"Happy belated birthday sweetheart!". Andrei exclaimed behind Anna making her jump.
"What...What's going on Andrei?". She looked around shocked. "It's not my birthday."
"She's celebrated it already". Lucy chimed in, looking confused also.
"I know." He pouted. "I missed it, remember?".
"Ah!!." Both girls nodded in understanding.
"So I want to do it again." Andrei told her.
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A week later"Hey, you okay?". Anna asked Andrei. "You've been quiet." They were seated at the far end in the library where the librarian couldn't get to them in time.Andrei sighed and shook his head. "I don't know.""Want to talk about it?". She asked."Maybe". He muttered."I'm all ears". Anna said giving him her full attention."Have you ever&nb
Andrei stared at his father for a long time trying to process that piece of information. He didn't blink at all making his mother panic."Andrei!". Bianca called. "You okay?". She asked.Andrei blinked and shook his head to clear the fog in his brain. He shifted to the edge of the sofa."I thought I heard you say...I'm going to marry Arielle next weekend?". He questioned. "This new one we're going to take? O
"Anna… your mother told me you've not been eating. Why?". Her father asked.Anna looked up from her book and sat up. "I'm not hungry dad.""Aren't you?". Justin sighed. "I know you're sad that Andrei is getting married to the princess of Havindelle but it's not the end of the world". He told her. "There'll be other guys." He sat on her bed and placed his hand on her leg."I don't wan
"He's leaving?!." Anna's eyes widened after Damien told her what Andrei had planned."Yes...during the party and he'll come to you". Damien said. "Are you ready to elope with him? He's not leaving you behind.""I...I don't know". Anna said. "My parents... they'll be crushed.""You can write them a letter or something". Damien told her. "I don't think Andrei is planning to come back...at least for a few years."
Andrei hoped it was the latter as he watched Arielle bite her lower lip. He didn't even feel the smallest spark for Arielle, not like the explosive one he had for Anna.He couldn't wait to make her his in every way."I love you Andrei." Arielle told him crushing his hope. "I wasn't forced. I liked you when I first saw your picture and I wanted you.""How can you love me&nb
There was chaos everywhere when the royal family realized that Andrei had escaped. The palace grounds was searched, every known place he could go to but there was no sign of Andrei.Bus stations and train stations weren't left out in the search but the people in charge claimed that the prince didn't travel by bus or by train which meant that he left in a car.Mitchell was so livid and so was king Elro
Two weeks later"What are you doing?". Mitchell asked as he walked into the bedroom and found Bianca seated in the middle of the bed Indian style with his laptop on her lap watching that damned video of their son telling them how much he hated them. "Thought your tear ducts will be all dried up by now.""My son hates me." She croaked out as fresh tears streamed down her cheeks. "Do you even know how much that hurts? You go around 
Two years ago...."Hey Damien." Sera said, after he picked the call. "You busy?"."No babe. I'm at the palace. What's up?". Damien replied."Well...I was wondering if you could come keep me company?". Sera asked in a small voice. "I'm lonely.""Okay. I'll be there in twenty minutes." Damien told her."I'm waiting." She sent him a kiss and hung up.Someone tapped Damien on the back and he turned around. It was one of his friends Benedict."Theo's waiting.""Okay. I'll let him know". Damien said and went in search of Andrei. He found Andrei talking to Scott and walked over to them."Time?". Andrei asked."Yeah. I have to leave for Sera's place but I'll take you." Damien told him."Give me five minutes." Andrei rushed off.Damien sent his
A year later"Dearly beloved, we're gathered here today in the sight of God to join this man and this woman in holy matrimony. Not to be entered lightly, holy matrimony should be entered into, solemnly and with reverence and honor." The priest began."Into this holy agreement, these two persons come together to be joined. If any person or people here can show cause as to why these two should not be joined in holy matrimony, speak now or 
Three days later Sera's car slowed to a stop behind the big mango tree when the car she was trailing also stopped in front of a wooden shack in the middle of nowhere on the outskirts of Mercia. She waited until Arielle alighted from the car and walked into the shack before she alighted from her car, shut the door gently and locked it then gently and quietly ran through the trees to the side of the shack very thankf
"What's going on?". Andrei rushed into the house immediately Lucy opened the door for him. "They just won't stop crying." She replied. "We've tried everything we can to make them stop." "Maybe they're hungry." He said walking to the living room where he met Anna's father rocking one of the crying babies in his arms. "I had to call Anne." Justin sighed. "She tried giving them food from the bottle but they
Andrei and Damien walked into Pinetop supermarket and went straight to the counter ignoring the people that were queuing up waiting to pay for their items but fortunately no one said a word about his intrusion because he was the Crown Prince and future King of Mercia."Hello." Andrei greeted the cashier."Your Highness." She curtsied surprised to see him. "How can I help you?"."My fiancee, Anna Lowan ca
Sera was surprised to see Arielle at her front door by 11pm with two big luggages when she opened the door and from the look on Arielle's face, she knew it had gone bad with Andrei."Can I come in?". Arielle asked in a shaky voice. "I didn't know where else to go." She sniffled."Um... Sure." Sera stepped aside to let her in and helped her with her bags then closed the door. "Are you okay?".
Anna heard Andrei talking to her parents outside her bedroom but didn't bother getting up to go and see him already knowing that he'd come looking for her and as if on cue, her bedroom door opened and he walked in dressed in all white; white t-shirt, white denim jacket, white jeans paired with white Nike shoes. He looked like a dangerous angel."Hey babe." He closed the door and walked over to plop down on her bed."Hey."
Andrei walked into his room, closed the door and let out a tired sigh. He rolled his head to release the tension in his neck and sighed again.He'd dropped off Anna and the quads at her parents place, paid Damien a brief visit and came right back home to see his father whom he had a little chat with until his father became tired and had to rest so he stayed a little while with his mother.
"So I hear congratulations are in order." Sera slipped into the seat across from Andrei. Andrei looked up at her from his phone. "Hello Sera." He said. "Hi." She smiled. "You look good." "So do you." He said. "How have you been?". "I should be the one asking you that. Imagine my surprise when I heard that you eloped with saint Anna." She chuckled. "I expected something like that from you
"Your Majesty, the Prince is back!". A guard rushed into the living room to inform Bianca. Bianca closed the magazine she was reading to frown at the guard. "Which Prince?". She asked. "Prince Andrei, Your Highness." The guard replied. "Are you very sure?". Her heart raced in her chest. "Yes...he's very sure.. Mother." Andrei said from behind the guard who bowed and left.