A Princess For Christmas (Of The Dreams We Seek)

Forty- Eight

Avni was shocked as her came and picked her up in his arms not caring who looked at him at all. "I love you Avni, and there is nothing more in this world I want to do than to call you my wife, I want to call you mine." He said. 

"you cannot have that, otherwise you will have to abdicate your throne." Louie said. "According to that letter..." "About that letter your highness, I strongly believe that it was a fake." Philip said. 

"What? Are you telling me that I have duplicated the letter? How can you say that, you are nothing but a servant?" Callahan put Avni down but didn't let go of his hand. "I could have you arrested for treason." Callahan laughed looking at Louie. 

"I doubt that but he can, being a Prince, himself shall I tell it or you will?" Callahan asked. "I am Philip Montgomery Nathaniel Scott, the son of the fourth cousin to King Richard. My father was his favourite cousin whom he appointed as a prime minister of this country before Louie." Avni looked amazed. "Shall I call you, your highness?" Philip shook his head.

 "The letter is a fake. I have proof, we have uncovered that you have very cleverly omitted few words that otherwise could have been interfered with your plan" Louie sounded enraged "That is preposterous, you cannot be serious, why I have to fake anything, he was my friend who entrusted me with this letter of his friend on his death bed." Callahan said thoughtfully 

"It seem awfully convenient that he entrusted you with a letter no one knew about till the day I was about announce my marriage with Avni. And few days earlier someone was listening into my conversations with my mother. I knew something was very wrong. I had my doubts when Avni was very conveniently laid into the path of harm." Callahan said.

 "Enough" Shouted Margret. "This is my marriage, this is where I am supposed to marry Callahan, tomorrow I am supposed to be crowned queen." Callahan didn't paid attention to her. "I am talking to you." She shouted again.

 "If it is true then where is the letter?" Callahan looked at Philip and Philip looked at Avi. And then suddenly someone, or a group of people came inside shouting "We object." And Serafina looked at her brother. "Tell me you didn't married her." Callahan shook his head. "Good because I came baring news, we have the original letter from father." And he handed it to Robert.

He handed the letter to Callahan. "So, he wrote, I would suggest that you marry someone royal, and Lady Margret had been trained with the same qualities one expect in a queen. However, you must take a bride within a month of your crowning, or you might have to abdicate your throne, this is not a suggestion but an order." Callahan said. 

"It wasn't what the first letter said at all, it was not a suggestion, it was a command. You lied to me" Louie looked at him. "I improvised. It was your father's words. He knew what was best for you, and if you know what is best you will get back there and you will take her as your bride." Philip was instantly standing between him and Callahan.

 "you cannot talk like that to your king, you cannot order her to marry that good for nothing woman who even needs attendant to tie her shoelaces still. Callahan doesn't need a Princess in Pink; he needs a fighter and a warrior as his queen." Margret laughed. All of them looked at her. "You do not get it, you still cannot marry her, you need to marry a royal, and she isn't a royal." Callahan smiled. 

"who says she is not, she is Avni Lily Grace Dey Northwood, Princess of WinterDell. You cannot say she is not, can you Margret?" Philip says. "You are just a servant" "It is your highness, I am a prince, you are not." Philip retorted. "It cannot be," Margret said. "Oh, but it is and there is no law that says she have to be a born royal, it just says she have to be a royal" Serafina said and she hi- fived Robert.

 "So, are you ready to become mine officially?" Callahan asked Avni, who in turn looked at her mother and father. Philip pulled him aside, "You need to ask her father, it is tradition." Callahan looked at Avni's father who was looking at him questioningly. He can do this he put down Louie at his place, which was very easy compared to asking permission to his girlfriend's father for her hand in marriage.