They stayed tangled up in each other's embrace for a little longer before Bryce finally pushed himself off of the bed. She whined quietly as his weight left her, causing him to chuckle lightly."I guess I'll let you get changed then." He said before heading over to his closet.Serena watched as he picked through his clothes before pulling out a black suit. Once he had grabbed it, he headed back over towards her, handing it to her. She took it from him, wrapping her arms around his waist as she held onto the garment, burying her face into his neck, inhaling his scent."Will we have to wear these for everyday?" She laughed slightly at the thought of wearing a tux all day."No. You can wear whatever you want." He responded, running his hand through her curls. "It doesn't matter what you wear.""Alright." She agreed happily."I'm gonna change then. Don't go anywhere.""I won't." He assured her as he pulled his hand away from her and went over to his wardrobe. He opened the doors and beg
Sergio was ride his horse back to their castle with one hand on the wheel and the other rubbing soothing circles into Serena's thigh. Her eyes were closed but he could tell that she was half awake, half asleep just by watching the way her chest moved up and down as she breathed.He was relieved that the journey had been short, so that he wouldn't have had to carry her around everywhere. It had taken him quite some time to persuade her to come with him but eventually she had conceded and he was able to take her home safely. After they had parted ways, Serena had gone straight to her room, claiming that she wanted to rest after everything that had happened, not wanting to meet Sergio again until tomorrow. So it had taken her the entire night to fall asleep despite how tired she had been when she came home earlier that evening. At least she had managed to sleep in this time. This was the first time that she had actually slept peacefully in weeks.She had woken up several times througho
Serena nodded her head in reply, smiling sadly as she glanced back towards the pool, her mind drifting away from their conversation. Her mother pulled her closer and kissed the top of her head before returning her attention to the screen. For the first time in a long time, Serena allowed herself to relax completely, her worries fading away completely.It had already been almost four hours since Sergio had dropped Serena off at home, and the car was already starting to feel cramped due to how tightly packed the two seats were together. He let out a sigh as he turned on his blinker, glancing sideways at his passenger as he waited for the traffic light to change. Serena hadn't said anything the entire time that had driven back home, apart from asking him multiple questions that she had had stored in her mind ever since she had gotten home. Questions like why was Sergio suddenly coming to see her?' Or 'why was he going to be staying with her forever?. He didn't respond to either of th
"Not unless you want me to move into your flat. We can rent a house, we can buy our own house if you want, we can do whatever we want." He replied honestly. "No questions asked. You're free to go wherever you want. Your father will support you. My parents will support you. It doesn't matter. Just say the word."He watched as she shook her head slowly, biting her lip slightly as she gazed at him."No." She whispered, shaking her head slightly. "Please stay."Her plea caught him by surprise as she looked straight at him with pleading eyes. He hesitated, he was surprised at her request, but then he remembered how she had cried that night, remembering how broken she sounded as she begged him to stay. He sighed heavily before leaning forward and pressing his lips against hers softly, placing his hand on her cheek as she wrapped her arms around his waist and leaned into the kiss, pulling him closer to her body as he deepened the kiss. He pulled away reluctantly, his hands resting on her
Whatever it was, Serena felt the same way too. For a split second, she wished that they were back to normal too. That was the thing that she had realised the most throughout all these years that she had spent being miserable. They weren't normal anymore. Their situation might no longer be normal, but that didn't change anything. Things between them weren't perfect, but it didn't mean that they couldn't still try to make each other happy. After all, she still loved him. No matter how messed up things had become between them since they last spoke to each other, she still loved him.The moment she woke up this morning, she had immediately sensed that something had changed between them, she had noticed the lack of passion. She had noticed his silence and the distance he had kept, she had noticed that he seemed nervous, that he avoided looking directly at her when he spoke. And she had seen the disappointment in his eyes. She could tell that he regretted what had happened between them
She turned her head and stared at him blankly for a moment before she spoke again. '"Are you sure you don't want to talk this over with Sergio before making any decisions about this new life we've started together?""I can't do that. You need to decide for yourself. It doesn't matter what I say, you wont listen to me anyway.""Why do you think that?""Because I know you!" He exclaimed angrily."I know you very well." She countered stubbornly."No you don't! You never understood me. You never even tried. You just pretended to, like everyone else does." He yelled bitterly, suddenly becoming angry. "Everyone loves me, and that means that they're gonna love you too. It means that they will see how perfect you are and love you unconditionally, but that's not the way things are supposed to work. I'm sorry that you chose to believe them over me, but its too late. You chose them over me."Her eyes widened slightly at his harsh words. Did he think she had chosen them over him? Maybe she had,
