Emma Castle Novels & Stories

“You look… nice.” “Thanks,” I said quietly. “It was my mom’s.” His smile softened. “Then it’s perfect.” Before I could say anything, Lilla popped up beside me with a paper plate of s’mores. “Emma! I didn’t know you’d actually come. You’ve been keeping secrets from me.” “Hi to you too,” I said, laughing. She handed me a marshmallow stick. “You deserve this. I saw Connor’s face when you walked up — he looked like someone just handed him the answers to life.”

Night was falling when Emma burst through the castle gates like a storm. Her body was slick with sweat, eyes sharp and scanning the crowd like blades. Without hesitation, she grabbed a passing servant. “Elias! Have you seen him?!” she asked in a low voice, but her tone was razor-sharp, urgency pouring from every word. A few familiar guards nearby paused. Though her appearance was unfamiliar and her clothes plain, they recognized her voice and exchanged surprised glances. One of them whispered, “Are you… the new Captain of the Guard?”

' 'My angel…' Emma was tired of hearing these words from her mother. Mrs. Garcia always wanted to raise her daughter to become an actual princess in real life. Emma has lived in the family castle since childhood, wholly isolated from the outside world, and she is like a doll in a glass cage. No one can touch her... Emma wanted so badly to escape that suffocating castle, she had thought about it, but she was still too young…Emma was only 16 years old.

I pushed open the door seeing Emma once more. “Hurry. I don't want to get in trouble.” Emma started down the hall. Numerous doors lined the walls leading to gods knows where. Stained glass windows hung throughout the castle with lush drapes slung across. Damn this kid moved fast! Emma was already at the end if the hall. I sped up my pace. We stopped at a door. Which appeared the same as all the other doors. “Is this it?” I asked curiously. “Yup. Good luck.” She then skipped away.

“Good morning. Rickshaw, isn’t it? I’m Emma Fleming. I’ve come to return a book to His Grace.” Although he had only set eyes on her once before, Rickshaw remembered his master’s youngest ward perfectly. As she stepped daintily over the threshold of Delmere House, a picture in a confection of lilac muslin, he gathered his wits to murmur, “His Grace is not presently at home, miss. Perhaps his secretary, Mr. Cunnings, could assist you.” Rickshaw rolled one majestic eye toward a hovering footman who immediately, if reluctantly, disappeared in the direction of the back office frequented by the Duke’s secretary.

Charles looked directly into Harry’s sharp eyes and nodded resolutely, “Alright, I agree. I will find a way to address the matter you mentioned. However, I want your assurance that this won't influence Emma’s reputation.” “Of course, I am more concerned about her reputation than anyone else.” [...] The following week, at the Handerson family's Main House. The luxurious Rolls Royce Cullinan finally came to a halt in front of the grand mansion. The royal gates automatically opened to welcome it. As the car parked in the colorful grand hall, a guard approached, opened the door, and courteously greeted: "Sir, ma'am, everyone is waiting for you inside. Please come in." Emma linked arms with Harry

I stare at him and when our eyes met, his eyes burst with a hopeful gaze that tugged on my heartstrings a bit making me melt and the sincerity of it all, and I smiled at him and suddenly it's like a weight was lifted and he walked a bit lighter, and he looked a bit taller, his shoulders relaxed and a small smile played on his lips he wanted to know if I was okay and I was, The tension inside me had slowly dissipated, I took comfort in the thought that whatever may happen I had him by my side. “He's not here today,” Emma said finally leading US to the Grand Hall it was completely empty, devoid of any life, no one was there and judging by the glint in her eyes she knew there wouldn’t be anyone

Emma says when I haven't said anything to them for a long moment, emptying my cup I take it and push my chair back before getting up and heading over to the sink and placing it down. "Alright, I'm ready whenever you are!" I say to her and walk back to the table and wait for her to be done. Seeing her emptying her cup before she gets over and places it down in the sink before she takes a bag with herbs and gets back to where I am. "come by or talk to me whenever you want Selena, I'm here for you!" he says and I give him a nod " thank you, Michael, I will!" opening a portal for us Emma is the one to first go through it before I walk inside and close the portal after me, coming out in the kitch

The way appears totally clear in her front. A large building of Garnet and Grace appears on her left. The yellow-lit showroom behind the glass reveals several mannequins standing inside. One white dress with queen anne neckline catches her attention. Her mind slips into her memory from three years ago. Emma is lying over her bed in her comfy white pajamas with small black dots. A dark orange top is over her flat belly. Her head is supported with two fluffy pillows. Big square eyeglasses with a very thin black frame are over her bisque nose.

Emma walked through the front doors and felt like she had stepped into a fairy tale. Eleanor was already there, standing in the middle of the ballroom, her arms crossed, her expression critical. "The ceilings are too low," Eleanor said. Emma looked up. The ceilings were at least thirty feet high. "They are not," Nick said. "They are for my standards." "What standards?" "The highest." Nick rubbed his temples. Emma hid her smile. --- The tour continued. The gardens were beautiful — hedges and fountains and a stone pathway that led to a small chapel. Emma could picture it: white chairs, pink flowers, Nick waiting for her at the altar.