents were too much. If they were that kind of people, then they shouldn't have kids in the first place. And I thought that Ace has a nasty personality, but the king and queen of Vertez took that title easily.In their eyes, they see Nate as a good for nothing.Then I saw that Nate went inside one of the rooms. I would assume that it is his room. I paused in front of it. Suddenly there was a scream. It sounded angry, painful even. Then there was a loud crash.I knocked hesitantly. "Nate?" No one answered. "Nate, you there?" I asked and knocked a
**Nathaniel**"You fool!" My father screamed at me before he punched me in the face with a force that sent me to the ground." How dare you break off your engagement! Do you know what that will do to our reputation!?"I grunted and pulled myself up as I faced my father. "I....don't love Camille!!"My father glowered at me. "And yet you love that.....that girl!?" The way he said it was so insulting that I want to grab him by his neck then and there."That girl's name is Kascada, father. And I love her."He narrowed his gaze at me and I could feel that he's going to strike again. "YOU INGRATE!!!" I was ready for the blow that was about to come when Adam stopped him.
Once Nate finished his story, I felt that all of his tension eased up. I was ducking my head and wiping tears from my eyes. I couldn't let him see that I was crying so I pretended to sleep.Nate chuckled and tucked a stray hair behind my ear. "Thank you for being a good listener." He whispered and I felt him carrying me to a bed and covered me with a blanket."Goodnight, princess." He said and suddenly, lights dimmed.I opened one of my eyes and saw Nate heading for the couch and used his cape as a blanket. I suddenly felt bad for taking his bed from him. He needs it more than me.But after his story, I just couldn't say something to him. I mean what would I say? What happened to him wasn't a normal situation in my world. I covered myself with the blanket and thought of
I woke up in the middle of the night. It was our second night sleeping out in the woods ever since we left the kingdom of Vertez and I'm still not getting used to the loud snoring of the twins. Like seriously, can't they sleep peacefully?It's bad enough that they are loud when they are awake and now I can't get any proper sleep!!I sat up and glared at the twins through the fire before looking bitterly at Nate, who doesn't seem to mind the noise and was sleeping peacefully. Well if you count sleeping like a model who was pursing his lips and smiling creepily. I'd say he was having a good dream.I was getting tired from being deprived of my entry to dreamland that I picked up a stick and was thinking of hurling it at the twins when I heard someone cough. I looked to my other side and saw PRINCE Ace sitting on the gr
The ride took about 30 minutes based on my estimation. Although I am not quite sure since it might have taken longer than that. We travelled in silence, or at least everyone except the twins who kept talking about random stuff that I didn't bother to be interested in.The forest was getting thinner and I was starting to see a path that led to a clear landscape."Just a little longer." Said Dan. "We just need to pass this neighborhood."Neighborhood?I looked up ahead to see that there were broken buildings up ahead that looked like it was burned or something. Piles of rubble scattered everywhere and just to my far left is a tall broken down building that looks suspiciously like a castle.I noticed that the prince's e
I reached out and steadied him. "Nate? Nate! What happened?!" I asked worried as I held him close. I placed my ear to his chest and tried to listen to his pulse. It was still steady and strong."I-I-" He broke off."What is it, Nate?" I urged him to continue as I feared for his life. He reeks of blood and I kept thinking where his wounds could be. Nate started to mumble something that I could hear. "What?" I asked. My voice almost broke.I heard him taking in a deep breath. "I said you smell so good. Can't we stay like this forever?"It took me a while to process things, but finally I got to my senses. I kicked him at the groin making him lose his grip on me before I slammed the door to his face and glared at it.That bastard
Honestly, I'm going to kill these twins one day. I thought as we walked towards the dining table with the twins on either side of me. There was a very red hand print on either side of their faces from where I slapped him. As we walked, they kept apologizing to me but I just ignored them."We're sorry, Rose. Promise we won't do it again." Said Ren."Yeah. And if you like, I'll slap my brother for you." Dan offered which earned a glare from his brother.Despite their continued apology, I ignored them even until we reached the dining hall. Once we got there, I greeted the king and queen and apologized for my tardiness. Nate and Ace were already there.The king looked up, took a glance at his son before we laughed. "I suppose my sons did something to deserve it?"