Leon"You can't say that." Dad shook his head. "You can't give up hope of ever finding love again. That's all that matters.""I'll find love again and then what, I'll lose her too?". I spat. "She used to tell me she had bad luck but maybe I was the one with the bad luck. If I'd not come home from America, she'd still be alive. If I'd not befriended her and then fallen for her like the idiot I was and still is, she'd be alive.""Things happen for a reason Son. What if she wasn't meant to live past the age of seventeen? What then? You'll hold yourself accountable for the rest of your life?". He asked."I don't want to talk about it." I turned my back to him."No! This is the mistake I made... letting you go and causing you to shut everyone out." He walked around to stand in front of me. "I came here specifically for you. I want to sort whatever it is out with you. I want my son back.""I don't want to talk about it dad." I repeated through gritted teeth. "Let it go.""I want to know eve

Leon Two weeks. I'd been in the hospital with mom for two weeks and she'd barely said a word to me after she hit me the other day. I didn't blame her though because if it was possible, I'd have beaten myself up to an inch of my life and I probably wouldn't have stopped. Dad's condition wasn't getting any better and he'd given us quite a scare when he flat lined two days after his bypass surgery but thankfully the doctors were able to stabilize him. The rest of the family including Grandma Bianca, Grandpa Julian and Grandma Anne arrived the next day and were all lodged in Southern Sun. I saw my sister Ina again after so many years and she was so very different from the spoilt little brat that had ruined my life all those years ago. We didn't talk much but the atmosphere wasn't as tense as it used to be if we were both in the same room. The door to dad's hospital room opened and Grandma Bianca walked in. She and Grandma Anne took turns watching over dad so that mom and I could rest

Leon Elisabeth has called me many names... well not that many to my face but I knew that in her mind, she'd probably stabbed me with a knife too many times to count. She hated me and I disliked her but for the life of me, I couldn't give a reason why. I just knew that she was someone I couldn't see myself liking. I heaved a sigh as I shut the trunk of my car and looked at the school building. I'd made Fairfield international school into this and now I had to leave it... for good. It wasn't fair that I had to uproot my life again just as I was finally beginning to settle in but life wasn't fair. What I'd done to my family wasn't fair and I had to pay them back somehow. Mom would probably never forgive me for everything and that was fine because I'd never forgive myself in a million years to come. I'd carry this guilt all my life and sitting on that throne miserable would remind me of it everyday. I watched as Barbara hurried down the steps towards me and I let out a sigh. I knew Ba

LeonI dreaded talking to dad but he'd told Liese to tell me to call him if I'd made my decision about who I'd make my Queen. I dreaded this conversation more than the one I'd have with Beth in a few days. I knew how to handle Beth's anger and hatred towards me. I could manipulate her into agreeing to marry me in spite of her hatred for me.I'd caught her checking me out more than once, not because she was attracted to me but because she knew a gorgeous man when she saw one and I'd use that to my advantage as well. I picked up my phone with shaky hands, dialed Liese's number, clicked on the call button then put the phone to my ear. I didn't have to wait long as the call connected and Liese's cheerful voice greeted me."Hello Your Majesty." She chuckled.I rolled my eyes. "Very funny Liese. You know I'd rather be anywhere else but here." I told her in a gravelled voice."I'm sorry." She apologized in a contrite voice. She was one of the people - maybe the only person who knew how much

LeonTwo days later"So just like that, I won't be seeing you around anymore?". Hussein asked."We can still talk on Skype. It's not like I'm leaving the world." I chuckled."Yeah but it won't be the same as you dropping in for a visit." He mumbled. "Anyway, congratulations once again.""Thanks." I said."So, who's the wife?". Hussein grinned."Just a... Her name is Elisabeth. I can hardly stand her but I think she'll make the perfect candidate." I said."So no intimacy and stuff? You won't ever have children?". Hussein arched a brow. "I don't think your family will let you get away with that.""It's not a prerequisite. As long as I'm married before being crowned that's all they want." I said. "That's all I'll make them want once I'm King."I wouldn't let them badger me into having kids. That was where I would draw the line. I'd wanted kids once upon a time with 'her' but not with Elisabeth or any other woman. I didn't want that kind of deep connection.Hussein laughed and nodded. "Ok