[ Seventeen Years Ago ] In the King's large resting area, the royal families and the Princes' teacher, headteacher Ralph were gathered there. The young Princes and the Princess sat on the left hand side, headteacher Ralph sat at the right while the King and his wives sat at the center. The King's second concubine cuddled the little prince, Asher on her lap. Headteacher Ralph was here to give reports about the princes' study to the King. It was more like an annual report whereby the headteacher would give reports on the princes performance for that year whether they did well in their studies or not. On a norms, this annual report was only meant to be heard by the King but today, the King had instructed his children and his wives to be gathered to hear the report. Headteacher Ralph got up from his seat and stood at the center, he bowed at them and began to give report on their performance, he started with the First prince. "The First prince is a really good listener and he always
"Lady Audree, wake up. You do not want to be late on your second day as the Third prince's maidservant." Arin gently tapped May as she tried to wake her up. May opened her eyes and yawned but she frantically got up from the bed the moment she realised she had slept for long that she had totally forgotten about her plan to escape from the house at midnight. Now she would have to work as a maidservant again today. "Why did you sleep for so long?" She questioned herself. "There is no need to blame yourself, just go and take your bath." Arin said as she held May's hand to lead her to the bath pool but May pushed her back and said. "I am not going to that grand castle, let that heartless prince do his worse." She folded her arms as she had decided not to go to the grand castle. She was not going to suffer for a crime she did not commit. "Those people made me wash dirty dishes all day, only heaven knows what they are going to make me do today. No, I will not go to that place, let th
Liam looked at May a.k.a Audree who was trying her best not to raise her head to look at his face. She had just called him a heartless prick and yet she could not even look at his face. He moved even more closer to her but she quickly stepped back to avoid his gaze causing him to let out a loud sigh as he arched his brows in great displeasure. "Are you scared of me?" His deep voice made her raise her head to look at him but she quickly averted her gaze from him. "No." May simply replied then she walked away from where she was as she could not stand his piercing gaze on her. Why was he even staring at her making her uncomfortable? She did not see Liam's lips curved into a smirk the moment she walked away. "You have the nerve to walk away from your Master." Liam spoke as he slowly moved away from his spot. May sighed as she rolled her eyes, this Third prince was really a pain in the neck. "No, i wouldn't dare." May said as she forced a smile. "My boots over there." He pointed
Arin and Lennon watched as May slouched out from the grand castle looking extremely tired. Arin clicked her tongue as she shook her head, they must have really exhausted her Lady. May just waved at them as she entered into the carriage, the two also joined her and their journey back home began. "What did they make you do today? You look really exhausted." Arin asked as she looked at her Lady who had not said a word since she came out from the grand castle. "That heartless. . ." May pressed her lips together to stop herself from cussing at the prince. "The Third prince made me wash his clothes. I have never even washed my own clothes but he made me wash those stupid clothes of his and do you know the worst part of it all? He told me to rewash all the clothes saying that i did not wash them well and those maidservants could not even assist me. They are all wicked, i hate them all!" She whined as she explained everything that the Third prince made her do. She still did not understa
The day had finally gotten darker, night had come for May to execute her grand plan. She carefully put down the blanket she was tucked in and slowly climbed down from the bed creeping out of her chamber so as not to awake Arin who had fallen asleep while watching over her. As she came out from her chamber, she tiptoed to the living chamber walking quietly like a ghost so as not to alert anyone that she was about to run away. And when she successfully came out from the house, she heaved a sigh of relief but quickly went to hide the moment she saw her stepbrother and some guards smoking. Were they not supposed to be asleep by now? She asked herself as she watched them turn their back at her, their backs were now facing her, this was the time for her to run. Slowly and quietly, she crept out from her hiding place making sure that none of them noticed her presence and as she was sure she had gone far away from them, she took to her heels, running as fast as she could to get to Love brid
May let out a loud sigh as she stood at the gate of the grand castle. She was unable to go back to her world last night and now she had no other choice but to continue living as Audree. Why did her life become this way? She turned back and looked at Arin and Lennon who were waving at her and waiting for her to enter into the grand castle. She forced a smile as she waved back at them, she had nowhere to run to so they do not need to keep watching her but she was so sure if she told that to Arin, she would not believe her. Until she finds another way to go back to her world, she would keep acting her role as Audree and that also include withstanding the Third prince's punishments. She let out a low grunt as she thought of the Third prince then she shook her head and entered into the grand castle. As usual, Lauretta was standing in the same spot waiting for her. "Late again." She said when she saw May. "Follow me." She added and started walking. "You don't need to wait for me." May sa
