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A friend or a foe
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2026-03-11 15:18:49
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Royal Rivalry Overwhelming revelation
Theo’s POVFor days, Leonie’s words didn’t leave my head. Even while I did everything to avoid them, they stayed there. Lingering and pressing, pushing me to act. Until now, Rowan’s story didn’t make sense to me. I still couldn't picture principal Whitcombe and Valecourt together. They just didn't seem right to me. But Leonie believed him.And Leonie wasn’t impulsive. She was never the type to jump into things blindly. If she said something felt off, then maybe it did. “Who do I even talk to about this?” The question slipped out before I could stop it.Because as much as I hated to admit it, I needed a second opinion. Someone who could think clearly, not emotionally or impulsively. I needed someone with logical reasoning. Julian was the first person to come to my mind. I scoffed lightly at the thought of it. “Absolutely not.”He would turn it into a joke within seconds. Or worse, he wouldn't even take me seriously at all. Noah?I hesitated, thinking about it again. Noah was… un
Royal Rivalry LEONIE'S POV
Leonie’s POVI had plans.Not so many of them but they were carefully thought out. I had perfectly arranged my life in my head and was certain that nothing could ruin my imaginations.I had strongly believed that my life would continue to go as it is written in my script. At least, to some extent. But I was wrong. It was as if the universe was reminding me of my place beneath it. All the plans I had, and the goals I set were now scattered after so many cracks. I wasn’t even sure if I had anyone to hold onto anymore. And the students in Hillsborough made it clear that they wanted me to break. They stared, whispered and stopped whenever I got closer.But I didn't break. Despite the situation, I couldn't bring myself to give up. Their stares were the least of my worries. My failed plan and my crumbling future was my priority.Rowan. He was my plan B after dumping Julian. I wanted to keep him for a promising future. It was supposed to be easy for me but it became an impossible task wh
Royal Rivalry A new helper
Rowan’s POVI knew it.I knew Theo would react badly. I knew he would argue. I knew he would resist.But I didn’t expect… those particular words.I stood in the middle of my room long after he left, staring at the closed door like it had personally offended me.“Messing with him?”I let out a dry, humorless laugh. Of all the words he could have used. Of all the ways he could have dismissed what I told him, he chose that.He even called it a prank.Like I had nothing better to do than make up stories about secret political groups and risk getting both of us into deeper trouble.Like I was joking or stupid.My jaw tightened.“No,” I muttered under my breath. “He is the stupid one.”I ran a hand through my hair, pacing the room as my frustration morphed into anger. I had gone back to Whitcombe’s office. I had stood there, listening to things I wasn’t supposed to hear. Things that could destroy families. Things that could drag us into something far bigger than school rules and punishment
Royal Rivalry A truth or not
Theo’s POVMy life had turned into the biggest scandal in the history of Hillsborough. Why was I ever desperate for attention? Why didn't I specify the type of attention I wanted before asking for it? Now, the universe has given me more than I could bear. Instead of fame, I had become infamous. Popular for the worst thing ever. Physically, I was sitting with my friends but my mind was elsewhere. It was everywhere. I thought about the repercussion of the video Marcus posted. I thought about the punishment principal Whitcombe gave me. I thought about my family's reaction if they found out that I was involved in the same scandal that sent me out of my previous school. My friends had been around me all evening, but they didn't know what was going on inside me. They talked about random things, I pretended to listen but I wasn't. Louis would have noticed because nothing seemed to escape his piercing gaze. But Julian and Noah… they wouldn't notice even if you call their attention to it.
Royal Rivalry More secrets
Rowan’s POVShould I tell Theo? Or should I keep my mouth shut?The question followed me all the way from the school area to my room, echoing in my head like a song. Tell him.Don’t tell him.Tell him.Don’t tell him. By the time I pushed my door open, I felt like I was carrying something heavy on my chest. I stepped inside and shut the door behind me, leaning against it for a second.The room was quiet. Usually, I liked it but now, the silence made my thoughts louder. Especially principal Whitcombe’s voice in my head. “Through Rowan, we can reach his family.”I pushed myself off the door and walked further into the room, running a hand through my hair. To be honest, I was scared. This wasn’t normal fear. It was not the kind that came from getting caught breaking rules or facing punishment.This was different.It was alive inside me. It felt like I was standing at the edge of something dangerous without knowing how far it was. It felt like one wrong move could drag everything do
Royal Rivalry More secrets
Rowan’s POVI tried everything I could to counter principal Whitcombe's idea of punishment but nothing worked on her. An extra month of working in the library and pretending not to know each other. What kind of punishment was that?She had made it sound like a simple rule, but we both knew it was more than that. It was a warning that said ‘one more mistake and you are finished’.I didn't care to be done with the school but I cared about the means of the termination. If I eventually leave this school, I would like it to be on a clean record. I don't want to be on my mother's bad side again. About home, I wanted to ask principal Whitcombe if the news about the video had spread outside school. So I turned back to her office. Something about the conversation in her office kept bothering me. The way she had looked at Theo. The way she mentioned his family.It hadn’t felt like a normal school discipline meeting.It felt calculated as if she wanted to use his current situation to tame him
Royal Rivalry LEONIE'S POV
LEONIE'S POV If there was one thing Hillsborough never ran out of, it was handsome boys with inflated egos. And if there was one thing my friends never ran out of, it was commentary about them.Just like every evening before dinner, we were sprawled across Camilla’s bed, our academic problems aban
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Rowan's POV I should have known better.I should have known that avoiding Theo in this school was never going to be simple.I had tried everything I could. Giving short answers, avoiding eye contact, walking different routes, sitting farther away in the dining hall. I even went to Principal Whitco
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Theo's POV If I say I had a good night's rest, it is a lie from the pit of hell. I can't believe what happened. An ordinary second prince. How dare he? He wasn't even supposed to disrespect me in any way. He is new and hopeless. He should be clinging to me to help him find his feet around Hillsbo
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Rowan's POV Everyone had left. The crowd had been dismissed after the welcome speech and song. The performance was over and finally, I was alone in the room given to me. The room felt smaller than I expected. I wasn't expecting it to be like my bedroom in the palace but this was still small. It
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