The couple had just finished their dinner when the waitress served them drinks. Jake stashed some dollars under the bill, leaving a huge tip to go with it. He looked at Dohana with expectancy.
Perceiving Jake's stare, Dohana shrugged, "what?"
"Sweetheart, I think it's time you tell me what's happening. Who are those men in those ships and why did we have to get away?"
Dohana sighed and glanced around, "Jake, I'm not who you think I am. My identity is rather…"
"Ah! I knew it," Jake sighed leaning back on his chair. "You are not as simple as we thought. I mean how could you afford to start up such a big company."
Jake wiped his excited smile with a frown, "then who are you?"
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A Buggati parked by the airport gate and two figures got off and rushed in while holding hands. The male had long black hair, a huge moustache that covered the whole face and had a black rope on. The woman wore long blond hair, with heavy pink make up and she looked very pretty. As they walked, they had a subtle conversation. "Dohana, this diguise is so good, I don't think they will be able to spot us." Dohana giggled. "Credits to your driver, he knew exactly where to get these disguises. And now the plane leaves in fifteen minutes, that's enough time to sneak in and leave undetected." "Yeah," Jake cried, "I don't know about leaving here without my clothes and all-" "Jake, your bag must still be at the baggage area, let's go-"
A private plane was speeding on a run way of a private property that belonged to a prominent billionaire. As it lifted off, a couple stared at each other with excitement. "We're finally off to Andorra." "What did I say?" Jake said with a smile, his eyes piercing through Dohana's, making her blush. "Well, how was I supposed to know that Mr Larson is so well connected?" "Mr Larson?" Jake kept the grin, as his eyes sparkled looking at the beauty that sat beside him. Dohana was blushing, causing Jake to continue. "Does that mean I've finally pulled my end of my bargain and delivered? Well, since now you're referring to me as Mr Larson?" "Well," Dohana turned to look at him, her
The Queen Mother and the various cousins of Dohana stared at her in utter astonishment. Their mouths gaping on the breakfast table. For over a minute, the table was quiet. 'What?' Jake was dumbfounded, 'a King? Did I hear that right?' Jake glanced at Dohana. 'Is something wrong with her? How can she casually say if I'm married to her I'll become the King? What's going on here?' The Queen Mother shook her head before she began a short cackle. When she stopped, she gave Dohana a gloomy stare and giggled. "Dohana, you're really full of humour, when did you learn to make lame jokes?" With a straight face, Dohana quickly answered her back, "it's not a joke, Mother. Since you want to marry me off to a wicked Prince, I decided to run away from home and find myself the
"Let me get this right, did Princess Dohana really fell in love with that idiot?" Terah asked, staring at his cousins. "Cousin, Terah, really now? Do you actually believe that? Isn't it obvious that the Princess found an actor, and paid him to come here and act like her lover," Dorah added scornfully. "For an actor, he's pretty lousy, couldn't even man up and tell us who he is," Sirah said giggling. Mirriam sneered and said, "my sister wouldn't do such a thing." "Oh, yeah? Then where did she get the pretty boy, then?" "Yes, he's pretty terrible…" Terah couldn't finish his sentence, seeing Dohana and the man coming back to the table. "He came back!" Dorah said laughing. "Well, James...what did you say your name was again? Nevermind, are you here to tell us who you are?" Jake smiled as he and Dohana sat down. "My name is Jake Larson, a Billionare business man from the city of LA. I own a chain of supermarkets and run a few branches of my marketing company, blue sky Marketing. I
"He's got guts, I'll give him that." "Shut up!" Terah erupted, with a bitter smile on his face, he continued, "he's a fool for going down there, they won't hear him out, much less leave those gates." Realising what a perfect plan their cousin had come up with to humiliate the Princess' lover, Sirah winked at Terah and Dorah amused. "Not only that, they will be so enraged that they will break the palace gate and beat him to death." "Sirah, stop it," Dohana said while keeping her complicated eyes on Jake. 'Why is he so courageous to do this? Can he really do it?' Next thing Dohana felt someone grab her hand, she looked down and it was her sister. Mirriam gave Dohana a reassuring smile of comfort. As Jake approached the crowd, he lifted both his hands into the air as a sign of surrender. The people had seen him coming down and some had stopped to watch him. "Who is this person?" "Not even dressed as a Prince. What does he want?" "For almost a month we have been stationed here,
"She's so beautiful."Many who had settled back down stood up to watch, pushing towards the gate. Their claws clenching through the fence as their eyes gleamed with excitement and astonishment.When the Princess reached Jake, she lifted her hand to meet his. Jake took her hand and kissed it before he gently brought her over towards him.Turning towards the crowd, Jake said, "this friend, I hope you have seen it yourself. This is Princess Dohana, the future Queen of Andorra standing next to the Future King."Soon, the people bowed their heads, kneeling. "We have seen your majesty."Jake smiled as he held Dohana affectionately. "Alright, say no more. Go! Tell the people the good news."