Every time she would find himself smiling at her, every time he smiled at her, she would feel sad. She couldn't help but feel guilty whenever she saw that he was happy, and everytime she saw him happy, she felt as if her world was turning upside down. She couldn't help but notice that she began to hate herself more and more each second that she was with him. She hated herself for being able to forget about the pain she had suffered during those three months without him. She hated herself for allowing him to become her first priority. It hurt. It hurt so much. It hurt to think that she had been willing to break up with him for some other guy who clearly did not love her back. It hurt to think that she had fallen for him. It hurt so much. She hated that she was so blind, so stupid. She had wanted to see what was right in front of her, but instead, she had gotten hurt. Now she knew that he had done it because he cared about her, because she meant so much to him, but deep down, she wa
"Why would I stay?""Because I want you to." He responded simply."No. I'll go if you insist on it. I'll go. But only for a few hours. I can't stay long enough to make you happy. I can't be happy." She stated, wiping away a tear."Then why did you come?""Because I thought that you were going to die and that I needed to make sure you survived.""And you came alone?""Of course." She scoffed."Did you know that there are millions of women in the world who wouldn't come here? Thousands of women who would rather spend their days in England.""I didn't need to be told." She said coldly, trying to avoid the question."You didn't need to be told?""If that's how it must have seemed like to you, then you must have known it was dangerous. You must have realised that you were putting yourself at risk by coming here.""What danger?" He asked angrily."The risk of getting caught." She whispered. "Don't you realise what happens when they see you with me? Don't you realise that they will take adva
"It sounds like your husband was really great." He remarked. She nodded slowly, not saying anything in response.Julian knew that she probably needed to process what happened before she could continue talking to him about it. He waited patiently.After a few moments, she took a deep breath and lifted her head."Do you remember when I said that my mother passed away a year ago? Well, it wasn't actually a death. It was a suicide." She revealed quietly. "We had just moved here after that." Julian nodded. He remembered the day perfectly. He had taken her to visit her mother and she had shown them around the house. They had visited the cemetery and Serena had talked about her mother for the entire time.She seemed happy. It was obvious how fond of her mother she was. Julian smiled slightly at the memory."Well, she did it. I think that my father may have been responsible. After he found out, he got violent. And he didn't take it well when she killed herself." Serena explained. She shrugg
The sound of soft footsteps alerted Julian to the presence of another person entering the room. He turned around and gave his visitor a weak smile."Hi" He whispered. She returned the gesture with a soft smile of her own."How are you?" She asked concerned, moving to sit down next to him. He glanced at her briefly and shrugged."I'm alright. Tired. I think I caught a cold. I feel pretty gross, too. My throat is hurting." He answered honestly. She chuckled."That happens sometimes when you get sick. Have you eaten anything?" She asked him. He shook his head. "I can cook you something.""No, no. I can eat when I have the chance." He protested."You shouldn't. It can cause more harm than good." She told him. He sighed quietly."I know. But I'll eat anyway. If it means that I won't starve to death, I'll eat." He insisted. She laughed again."Okay" She agreed after a beat.Silence fell between them as they both stared blankly at the wall opposite of them. After a few minutes of silence, h
"I see…" She paused for a moment before she spoke again. "Can I ask you something though?" She inquired. Julian nodded absentmindedly. "What happened?" "Why did you have that conversation with her?""Because…” He started explaining vaguely. “Because…" He trailed off as he tried to find the words to explain to her. It was true that he didn't want to burden her with anything concerning his relationship with Serena. However, he knew that he couldn't hide things from his family forever. If he did, then eventually they would discover that something was wrong with him. He sighed heavily as he ran his hands through his hair in frustration."Dad, can you give me a minute? I'll be right back" He whispered. Without waiting for his father to respond, he ended the call and went back inside the room. He stood behind the couch for a few moments as he listened to the soft sound of Serena's breathing. He could barely make out any sounds from the living room.He approached the sleeping girl slowl
