I couldn't get the stupid prince out of my head, nor could I get the fact that Archie, my ex boyfriend, is also a guard. Roaming around the halls is extremely awkward, we are always exchanging silly glances but we never talk.
My plan with the prince is decent, a lot of the 12 girls left are paying more attention to him, I can't help but feel jealous.
"You have saved my life May!" He calls me May, since my name is Esmeray, so it kind of makes sense. "All of the girls are talking to me, they are all interested, I even got a kiss with one last night!" Huh. A kiss, really? "Oh wow! That's good." It wasn't good, I wanted him to myself, it wasn't fair.
"Listen you, you are in. My. Way." The gorgeous Verena stands outside the door. "Go away Verena! To be perfectly honest, you are annoying!" I was right, she was annoying.
"HOW DARE YOU!" She looked like she was about to hit me round the head with a baseball bat. "I will get you eliminated. I don't care if you die. You will go." Jeez, extreme much. "You don't scare me Verena, nor will the prince get rid of me. You see, he loves me." It was NOT true, but it had to be said.
"Pardon you?" Oh no. I should not have said that. "Yup, he. Loves. Me." No. He. Doesn't. "Oh, well, I'll just go ask him my self." She gives me a sarcastic smile and spins around, crap.
"Prince Caspian! I must ask...." She turns and smiles at me before she continues. "Do you love Esmeray, over here?" He looks taken aback, I blink fast. "Um, yes! I do. There is a high chance she is my soulmate." He was lying, but it was nice to hear. "Oh." Verena looks sad, angry and annoyed, I stand and wait for my death.
"Well, I can change that, my grace, watch." Well, not quite the answer I was expecting, or wanted. Her smile fades as soon as she turns to face me, she mouths 'Good Luck' and winks, I am now intimidated.
"Where did that come from, May?" Ugh, now I have to explain. "Verena told me to stay out of her way, and that she will get me eliminated if I don't stay out her way." He frowns. "Oh, well, I will be wary of her." Wary? Really?
"Be very wary, I'm sure there is plenty of us she is tormenting." He looked down, ashamed. I threw myself onto him, hugging him tight, his strong arms hug me back. "This is hard Esmeray, so hard." We stand there for a minute before I hear loud footsteps.
"May! MOVE!" I pull away from him and-
I fold. Pain shatters through my back. "NO!" The princes voice is faint. My eyes close, and the world disappears.
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The Soulmate
RomanceFOR READERS IN THE AGE GROUP OF 12+!! Everyone in the world of Summerset is born with two tattoos, two initials, two fates. One initial, is their soulmate, their one true love. The other, is their murderer, the person made to kill them. When Esme...
