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RHEA'S POV"Why on earth would they mistake our names?" Leah paced around the living room before turning to my mom. "Mom, this is your fault for giving us rhyming names." "It was your dad's idea, not mine." Mom defended."Leah, calm down. I'm going to call the king now and sort out the misunderstanding," dad said as he picked up the phone.The whole time I was sitting on the couch, biting my nails as I prayed in my heart that everything turns out to be a misunderstanding because marriage was the last thing on my mind at the moment and also because Leah wouldn't take it lightly with me if she doesn't get to marry Estefan.My dad put the phone on speaker when the King picked up the call which made everyone quiet down to listen to the conversation. "Mr knight, how are you doing?""I'm doing fine, Your highness." "I assumed you have gotten Estefan's proposal letter. We are going to be making a public announcement about the wedding today," he said."Yes. About that, there seems to be a
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ESTEFAN'S POV(ROYAL PALACE OF MADRID)That boring afternoon, I sat in my study doing the loads of paperwork that my brother left for me. As the crown prince with a lot of responsibility, Esteban would share most of his work with me to create some free time for himself. I wouldn't be surprised if he still requests my assistance when he becomes the king.The door opened followed by the annoying voices of Esteban and Esmeralda. Esteban walked in a plain white shirt and black jeans. If anyone was to come across him, they wouldn't even think of him as the Crown Prince of the country. While Esmeralda on the other hand was in an expensive Gucci dress. I rubbed my temple as I groaned. "What do you guys want?""We just came to see how you are doing." Esteban shrugged as he perched on my desk. "That's for you." Esmeralda sat on the chair in front of my desk. "I heard you sent the proposal letter today. So who was it for?" I knew from the moment they walked in that they had some hidden agend
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RHEA'S POVThe one dream I had was to have my books read by people all over the world with my identity hidden behind the pages of each book. I spent each day of my life thinking about the future of my characters but I never for once thought about my future. I was too comfortable hiding within the four walls of my dad's mansion that I didn't imagine something would threaten to take me out of my comfort zone. I never for once thought about dating someone talkless of getting married. Even if I was to get married, I didn't want it to be arranged but the question was how would I ever get married when I couldn't leave the house to meet anyone?Estefan was the only opposite gender of my age group that I've met who was not part of my family relative and all of a sudden, he wants to get married to me. The one question that had been bugging me was why? His relationship with Leah was going well, so why did choose me over her?I told my dad to reject the marriage offer but I had a feeling it mig
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RHEA'S POVPacking the last piece of clothing in my wardrobe, I zipped up my suitcase. My parents insisted I packed all my clothes which wasn't an issue because I could easily count the number of clothes I had in my closet.I didn't see the need to buy many expensive clothes since I only wore them around the house but my dad would get me some designer clothes once in a while which came in handy because it was suddenly required of me to leave the house.There was a knock on the door before it was pushed open by my mother. "Are you ready? It's time to go." "Yeah, I'm done." I checked out my white crop top and black leather trousers in the mirror before picking up my handbag and laptop bag as I dragged my suitcase out of the room.The driver took my suitcase from me when I got to the bottom of the stairs. My dad came down the stairs after me and I glanced up the stairs waiting for Leah to show up. It has been three days since the proposal letter came in and the Spain Royal family announ
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RHEA'S POVThe chilly breeze blew my hair as I stepped out of the plane. The unfamiliar smell of the new environment hit my smell buds as I forced my legs to move toward the black limousine waiting at the bottom of the stairs. My parent entered the car while I looked back at the plane, wishing I could run back in and fly back to London but I knew that wish wouldn't come true."Rhea, get in," mom called impatiently. Turning back to the car, I took a deep breath before stepping into the car. I leaned into my seat and closed my eyes, praying that I wouldn't regret the decision I made. "Rhea, I know you hate the idea of this marriage but I believe it's a blessing in disguise," mom started."Of course, it's a blessing in disguise for you guys," I said with my eyes still closed."I meant for you. This might help you get rid of your fear of crowds," she continued."Who said I needed help?" I opened my eyes as I sat up. "I was fine the way I was.""Dear, you can't hide forever, you will eve
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LEAH'S POV"You have to understand that this is not my fault. I thought I would be getting married to the prince but due to some unknown circumstances, my sister was chosen to get married to him," I shouted into the phone out of frustration."Then you should have been sure about it before making your announcement. The Hermes company are also withdrawing their deal." Mr Morgan, my manager sighed.That was the fifth company that was withdrawing my contract since the wedding announcement has been made. I'd been devastated, shutting myself in my room because everything I lived for and worked hard for was slowly slipping through my fingers. I couldn't sit and watch Rhea ruin my entire life."No, please try to stop them. If they need a male model, I can get them one who is way better than Estefan. Please I'm begging you.""Don't you think I've tried to convince them? Every company is dropping you because of your marriage scandal. If you don't find a way to fix this soon, I'm afraid it would
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RHEA'S POVWaking up to voices whispering close to me, I looked up to see myself laying under an unfamiliar ceiling. I sat up and scanned the room to find Esmeralda and the blue-eyed girl from earlier staring at me with smiles on their faces. "Rhea, I'm so glad you are okay," Esmeralda said as they moved closer to the seat on each side of the bed.My brain was still trying to register where I was as my eyes scanned the room. My eyes caught a large portrait of Esmeralda on the left side of the room and dozens of Tiara on a wooden shelf beside it. The King sized bed was covered in gold and white sheet with a large piece of golden-coloured cloth forming a triangle with the bed. "Is this your room?" I turned to her. "Yes. You passed out earlier when you got crowded by too many people, remember?" she asked."Yeah." I haven't spent a full day there and it was already a fucking disaster. That was enough reason for me to conclude that accepting this marriage was a bad idea. "How are you
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ESTEFAN'S POVIt was a lovely Saturday afternoon, the usual time I enjoyed some alone time in my study, reading books with my glasses perched on my nose. I was halfway done with the book in my hand when the flung open, revealing my brother, Esteban. "Why are you still here?" He raised his voice. "Your wife-to-be is here." That's right. Rhea was to arrive in the palace that day since our wedding was to be held in two days. I knew she was going to confront me about why I chose her instead of my sister but I was not interested in explaining myself to anyone so she would have to leave it that way.Making a bookmark on the Novel, I stood up and placed it on my table before taking off my glasses. I made my way out of the study and Esteban followed behind me. We took the elevator from the fourth floor where we stayed down to the first floor. "I can't wait to meet her." Esteban rubbed his palms together. "I wanted to see if she was as good as Esmeralda described her to be.""She is, but Es
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