They servants were busy running around getting everything ready for Prims birthday, her father was worried about the beverages and invitations, this was his youngest daughters 18th birthday and he wanted to make sure every rich respectable man in the kingdom along with other kingdoms attended looking for his daughters hand in marriage.
Prim looked at the ballroom in awe it was fully decorated and the tables had the most exquisite dishes she had ever seen.
Although her sister birthday ceremony 4 years ago was far more better than this, it was different this time because this was all dedicated to her.
She smiled and spun around like a ballerina in the middle of the ballroom she wasn't happy about her birthday but the pretty decor made it more exciting.
The servants looked over to her in admiration most of the servants had watched her grow up some as early as birth, she was now a grown woman it felt as if time went by in the wink of an eye.
Gracefully and gently her mother entered the ballroom and took a look around tears threatening to fall from her eyes, her daughter had grown up and she was frightened for her.
She would have to feel the pain of womanhood and motherhood, she would now have to worry about the sinful gazes of the men around her.
Anne had tried hard to protect her daughters from the harms of the world she wanted them to grow up in a world where men looked at their hearts and not their bodies so she surrounded them around only trusted servants she handfully picked.
Her daughters were too good for this world, she already failed to protect Mary who had already been corrupted by her father, who's only purpose was to be crowned queen and provide a male heir for the family, and she didn't want the same to happen to Prim.
She wanted her to find something and someone she loved and wanted her to live in the fantasy world her sweet daughter seemed to live in only in her mind.
"Mother look at it, it's gorgeous!" Prim shouted across to her mother still dizzy from spinning
"Only fit for a gorgeous girl like you my rose" she cupped her face and gave her a kiss on the forehead
"Now get some rest dear tomorrows a big day" Prim bid her mother goodnight and ran to her room.
She combed her hair, put on her nightgown and got into bed falling into deep slumber in a matter of seconds.
The maid shook her gently making her open her eyes yawning.
"My lady wake up, we must get you ready!" The maid said seemingly in a rush
Prim quickly rose out of bed and went into the bathroom to have a bath.
As soon as she came back a team of maids helped her fit into her clothes and got her ready.
"Aughh! Margret please not so tight-" she yelled as the maid tightened her corset.
"Apologises my lady but his majesty requested you look the best you can be." The maid apologised and kept tightening her corset.
After half an hour she was ready and looked at herself in the mirror, she looked like a princess and a proper one not the ones she read in her fairytale books.
Smiling and thanking the maids she ran upstairs where she saw her father waiting for her with a glass of champagne in his hand.
"Ah there you are at last! You look fit to be a princess now take this cup and after I finish my speech take a sip of it alright!" Her father said and grabbed her hand rushing her to the balcony.
She smiled at her fathers compliment and looked at the champagne glass, she didn't want to drink it at all but she had no choice so she shrug it off.
Her father opened the doors which had a view of the whole ballroom which was now filled with people all dressed in the finest clothes.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I introduce to you my lovely beautiful daughter Primrose Moore!" He shouted gaining everyone's attention
She smiled and looked around at the people,
"I want to wish my daughter a wonderful 18th birthday and many marriage proposals to come, now have your first drink!" He smiled and signalled to her to take a sip.
She brang the drink to her lips and slowly took a sip furrowing her eyebrows with a disgusted look on her face making the whole ballroom to erupt in laughter.
"Easy there now! Alright let the ball begin help yourself ladies and gentlemen" her father joked and rubbed Prims back before leaving to go talk to some of the men.
"You look wonderful." She looked over and saw her sister slightly smiling at her with a gift in her hand.
"Thank you!" She smiled at her sister,
"Here this gift is for you happy birthday" she took the gift and slowly unwrapped it revealing a glass box with a tiara inside.
She looked back at her sister in shock and hugged her which she hesitatingly hugged back,
"Fit for a princess." She said before biding farewell and leaving to talk with some of the ladies.
Prim was now left alone so she decided to go to the desserts she always had a thing for sweet food, while she was passing through she could feel the stares coming from the men who looked at her body with lust filled eyes and stares from women who seemed to be envious of her.
She finally reached the desserts and took a slice from the cake which was decorated so nicely yet nobody had taken any of it, it seemed they preferred the liquor and cigars her father provided.
She sat there alone eating the cake drowned in her thoughts when she heard someone sitting next to her.
"I've always had a sweet tooth too.."
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{ White Lilac }
RomanceShe was drawn the beautiful things in life and unfortunately so was he, that is probably why he felt so drawn to her. She is gentle caring and afraid of the dangers in life. He is cold harmful and bound to break her apart.