"Did you just say her Fiance'?" Sirah asked dumbfounded. Only then did Pete realise his mistake, he mumbled before saying, "no, that's not what I meant, I meant her man." Everyone shared looks in astonishment. 'What is the true relationship between these two?' "That doesn't really matter," Terah said with a smile, "the situation is dire quite immediately, we cannot afford to slack. If her Majesty is willing, let the young Hero, Jake take on this task. Well, that's if the Princess Dohana still chooses him over the Prince of Paris." Damnit! Hearing this, Jake didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Starring daggers into Terah, who returned a cunning smile. How ruthless was this kid? Sending me to face an enemy I know nothing about.
A group of men on horses were approaching a huge camp of soldiers set up on barren land close to a hills-hide. Leading the group of men were two men, clad in the kingdom's soldier outfits. They looked pale, their journey had taken half a day and both men were exhausted.As the two approached, a man had spotted them from a distance and stood to take a good look. He squinted his eyes, glabeller lines showing on his hairy face. Behind him, a few soldiers stood neatly."Your Majesty has returned," the man said nonchalantly."General, Erick Vohn," Pete got off the horse, throwing back the reigns, "the message has been delivered as instructed.""Good, I have since stabilised things over here, but who is this fella?" Erick sneered as he glanced at Jake.
The bullet flew through the air. While Aishantha looked on at the gun quivering helplessly, a diving figure leaped across her and fell to the ground.What?Everyone's head was buzzing, did the Queen Mother really pull the trigger?Aishantha subconsciously probed her body for gunshot wounds. And when she found none, she instantly glanced at the figure lying on the floor. Her mind was boggled.It was Jake. Blood was stained all over his suit and his white t-shirt was red."No, Jake!" Princess Dohana cried, dropping to her knees and puzzled, not knowing how to help Jake at all. "Why did you do that, why?"With his eyes closed as if he was dead, Jake didn't respond.Everyone else stood there, stunned."Oh, you want to be a hero, right?" The Queen Mother said, chuckling before raising the gun towards Aishantha again. Prince Dominic quickly stepped over and blocked Aishantha completely."You...you have dissapointed me Dominic. Did you forget the plan so suddenly? You were supposed to marry
Feeling the cold blade on his neck, Prince Dominic was furious. How could he have let his guard down. As the renown Prince of Paris, and having trained on the art of combat since he was a child, how could he accept defeat by an amateur. 'Obviously this kid is no experienced fighter, and to be cheated and be outdone by him is just embarrassing. But I'm a Prince, I can't lose.' "I said, say your last words pal!" Jake yelled. Prince Dominic thought of countermeasures quickly. "Who said I've lost," after he spoke, the Prince used his left hand to squeeze Jake's injured shoulder. The Prince had thought about it. He'd hurt Jake where he previously stabbed him and then use this momentum to turn the tables. After using all his strength to squeeze and jab the injured shoulder, Jake merely glanced at his hand. Seeing Jake's smirk, Prince Dominic was astonished. Why is he not hurting? Seeing his puzzled face, Jake leaned back and used his right hand to reveal the wounded area. What?