Standing in front of a big building named as the big library, May finally heaved a sigh of relief. Thanks to that young man, she was finally able to get here. She entered the library and she was totally amazed at how large and elegant the library was. No wonder, it was called the big library because it really was big. She glanced at the myriads of books neatly and perfectly arranged on numerous ancient shelves and she could not help but wonder what all those books on the shelves were all about. She moved to a shelf and dropped the heavy load of books on the floor. Geez, her hands were already reddened all thanks to the Third prince. She began to place the books on the shelf even though she was not sure if she was putting them in their rightful places. She still could not stop thinking on why the Third prince had this much books in his resting area, he didn't look like a studious person. She shook her head as she could never understand that man. "The Third prince is just being the jer
May came out from the library carrying the books the Fourth prince had picked for her. She turned back and looked at the Fourth prince standing at the entrance of the library then she flashed a small smile at him before finally taking her leave. Now heading to the Third prince's lounge, she could only sigh knowing that there was another petty errand waiting for her. Can't the Third prince be nice to her? She was not used to being ordered, no, she was the one who gave orders to people but now, she was being ordered and she was seriously exhausted even when she had not even done anything yet. This was really frustrating especially now that she could not go back to her world. She had put all her hope on Love bridge and it failed her. Could there be another bridge in this Kingdom that could be a link to her world? As she kept thinking about the possibilities of being another bridge that could take her back to her world, she failed to see the Seventh prince coming. Asher sighed as he lo
May neatly arranged the food she had just prepared on a tray. Although the rice was slightly burnt but she was still confident in her food. She smiled as she stared at the works of art she had just prepared feeling proud of herself. Was there anything she wasn't good at? Even when she obviously had not prepared a meal before in her entire life, she was still able to prepare this delicious-looking work of art even the maidservants looked really astonished by her hidden cooking skills. She bet the Prince would end up licking the plate at how delicious her food was. She smiled again when she was done admiring her food, she carried the tray and headed to the Third prince's lounge. As May left the kitchen, the maidservants who all had a puzzled look on their faces began to murmur at how Lady Audree had almost burnt down the kitchen because she was cooking a strange food for the prince. On getting to the Third prince's lounge, she saw Hadriel, the Sixth prince peeping through the entran
May laid on her bed exhausted at today's activities. It was not as if she even did any chores today, she was just mentally exhausted. As she laid on her mattress, all the events that occured today flashed through her mind. Starting from when she tried to apologise to the Third prince, to when the Third prince shielded her from an arrow, to when she finally apologised, to the Third prince's chamber when he almost..., to the King's chamber and lastly, the large stable. The fact that all these happened in one day, she flushed when she recalled how they had almost kissed and she flushed even deeply when she remembered the words the Third prince had said to her at the stable. ["If that is the case, then keep taking advantage of me. Keep taking advantage of me until you get tired, Ms. Queen of no mercy. You are the only one allowed to take advantage of me."] "You are the only one allowed to take advantage of me." She smiled as she repeated the last words he said to her. "I'm the only one a
The Third prince stood at the large stable, staring at his favourite horse, Amigo. He had wanted to go for a ride to cool off these emotions he was feeling but now that he was here, he no longer had the will to go riding anymore. "Amigo." He called, stroking his horse. And as he stood there, the memories of what happened earlier replayed in his head. He had always been in control of his emotions, he had never showed anyone how pained, hurt and bruised he was but back there, while he watched her defend him, he just lost it. Those emotions he had always hidden, those emotions he had masked within him had just been unmasked by her. That Lady... how does she always manage to bring out that part in him he had thought was long gone? How does she always manage to bring out that self in him he thought he had buried in his heart? Just how? How could he feel this way because of some mere words she had spoken? Was that how lonely he was? Was that how love deprived he was that it felt like