“Yeah, I’m fine. Don’t worry.” She smiled reassuringly, hoping that her boyfriend would believe her. Julian smiled back at her.“Alright then” He said in response. He leaned forward and pressed another tender kiss onto her lips. A few seconds later he released his fiancée from his embrace and turned to open the horse carriage. Before leaving the parking lot he glanced at his wife once more. “Stay inside, all right? No wandering around alone.” He added.“Sure. Don’t worry.”“I don’t care if you stay inside the whole time, I will still worry.”“Okay” She laughed and waved at him as he drove away. She waited until he disappeared from view before returning to sit down on the sofa once again. She was silent for several minutes, pondering what he had told her before. As she sat there and stared ahead at nothing particular, she suddenly felt like she was suffocating.She took in a deep breath and closed her eyes for a second. When she opened them again, she found herself sitting there sta
He smiled gently and leaned forward and placed a soft kiss on his fiancée's forehead. She chuckled quietly and moved her hands to hold the back of his head. They stayed like that for a few moments before Julian pulled away."I need to go check on something." He announced getting up from the couch.Serena watched curiously as her husband headed towards the kitchen. She tilted her head to the side and crossed her arms in front of her chest."Do you think that he might be cheating on me?" Serena whispered to herself.Suddenly the sound of footsteps caught her attention. She looked behind her and spotted Julian leaning against the door frame watching her."Hm?" She hummed. He shrugged his shoulders."Nothing. I guess you should come with me." Julian told her as he gestured towards the hallway."Where are we going? And why?" Serena asked."I'm checking if my mother and father are home and if they have any guests." Julian answered as he walked toward the closet to retrieve his jacket and t
After another minute or two he started moving his hand slowly. He caressed her side slowly, enjoying the feeling of his thumb brushing against her tender skin. He pressed a gentle kiss to her inner thigh and started teasing her.“Please….please don’t….stop” Serena begged breathlessly, her eyes still closed. The prince smirked and continued to stroke her thigh slowly. He reached the peak again, but hesitated. Just as he was about to push inside her and make her come, there was a knock on the door.Serena froze and tensed in his lap.“Are you expecting anyone?” Julian asked calmly as he continued to stroke her inner thigh slowly. The princess shook her head no and slowly slid off of his lap.“No, it can’t be my parents. They aren’t home yet." She muttered worriedly. Julian furrowed his eyebrows. Something doesn’t seem right. He looked over to his wife and noticed that she was staring intently at the door. There was fear evident in her blue orbs. What could it possibly be.“Go answer t
“I love you so much Serena.” Julian said placing a few quick pecks on the girl’s lips. He heard some gasps around him and saw that everyone else were looking at him weirdly. He frowned and pulled away from the girl. “We have to pay for these groceries so let’s hurry up okay?” He said before grabbing the shopping basket from her hands.A few minutes later they were leaving the grocery store and Julian couldn’t hold back the huge grin on his face. This is definitely the best day of his life and he wouldn’t change any minute of it. He finally proposed to his beautiful queen and got a yes from her."I am so happy." He thought happily.He looked over to Serena who was walking next to him and noticed that she was also smiling like a fool. As soon as they got in the carriage, he reached out and held her hand. "So many things happened yesterday. Our parents came, I proposed to her, she said yes, she said yes to marrying me and I kissed her." Julian laughed and squeezed the princess’s hand
“You look cute today.” His girlfriend said while looking at the prince who is smiling at himself while wearing his blue coat and holding his hand. “How can I look cute when you are wearing the prettiest thing on earth?” His boyfriend said kissing the redhead’s hand.“You are lucky I love you then.” Serena chuckled taking the boy’s hand and heading towards the exit of the park, the prince couldn’t stop smiling.They arrived at the ice rink where they usually meet each other. Their friends is there already waiting for them and they went to the ice skating rink together. This is where Serena found her boyfriend. He was wearing a red robe with scarf wrapped tightly around his neck, gloves and long coat. The boy was smiling brightly like a mad man while trying to keep his balance on the slippery ice, he looked adorable."Do you like it?" Asked Julian while looking at her. The princess was busy admiring her boyfriend, her heart was beating rapidly inside her chest and she felt herself blu
Suddenly, the dragon let out a deafening roar. It echoed throughout the entire pier and caused many people to yelp in pain and fright. Several people started crying and clutching onto their friends' arms tightly as if they would fall apart at any moment. Serena couldn't take her eyes of the terrifying beast which was now standing proudly right before them, roaring and snorting menacingly. It was impossible to tell how many people were trapped inside those gigantic jaws, as the darkness prevented them from seeing. But judging by the loud growls coming from the creature, they must've been close to death.After a few seconds the roaring sound gradually decreased until it eventually disappeared, leaving behind an eerie silence. The crowd was dead silent. Everyone remained motionless, except for the tears streaming down their cheeks and the shudders that wracked their bodies. No one made a peep or uttered a single word. Everyone was glued to the horrifying creature in front of them, a