Alexa

 She took to her heels with her shoes in her hands, running as fast as she could with the moon serving as her source of light. She had been running for hours now with no clear destination. Her feet sore from running with her bare feet. She ran with no one in pursuit of her. She looked back over her shoulder a number of times, running and panting vigorously.     Alexa had taken her bags and run away from home in the middle of the night. She was sure that her parents would find her room empty by morning and an order would be placed that she be founded immediately even if it would involve them tearing the kingdom into two. The moon shone brightly that night. The ever watchful owl was hooting. The gentle, cool night breeze blowing. Alexa was soaked from head to toe in sweat. She wiped the beads of sweat that had formed on her forehead. Alexa was sure that the news she had run away from home was now known by everyone back home.   

It was finally the D-DAY the ball room in the palace had been well decorated for the event. Sothing music and happiness had filled the atmosphere of the palace, people from all corner had come on their beautiful carriages to join the families to celebrate a joyful day, the joining of royal family and Stephen's family. Hence the palace was full with respected people; Kings, queen, prince, princess the richest people of the kingdom, the influential people of their kingdom. Some kingdoms sent representatives who had come there to pay respect. The street was full with the people of cleaves.Alexa had been escorted with her bride train which included her best friend Vivan. The bride's train had wore a beautiful lacy black gown. Every where was filled with people all chatting and drinking.Alexa had looked in the mirror and saw how beautiful they had made her. The red off shoulder gown with a beautiful brown pattern at the shoulder. The red color that had been chosen as the color of her g

Derick headed to bathroom seeing Alexa still wrapped in her white towel he takes a good look at her from her toes to her head meeting her emerald green eyes He lifted her chin up with his cold eyes looking into her eyes as if he wanted to bore a hole through her soul. "Why are you running, Miss Higgins? " He said with a wicked grin on his face with his eyes now fixed on her lips as he brought her face closer to his. Derick addressing her as miss Higgins is a way remaining her that she wasn't his wife at least to him. "Don't worry there was nothing there to see" he whispered to her ears and dashes out of the room. Derick had headed to Opera to see his love. He planned on given her a surprise visit, he would talk to her after the end of the show. He didn't tell her he was coming because he was sure she would be angry at him and if she had little knowledge he was coming to meet her at the Opera she would not come to the Opera that day. He understood her, If he was in her position he