Pin drop silence followed as all eyes gathered around the man who had just crashed into the wedding hall. Everyone couldn't help but gasp at the sight and the aura that pervaded him. He wore a stylish black suit, with a red tie; the black shades he had on gave him a mysterious demeaner. With his hands jammed into his side pockets, looking extremely relaxed, he smiled as he glanced at the audience. The Queen Mother was staring at him in total bewilderment. She couldn't figure it out. She had done her utmost best to ensure he would never be able to enter the palace, let alone the wedding venue. How did he pass through the thousands of royal soldiers defending the royal palace?"Jake!"Princess Dohana couldn't believe her eyes. She shuddered at the site of him, staggering back.'Finally, my Prince charming didn't let me down. He came to save me. He is really here. Am I dreaming? That means I don't have to marry Dominic, I don't.'As a thousand thoughts ran through Princess Dohana's mind
The atmosphere became tense in a second. Erick Vohn drew out his sword, showing a sneer as he directed his sword towards the Resistance army."How dare you try to deceive us? Do you know who I am?"Mr Heart returned a mocking smirk, "You're the general of a mutilated army.""Shut up! the general shouted, "soldiers, attack!"The royal soldiers roared and charged together simultaneously."Resistance, buckle up and get ready to defend, walls of steel!" As soon as the words resonated through the air, the Resistance formed a straight wall. One soldier had his knee to the ground, the other stood behind him blocking the abdomen, their shields both blocking the opponent. Behind them, the soldiers pushed them hard to resist.When the oncoming traffic of royal soldiers clashed against the wall, they bounced off and stabilised their feet before rushing back. After several attempts, the soldiers began to wonder what was up about the wall? How could their opponents be so strong. Seeing this scen
As the sun rose in the east, Princess Dohana opened her eyes and she couldn't help sighing with emotions. Today was her wedding day but she was sad. She had always imagined her wedding day would be the happiest day of her life. But instead, it promised to become a dreadful day.Soon Princess Dohana picked herself up and prepared to head over to the bathroom to wash up but to her surprise, a man was sitting on a chair looking at her attentively."Prince Dominic!"The Prince smiled and said, "you look even more beautiful when you're sleeping so peacefully."Feeling intruded, Princess Dohana stepped back instinctively and said, "what are you doing here? Don't you know the groom is not supposed to see the bride on the morning of the wedding?"The smile on the Prince's face was quickly replaced by a lazy sneer. "Oh please, cut the crap. It's not like you really want to get married to me."Princess Dohana looked down as she saw his gloomy face.Seeing her so docile, Prince Dominic stood up
The atmosphere in the hall changed, one could cut the air between the Queen Mother and Princess Dohana with a blunt knife. The silence that reigned, if you dropped a pin, it could be heard clearly. Between the royal family, it was Dorah who recovered first. Her sharp eyes stared down the Princess and she couldn't hide her disgust. "You...Dohana, how could you be this stupid? What marriage are you talking about?" Sirah also added, furrowing her brows, "do you mean you're married officially? Like legally?" The Queen Mother cackled out of nowhere. The voice was so loud that it echoed throughout the hall as everyone looked at each other in dismay. "Child, don't tell me you got drunk and had an accidental wedding." The Queen Mother continued to laugh. "No. Your majesty, it was a sober day when I got married." "Shut up!" Dorah scolded angrily. 'How shameless can this woman be?' "You shut up, okay!" Dohana retorted, pointing her fore-finger across the lot. "I don't need any of your
At the royal palace, the pre-wedding festivities were still thriving at midnight. Earlier that evening, the Queen Mother had even set up a celebration banquet for the wedding. Everyone had been drinking all night and this time, most of them were drunk. The Prince of Paris, Dominic, kept the crowd alive with his humourous stories. The crowd kept bellowing with laughter. "Imagine, without a penny to his name. A nobody still wants to marry the Princess?" A roar of laughter followed. Raising his voice, Prince Dominic continued. "Huh, trying to wrestle the Prince for his bride? That's like a lightweight trying to wrestle a heavyweight. He has his eyes on the throne? We might as well hand over the kingdom to a peasant." More cachination ensued. Suddenly, the door to the Banquet hall banged open and general Bengy Dowson strode in with a panic. The sudden sound attracted everyone in the hall as they turned to stare. Seeing the serious face of the general, the hall went so silent you cou
All the soldiers glared at the man in disbelief. How could they believe that they had travelled all the way to the Andorrian boarder for nothing. If this was possible, it would mean that they had been tricked all the way here and would not be able to return to El-Tarter on time. Crazy..."What nonsense are you talking about?" Said Bengy Dowson, feeling embarrassed and disgruntled about the possibility of this truth.Mr Goodson took a few deep breaths, walking over with a dertemined look on his face. "General, it's all true. When I returned back to El-Tarter last night, I followed those farmers back to their camp, only to find that they are part of the resistance. They pretended to be returning to the mountains just to avoid your trouble."Hearing this, Mr Dowson turned around to look at the windy mountains. They suddenly felt so abondoned and disolate."General, don't waste your time exploring the mountains. We don't have enough time, let's rush back immediately to catch them unaware
A few hours later, on the outskirts of the El-Tarter, a thousand royal soldiers marched toward the east. The general Bengy Dowson led the men, riding alongside him was none either than Mr Goodson. As the men passed by a narrow path, they saw a few men farming near the river. The general raised his hand up and everyone stopped."Quickly, ask those men if they saw the bandits pass by here lately."A soldier ran down quickly and soon returned."My lord, the farmers say thousands of men passed by here some eight hours ago. They recognised some of them as the mountain bandits."Hearing this, both Bengy and Mr Goodson nodded, but the latter was skeptical. Just as Mr Dowson was about to signal for them to continue, Mr Goodson spoke."Wait, Mr Dowson, don't you think there's something strange going on here?" Mr Goodson said while staring at the farmers."What do you mean," Bengy glared at him suspiciously."Look at it like this," Mr Goodson said, pointing to the farmers. "Why does it seem li