Bound To You

Chapter 21: Unstoppable

A/N: Here is the next chapter! I had to take a step away from this story for a few months because I had some writers block, but I AM BACK!! Hope you guys enjoy this chapter. Lots of love and thank you for staying with me xx

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What really does being unstoppable mean?

Is it having a strong determined spirit? An unquenchable drive that propels you further than you have ever gone? Is it refusing to quit when it gets rough?

I think the meaning is different for everyone, but the basis is the same.

You never quit. It simply is not an option.

When I found this song I knew that I needed to use it in my dressage routine. That this was my chance to say something to the world, primarily my grandmother, without me saying a single word. That my determined spirit is never going to waver despite my failures, my faults or my doubts. It is giving me a platform to show that I will never stop being myself even though I am being forced to act or be a certain way because of my royal blood. I will fight as long and as hard as I can for me, for the life that I want.

I want you to believe...

That I am powerful.

That I am confident.

That I am unstoppable.

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Emilia was having her last training session before the big day of her Olympic trials here in London. Cliff and her got the new routine down quicker than they had imagined. All they needed to do now was the fine tuning and focus on the little intricacies to boost her overall performance in the dressage competition. Emilia was ready for the cross country jumping and stadium jumping.

Cliff had his arms crossed, carefully analyzing every moment and making Emilia correct the horse. The music ended and he nodded his approval while slowly walking up to Emilia. "I think you are ready, Emilia." Cliff peered up at ther with a smile. "I do like this routine better. It's very stick it to the queen, isn't it love?" Emilia's trainer started to chuckle.

The princess joined in on his laughter. "Yes, in a way it is. It's saying what I can't say outright to people because of her." Emilia grew quiet. "That I am not giving up..."

"What's wrong?" Cliff could pick up on the slightest change in her.

Emilia parted her lips to speak when a familiar voice called out her name. "Emilia!" She glanced back over her shoulder to see her father, Crown Prince Frederick, smiling and waving away at her.

The princess looked back to her trainer. "You can be done for the day. Take the rest of the day off and get prepared for tomorrow. I will meet you at the trials."

"Thank you Cliff."

Emilia jumped off her horse and gathered the reins in her hand to walk towards her father. The Crown Prince was all smiles as she got closer and closer to him making her own smile grow. Frederick opened the gate for Emilia to walk through, but halfway through she dropped the reins and ran to hug her father.

"Hello my sweet girl." Frederick's calming voice and warm enveloping hug was exactly what Emilia had desperately needed. She wrapped her arms around her father and sighed. Emilia did not know how much she truly did missed her father until that moment.

"Hello father." Emilia took a step back out of the hug, smiling ear to ear. "I am so happy that you came for the trials."

"I wouldn't have missed it for the world, Emilia. Nothing or no one was going to stop me from coming." Frederick's genuine words hit the princess deep, tugging at her heart strings. "Your mother wished she could have come, but your granny insisted that she not cancel any more of her engagements."