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Help and helplessness
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2026-04-11 14:33:00
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Royal Rivalry Turning tables
Rowan's POV Finally, Henry would understand that I was not imagining things. Finally, he would believe me. Finally, he would realize that I was telling the truth all this time. The moment I barged into his office without knocking, he looked up from the documents on his desk with visible irritation already written across his face.“Rowan,” he said slowly, “do you enjoy ruining my mornings?”“I need to talk to you.”“That sentence alone is enough to give me a headache.”“I’m serious.”“So am I.”Henry leaned back in his chair, rubbing his temple lightly. He still looked perfectly composed despite the exhaustion in his eyes. His tie was neat, his posture was flawless, even irritation somehow looked elegant on him.Meanwhile, I probably looked insane. And maybe that was the problem. Maybe everyone already thought I was insane.“I figured it out,” I said quickly before he could dismiss me again. “I caught him.”“Caught who?”“Theo.”The silence that followed was painful.Henry stared at
Royal Rivalry At what cost?
Theo's POV Night inside the servant quarters felt different from the palace. It was colder, smaller and lonelier. The walls were plain and the silence carried exhaustion and loneliness. Somehow, I preferred it. At least here, nobody expected perfection from me. I could be free to some extent. Or least, I go pretend to be free. But how could I do that when Rowan’s face would not leave my mind? How could I pretend to be free when Rowan kept coming back to make things difficult for me. With the way he looked at me in the stable, I could tell he was still desperately trying to save me. He thought saving me now was as easy as back then. Only if he knew I was in deeper trouble and now, his persistent presence was about to jeopardize my own life. I squeezed my eyes shut briefly before dialing Mr Livingston's number. The line rang only once before the call connected.“Theo Bellemere.”His voice was calm as always, like nothing in the world could ever unsettle him.“My cover almost sli
Royal Rivalry Happiness never mattered
Rowan's POV Theo or Billy or whatever name he was hiding behind today.When I got to the stable, he was standing near one of the black horses, brushing its side carefully while wearing his usual plain stable clothes. His sleeves were rolled up halfway, revealing the veins stretching on his skin. For a second, I forgot why I came. Seeing him there, alive, close and real still affected me in ways I hated admitting.But without wasting time, my anger came rushing back because I remembered how he lied and how he was still lying. And because of him, nobody believed me. Somehow he stood there pretending to be someone else while I was slowly losing my mind trying to expose the truth.I stepped closer before calling his name. “Theo.”Without thinking, he answered immediately.“What?”The second the word left his mouth, silence crashed between us.His hand froze against the horse while mine clenched at my side.Slowly, Theo turned toward me and I saw the brief flicker of shock in his eyes.
Royal Rivalry A lone prince
Rowan's POV The moment the butler informed me that Henry wanted to see me, hope filled my heart. For the first time in days, I thought someone had finally believed me. That Theo had slipped and Henry had noticed the resemblance. That he had caught the fake accent or the way Theo avoided eye contact whenever someone mentioned his origin. That he had finally seen what had been obvious to me from the beginning.Billy was Theo. Theo was Billy. And Valecourt had planted him here.I walked toward Henry’s office faster than usual, my heart beating hard against my ribs. I reached the office doors and pushed them open without knocking.Henry looked up from behind his desk and his expression changed the second he saw me.“There you are,” he said flatly.The excitement inside me faltered slightly, but I still held onto it. “You spoke to him?” I asked immediately.Henry leaned back slowly in his chair.“To Billy?”“It’s Theo,” I corrected quickly. “You know that now, right?”Henry stared at me
Royal Rivalry An enemy's territory
Theo’s POVWhen one of the maids came to the stable that morning to tell me Prince Henry wanted to see me, my first thought was simple and straightforward.I’ve been caught.The bucket in my hand nearly slipped from my fingers. For one dangerous second, panic clawed up my throat so violently that I thought I might actually throw up.But I forced my face to remain calm. Even if he caught on I still had to remain Billy. Not Theo Bellemere. I had to remain a stable boy, not the disgraced French prince. I had to act like a poor boy from the countryside, not Valecourt’s unwilling puppet.I repeated the lie in my head the same way a prayer was repeated before battle.I was Billy. Billy. Billy.The maid waited impatiently while I wiped my hands against my worn trousers.“His Highness is waiting,” she reminded me.“I’m coming,” I answered softly.Even to my own ears, my voice sounded unfamiliar these days. I had spent days forcing myself to erase every trace of the person I used to be.I cha
Royal Rivalry Trust issues
Rowan's POV The palace library wasn't exactly my favourite place to be in. But with everything going on in my life, the silence and peace was something I needed. Everywhere else in the palace felt unbearable for me. The dining hall was crowded even when it wasn't meal time. The corridors felt monitored by guards and invisible eyes Henry installed on me. Even my own room no longer felt safe with the constant thoughts crawling through my head.The fact that Theo was here was unsettling. And no matter how many times Henry dismissed me, that fact remained unchanged.Theo Bellemare was inside this palace pretending to be someone else. And somehow I was the only person seeing the danger in that.I pushed open the doors of the library and stepped inside. Immediately, the familiar scent of old paper and polished wood surrounded me. It reminded me of my time with Theo in the school library. It reminded me of the ridiculous punishment principal Whitcombe gave Theo and I when we broke the sc
Royal Rivalry Captured kisses
Theo's POV I knew exactly what I had done. It wasn’t poisonous, nor was it anything dangerous. It was a little way of marking my territory, a way of showing him who was in control. Just a crushed candy dissolved into his drink, he was already shaking like a jelly fish. What if I had added more? I
Last Updated : 2026-03-20Royal Rivalry Unwanted introduction
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
Last Updated : 2026-03-17Royal Rivalry Spectacle of judgement
Theo’s POVI sat stiffly as I stared at the glowing screen of a phone someone had shoved into my face minutes ago. Even after the screen went dark, the video kept replaying in my mind.Two silhouettes pressed against each other, kissing. The video wasn't perfectly clear, but was clear enough for a
Last Updated : 2026-04-05Royal Rivalry Whisper becoming audible
Theo’s POVI heard the rumor before I even left my room.I had barely stepped into the hallway when two first year students hurried past me, whispering loudly.“…Rowan slammed his hands on the table…”“…told everyone to shut up…”“…the way he defended Theo…”Defended me?I slowed down, trying to ge
Last Updated : 2026-04-04
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