When my eyes open, the first thing I can point out is the chills running down my body at how cold it is. I look around but all I can see is dead grass. I can barely see six feet ahead of me due to the mist in the air that surrounds me. A small breeze pulls my hair back a bit.
As I'm about to take a step forward to investigate more, the ground begins to shake. My first idea is to panic, but by some miracle, I remain calm.
I look over to my left to barely see hundreds of horses with men riding with what seems to be weapons. Machetes, machine guns, you name it.
I look to my right and see the exact same thing. Angry looking men with horses charging at me- no, the men on the opposite side of them.
Closer and closer, they come. This is when panic takes over, and I can't control or tame it. Closer and closer, the ground shakes even more. As soon as they're about to all crash into me, I hear a familiar voice.
"Athena, wake up. It's a dream!" I gasp and cling onto the closest thing next to me. After a few seconds I look in front of me to see that thing is actually someone.
Ace.
"What's wrong? Is it one of those dreams?" He looks at me nervously. I bite my lip, not knowing if it was or not.
"I... I don't know." My eyes drift off. He sighs before letting me go. For some reason I suddenly feel disappointed that his touch has disappeared.
"It's almost seven anyways, what do you want for breakfast? I'll make it for you." I watch as he walks over to the window, opening the blinds.
Before I can answer, my phone rings. I quickly mouth, "One second." Before grabbing and answering the call. "Hello?"
"We'll let you come back under one condition, Athena." I hear my father's voice and I instantly frown. Ace seems to notice and is giving me a questioning look.
"And what's that?" I ask hesitantly, looking straight at Ace nervously.
"You are to marry Miles." My heart drops. I quickly break the eye contact I had with Ace and look anywhere but him.
"I thought you said you wanted to make peace with the kingdoms, Father." I whisper. He chuckles deeply.
"I don't care, all I care about is Miles's inheritance." I can tell he's losing his patience already.
"But Ace is inheriting an entire kingdom." I counter back, confused on his logic.
"I don't care, Athena. You're marrying Miles and it's final."
"No-" I shout quickly, but he hangs up.
"Athena... what's wrong?" Ace asks softly. My face begins to heat up. I try my best to hold back my tears as I turn to look at Ace.
"I have to marry Miles."
YOU ARE READING
The Key to the Oleander
RomanceAthena, Princess of Ellesmere has had a normal life until one day her parents tell her she's getting married to their enemies son, Ace, Princess of Nethilor. What will Athena do? What will happen when Athena begins to get strange dreams? What will b...
