A Royal Duty Novels & Stories

My thoughts were interrupted when James finally spoke, “I trust that you have taken care of all the needed work for today.” My inner thoughts groaned, irritated that we were to talk about royal duties during our time together but I wasn't surprised as well. James has occupied himself with everything about responsibilities towards the crown. However, I did hope that he would talk about something different. “Yes, Your Majesty,” I said, not wasting my time to even look in his direction. “Before I do anything else, I make sure that my duties come first.”

He started making sounds that got Anna's attention and I could finally slip the shirt over her head. ”You need a break. Come here daddy's angel,” He picked her up and held them both in each arm. I sighed and dragged a hand through my hair. ”I’m exhausted,” I whined as we left the room. ”It’ll be a few hours and then you can take a nap,” ”Already looking forward to it,” there had been meetings, parties, engements, activities for children, activities for adults, and the Royals duty is to appear in everything. It’s been great and a lot of fun but having that and two little toddlers on top of it was a lot.

I walked out of the manor, and they assisted me to the shiny black limousine. My heart never stopped beating so fast as I rode in the backseat alone. I didn’t know what to expect when I got there. What I’d seen in the party I’d attended would be a different scene with this one. It was a royal charity ball in the first place. So I would see members of royal families. Then it hit me—this might be my assignment. The party. I picked up the phone in my tiny purse and dialed Alessia. “My assignment is to meet royal families? Can you be a little more specific about which one I would be interviewing? How did you make this possible?”

The ancient Elder caught Leopold's gaze and narrowed his eyes at him briefly, before turning back to Ann and continuing. "In accepting this crown do you accept the royal duties and responsibilities that come along with it? To protect your Kingdom from outside threats and rule with a firm yet fair hand? Do you pledge to protect the weak and show compassion to the vulnerable, and keep the strong in check to ensure that no imbalance of power exists in our lands?" "I do." Ann answered firmly, knowing full well that all of those ideals that she had pledged to, would prove the basis for her rule. It didn't matter that former rulers hadn't gotten it right, what mattered to her was that she got it r

"It's Nina. I'm getting old, Your Highness. It's our family tradition to take care of the royal family. I have spent my life taking care of this family just like my ancestors did. But my daughter doesn't seem to be interested in her duty. She wants a life of her own and wants to prove her worth. She thinks she can do better than becoming a mere caretaker." "Isn't that a good thing? She has every right to decide for herself. Family traditions can't stop her from fulfilling her dreams," I said. "I respect your opinion, Your Highness. But for us, duty comes first. We were pledged to serve the royal family. And I believe one shouldn't go far away from their roots." Her tone said the conservative

“Matthew, I am trying to teach you the duties of being the Royal Beta. The people of the Wolf Kingdom depend on us. It’s a hard job and takes up a lot of your time.” “You don’t need to tell me about that. You were never there when I was growing up. I couldn’t rely on you for anything.” I snapped, finally having time to voice my grievances against him. “When you step into the Royal Beta role, you will realize you are partially responsible for the whole Wolf Kingdom, not just your own family.” He responds. Probably trying to justify his absence.

Aria stated as she pointed at the vintage clock on the wall. At this moment, a knock was heard and the door swung open. A young man with red hair stepped into the room. He was tall but not taller than Alexander, he wore the uniform of a butler. "Lord Alexander sent me to tell the consort that it was time to go to the party." His voice was gentle but his red eyes weren't. A vampire. Athena met this butler when she first entered the mansion. He greeted her without showing any emotions in his face and looked unapproachable but Alexander told her that he was trustworthy and strong.

“You want to go against your duty for someone unknown?” The anger started to rise, but I caught myself. There was a time I feared my father, but now he couldn’t make me do anything unless I wished it. Unfortunately, my duty was my biggest drive in life. I had gone to great lengths to fulfill what I was responsible for, so I kept quiet. And because my father knew, he went on. “The contract has existed between our family and the Royal line for centuries. If you do not marry the Princess, you know what will happen.” His signature pause followed before he finished.

As soon as we were far enough, I asked the question that had been bothering me since yesterday. “Zara, I want to ask about the responsibilities and expectations of being a royal. I want to prepare myself properly, especially after everything I’ve seen today.” Her expression softened, the princess aura fading back into the Zara I knew. “That’s good, Selena. I knew you would eventually ask. Being a royal isn’t about power, it’s about duty, discipline, and the ability to carry the empire’s weight without breaking. I’ll explain everything when we reach the palace. Though we enjoyed power and respect, what was expected of us was even greater. The weight of being a royal is not easy”

The emperor looked at me as if he's waiting for me to bow to him too, Shan nudged me. I looked at the emperor sharply. " I don't bow down to anyone. " I said. The emperor laughed. "I like your boldness. " He commented, i remained silent. He shook his head and smirked when he saw i was holding Shan's hand. " You do know that the royal family doesn't allow any cut sleeves to run the empire. " "And you do know that I'm not part of your family and i will never be. " I snapped. Shan held my arm to stop me.