“Maybe not as the king but I can’t say the same about my role as a father…” the king replied with a dismissive way of his hand. Darius followed his father out of the room before they made their way toward the main meeting hall where he knew that the young maid would be waiting for them. …To say that the meeting hall was large would be an understatement. Something like gigantic, absurdly enormous, or something that meant super big would be most suitable. After being led to what was the main building on the palace grounds, I was stunned at how grand and luxurious everything was. Unlike the other palaces that I’ve been to before, this place had a stifling air of formality and business. Madame Cassandra and the man who called himself Callum did the perfect job of giving me a short rundown of the significance of the main building where I now stood and the importance and honor of getting an audience directly with the king. Callum turned out to be one of the king’s senior advisors. Accor
“Please lift your face so that I can see if clearly,” the king instructed in a tone that sounded so soothing that it surprised me. “Yes, Your Majesty,” I replied politely. I bit down on the inside of my lower lip to steel my nerves before I lifted my face. Immediately, I could feel the king’s blue eyes on my face as he stared at me intently. His blue eyes stared closely at my face as if he was appraising its worth and I began sweating more profusely than before as my anxiousness turned slightly into fear. I had no idea why the king had summoned me here or why he wanted to meet with me. “Do you know why you were summoned here today?” the king asked before he smiled at me.Of course, I had absolutely no idea and I didn’t even dare take a guess. My eyes glanced over at Prince Darius although I knew that he wasn’t really in a position to help answer the king’s question for me. “No, Your Majesty,” I replied honestly while trying my best to sound polite. I prayed desperately inside my
The prince’s cold and distant attitude truly disturbed her. It seemed that time alone could not clear the rift that had formed between them. Regina honestly did not think that the prince would remain angry at her for this long. She knew that she should explain everything to him and beg for his forgiveness; however, the prince never gave her the chance to do so. Her eyes wandered to his expressionless face before she let out a soft sigh of depression. Talking to Prince Leonard had never felt this difficult before in her life. “This is the dining room. My father, I mean…the prime minister is waiting inside for us,” Reginal said with a smile.The maids opened the double door that led to the main dining room for them to enter. The prime minister stood up from his seat the moment that he spotted the prince. He bowed to show his respect while Prince Leonard raised his right hand a little to signal for the prime minister to drop the formal greetings. “Please take a seat this way, Prince Le
“Not yet…” Prince Leonard replied curtly. “You should listen to her play. It will definitely help with your stress after a busy day,” the prime minister said confidently. “Yes, please let me help entertain you, Prince Leonard,” Regina drawled sweetly. “I’ll think about it…” the prince replied casually. Lord Baldirius went on and on about the various accomplishments that his daughter had managed to gather under her belt throughout the years. Soon enough, the prime minister’s words had faded into nothing more than background noise to Leonard as his mind started to wander elsewhere. He wondered what Mila was doing right now……**Back at the main meeting hall**My hand clenched tightly together in front of me as I waited anxiously for the king to voice the reward that he had in mind for me. I wasn’t at all excited to learn what it was because I didn’t want anything from the king; however, a strange nagging feeling at the back of my mind told me that the king was about to offer me some
I began wondering what Mila was doing and everything else just sort of faded away. It’s evening now, I wonder if she’d decided on which dress to wear for the evening as instructed by my note. I made sure that many dresses were sent to her room so hopefully, she likes at least one of them. I have to admit that doing something like sending these gifts wasn’t like me at all. However, before I could stop myself, I had already issued the order for the newest trendy clothes to be sent to her room. Mila does look very attractive and cute in her maid uniform; however, it would be a nice change to see her in something else sometimes. After this old man is done with his rambling, I should excuse myself before I die of boredom. Although I understood what Lord Baldirius is trying to do, I had to say that I didn’t appreciate it one bit. Moving his only daughter into the palace with the plan to marry her off to me or one of the princes if that failed in order to benefit his political career and t
Regina’s eyes darted all around as her mind tried to come up with a reason or an excuse for me to stay. I pitied her and the situation that she was in. The fact that we were close had made me go easy on her in many ways just like I had spoiled her in the past as my little sister. However, things have changed, and I wasn’t sure how much longer I could let her play her little games before I needed to shut them all down completely. I was willing to turn a blind eye to things as long as no clear harm was done; however, things have gotten out of hand as of late. “I think…I’m not feeling well…” she murmured softly as her eyes dropped downwards. “What is wrong? Should I call for a doctor?” I asked. “No…I…” she murmured before she hesitated. I had no idea if she was truly sick or if she was just using it as an excuse to make me stay; however, it was always better to be safe rather than sorry. If she was really feeling ill, then she needed to be taken care of. “Regina, how are you feeling
“Do you remember that time when I was sick when we were younger?” she asked, and her voice sounded brighter than before. “When you had a fever and had to miss out on the festival?” I replied with my best guess of what she was referring to. “Yes, that time…” she replied with a smile. If I remembered correctly that day, there was a festival out in the city and Regina really wanted to go. Her father, being the strict man that he is, wouldn’t allow her to go unless she got permission to come along with me and the other princes. After spending almost a week trying to do well in her various lessons, she was finally allowed to come along. However, things didn’t go quite as planned. The night before the festival, Regina got ill from her allergies and had to stay back at the palace. “You were really sad and complained a lot,” I said before I smiled at her. “Do you remember what happened in the end?” she asked as her eyes stared up at my face. “I volunteered to stay back with you so that
Is she trying to tell me that she’s doing this willingly? Why and what for?“Do you care about your father’s political career or your family’s social standing that much? I honestly never thought that you wanted to become the next queen,” I said before I cocked my head slightly to the side and stared down at her face. Regina smiled a bittersweet smile that further confused me. It looked like she was happy but then it looked like she was about to burst out crying at the same time. It was a very strange look that I had never seen on her face before, and it disturbed me. “I don’t…care about any of that. I just…want to be with you, Leo…” Regina said as her voice shook with emotions. This wasn’t the first time that someone had confessed their feelings to me, and I had honestly thought that had gotten used to it. Rejecting women and their feelings had become something easy for me. I could reject them straightforwardly and coldly without feeling any regret. I always told myself that it was