Rosabella's POV
18 Years Later
¨Rosabella!¨
I sit up from my laying spot underneath the weeping willow tree, my train of thought disrupted by the sound of my mother hollering my name. Fixing my messy red curls into a ponytail and straightening my light blue sundress, I make my way down the hill to the castle. I round the gazebo, spotting my mother near the entrance to the garden house.
¨You called for me, mom?¨, I ask, startling my mother. She turns towards me, a hand on her chest and widened eyes.
She sees it's me, takes a deep breath, smiles, and says with a laugh, ¨Darling, you scared me.¨
I smile and ask, ¨What'd you need, mom?¨
¨Yes, well¨, she starts, ¨you are 18 now, which means you are of age to be married¨, she states.
¨But, I don't want to get married¨, I protest. ¨And, what about my curse?¨, I ask. ¨I'm pretty sure I'll never find true love, let alone a royal who'll fall in love with me.¨
¨Hey now, any guy would fall in love with you. I mean, come on, you're kind, beautiful, generous, and smart. I believe that you WILL get through this, find your one true love, and break that witch bitch's evil curse¨, mom assures me.
I look at her, not really believing anything she says and say, ¨I just don't know, mom¨.
My mother gently takes both of my hands into hers, looks into my eyes with sadness. ¨Will you at least meet the two men your father and I found for you? It's just a prince you'll be having lunch with today. You'll meet the king tomorrow if things don't work between you and the prince, okay? Deal?¨, she compromised.
¨Okay, it's a deal¨, I say
My mom says, ¨ Great, now let's go get you ready for your lunch with the prince.¨
With that, we go back inside the castle to prepare for what might be the worst lunch ever.
YOU ARE READING
The Cursed Princess
RomanceRosabella is a cursed princess, looking for her true love to break it. Hades is unmarried and has been looking for a wife to spend the rest of his life, love, and wealth with. Someone who he can cherish, spoil, and make love every night.
