Chapter 1

"Mother, what do you mean? How do you expect me to get married all of a sudden?"A young lady dressed in a simple yet flowing white gown, that seemed to be a nightdress, could be seen talking to an older lady. The girl struggled to keep her emotions at bay and not yell. The older lady looked on as the girl paced, her gown’s train trailing behind her. The lady was bewildered at the unexpected news she had received. Why would she not?She recently turned twenty and had her birthday celebration in all excitement yet she got the shock of her life that same night.Three days ago, she was so elated about turning twenty and how her celebration would be that she didn’t give anything a chance to get on her nerves. Not even when a clumsy maidservant bumped into her and poured tea on her dress. “I’m sorry, princess Amelia.” The maidservant fell to her knees. “Forgive me, your highness.”Despite the fact that the lady, known to be Princess Amelia, said she was fine, the maidservant continued to

Chapter 2

"Lia, my dear, I'm sorry but there's nothing we can do about this." Queen Alyssa wiped the tears that threatened to fall. She had been on her daughter’s neck after the birthday night, trying to appease her and get her to agree to their plans. Princess Amelia was having none of it though. “How do you expect me to get married to someone I’ve never met?” Amelia just could not wrap her head around it. “Tell me! How do you?” she asked, a shaky breath that had effortlessly suppressed her rising rage escaped through her mouth. “Amelia, do not forget I never met your father before I got married to him. Our wedding day was, in fact, the first day we met.” Queen Alyssa answered.Amelia looked away from her mother. Her parents’ case was different. They are in love! Wiping off her tears, she fixed her gaze on her mother who looked at her with a smile. “Look at us now, dear!” The queen exclaimed with her comforting smile, one that comforts the young princess anytime she needed it.But this tim

Chapter 3

The next day, before any maid could get to Amelia’s room to help her run her bath, she had done all that there is to be done. However, by the time she exited the bathroom, her dress had been laid out on the bed.“Your highness, if I may.” She looked up to see who the unfamiliar voice belongs to and she saw a maid she could not recognize, standing at the centre of her room with her head bowed. Amelia moved closer to the maid and eyed her.“Where’s Helen?” Helen was the maidservant that had been assigned to take care of Amelia’s basic needs like getting her dressed and setting up her meal table, among others. "Her Majesty, the Queen summoned her.” The princess nodded. After helping her get dressed in a white royal robe trimmed with gold, a dress that had been picked earlier from her unique royal attires, the maid also pulled her hair back in a braid and then fixed her hair ornament.“Thank you.” Amelia said as she stood up from the seat she sat on. Leaving the dressing table behind,

Chapter 4

Amelia had managed to take her mind off her anxiousness with the help of her book. She was so engrossed in it that she was barely aware of the situation around her and how long she had been glued to the book. Her stomach grumbled in objection to the unfair treatment, bringing it to her notice that she didn’t have breakfast. She looked out of her window to realize it was noon.She had thought she’d go to the kitchen to get something that interests her and eat but with her mother’s visit and her dedication to the book; she forgot her plans to eat.Hearing her stomach rumbled the second time; Amelia dropped the book and stood up from her bed. She stretched and tried to fix her dress, ready to head out to get herself something to eat. Helen wasn’t back yet and the other maid was nowhere close to her room when she checked earlier. All she could see was a deserted pathway. Well, except for the few guards she saw at the far end of the hallway, there was no maid around. Hence, her only optio

Chapter 5

The next morning, Amelia woke up as early as she could to get ready for the day. She had no idea how her first day at Dustrich would be but she knew she had to be prepared for it. Clad in a blue royal dress, she checked her appearance in the mirror and decided to let down her tied hair. It was still dark outside so she went back to lie on the queen sized bed. One thing Amelia was thankful for was the fact that the queen didn’t ask her to share a room with Prince Andrew and seeing how everything in her supposed room had a feminine look; she instantly knew it had been prepared beforehand for her. As she stared off into nothing, Amelia didn’t realize how fast the dark night disappeared and how long she had stayed on her bed, allowing her mind to ponder on a lot of things, until she heard a knock on her door.Startled by the unexpected intrusion, she jumped out of her bed. “My lady, it’s me.” Someone said from the other side of the door and Amelia recognized the voice to be Helen’s.

Chapter 6

As the morning brightness shone through the windows into Amelia’s room, it was her cue to finally sit up. She squinted and let out a sigh. On a close look, one would notice that her eyes were a little puffy as she barely slept all through the night.The events that happened the previous day had continuously played out in her mind. She wondered what the two princesses meant when they said Andrew never lets the one he loves out of his sight. She wondered if that meant he had someone he loved before she was chosen for him… if that meant she would never mean anything to hm.She would shake her head slightly at intervals in an attempt to evade the thoughts from her mind. This she did till she eventually made a resolve.“I will not be disturbed by those princesses.” “Are you awake, my lady?” A voice asked from the other side of the door.“Come in.” Amelia muttered and a proof it was loud enough was Helen pushing the door open the next minute.“Goo