May hopped excitedly still holding the Third prince's hand. She was happy at how she had successfully prevented him from getting punished. She smiled at how she managed to save him this time but as she turned and looked at the Third prince, her smile faded. Unlike her who was hopping in happiness because she saved him, he had a gloomy look on his face and he seemed lost in thoughts. She let go of his hand and cleared her throat to get his attention. "What is it? You don't look happy." Liam looked at the hand she had just let go missing the warmth of her hand. He never knew her hand was that warm until she stopped holding his hand. He raised his head and stared at the young lady giving him a look filled with concerns. May waved her hands at his face when she still did not get a reply from him. "What are you thinking about?" She asked. Seeing him looking all gloomy was just so unlike him, he was not even flashing those annoying smirk of his. "What's your deal?" He fina
A deafening silence reigned in the chamber as they watched the two persons holding hands and staring into each other's eyes. Princess Ingrid clenched her fist tightly that her knuckles had gone white already. Just staring at her holding Liam's hand irked her so much, how dare she... The King thought of what May had said regarding the Third prince. What the young lady said to him bothered him because he knew she was right. He had always had that mindset that the Third prince could harm his brothers. It was all because of that stupid prophecy, it was because of that prophecy that he had always seen the Third prince as a dangerous child that would one day rebel against his brothers and for that reason, he had treated the Third prince differently and ended up being wary of his own son. When did it get to this extent? The King closed his eyes as he felt ashamed of himself. The words the Roy's oldest daughter said to him struck him hard. He opened his eyes and let out a deep sigh. May
The Third prince entered the King's chamber. He met the Queen, Elora, General Nolan, the Crown prince and the Second prince already at the King's chamber. As he entered, they all looked at him as though they had been waiting for his arrival. Liam bowed at them and stood at the center ready to get scolded by them but before they could begin, the Eunuch announced the presence of Princess Ingrid. "Let her in." The King gave his permission and the Eunuch allowed the Princess into the chamber. She bowed and stood beside her brother, Logan. The King stared intently at the Third prince for a while before he began. "It came to my report that you shot an arrow at your brother, Logan. Is that true?" "Yes." Liam simply answered. The King sighed as he had expected that reply from the Prince. "Why did you do that?" Liam arched a brow a bit taken aback by the King's question. In the past, he wouldn't even care to listen to his own side of the story and just ruthlessly punish him but now, did
Amory came back from hunting, carrying two large squirrels he had caught in the forest. He thought he would see the other princes at the forest but he didn't even come across a single one of them and he wondered where they all went. Some of the Crown prince's guards who saw him rushed to where he was and bowed to him. "Your Royal Highness." "You may rise." He said, handing over the two squirrels to one of the guards. "I see you caught two large squirrels, your royal highness." One the guards said to the Prince. The Crown prince smiled and replied. "Well, i just got lucky today." He then turned to the guard he handed the squirrels to. "Take the squirrels to the kitchen and tell them to prepare a delicious meal for my wife." The guards all smiled knowing how much the Crown prince treasured his wife. "Yes, your royal highness." They bowed and as they turned to leave, the Crown prince called them back. "Hold on, where is the Crown princess?" He asked. "She is at her chamber." One
Amory came back from hunting, carrying two large squirrels he had caught in the forest. He thought he would see the other princes at the forest but he didn't even come across a single one of them and he wondered where they all went. Some of the Crown prince's guards who saw him rushed to where he was and bowed to him. "Your Royal Highness." "You may rise." He said, handing over the two squirrels to one of the guards. "I see you caught two large squirrels, your royal highness." One the guards said to the Prince. The Crown prince smiled and replied. "Well, i just got lucky today." He then turned to the guard he handed the squirrels to. "Take the squirrels to the kitchen and tell them to prepare a delicious meal for my wife." The guards all smiled knowing how much the Crown prince treasured his wife. "Yes, your royal highness." They bowed and as they turned to leave, the Crown prince called them back. "Hold on, where is the Crown princess?" He asked. "She is at her chamber." One
May stood outside the Third prince's chamber waiting for him to come out, he was taking so long just to button his shirt. She sighed as she recalled what happened in the chamber, she was so flustered that she ran out of the chamber. She shook her head. "Let's forget about it." She said to herself, touching her already reddened face. After she had managed to calm down, she looked at the entrance. What on earth was taking him so long? And just as she was about to enter into the chamber, he finally came out already dressed. His hair were slightly wet as though he had just taken a shower. Was he taking a shower all this while she was waiting for him? "Let's go." He said as he walked past her. She trailed behind, none of them saying a word. They both stopped walking when they heard a voice call the Third prince's name. "Liam!" Eugene called as she ran to him and hugged him. Her action left May's mouth opened in surprise. Who on earth was this person that could hug the Third prince t