The Lady Simply wants to be happy!

Intro: A Broken Promise

"Before a woman is a woman, She is a girl only defined by those around her, the day She realizes she is ... a woman is the day she becomes a person."

My name is Atanalise Monta Nijel ( Aa-tan-a Ii-se Mo-nta Ni-el).I  am the daughter of a great general, future social lite, and the most beautiful maiden in Fileis.

Anything I wanted, I would get. My father could not dare say no to the daughter of his beloved deceased wife...

Would I have ended up here if I had just been grateful for all I had?

My loving father, caring stepmother, and dashing elder brother; if I had been more aware, would you all have met such tragic ends?

My stepmother and father were assassinated while trying to rescue me from the palace, My brother was sent off to a battle where the only outcome was... Death.

If I had not so coveted the role of the prince's women, would I have also met such a tragic end?

Would my beloved family still be here if I had not said, "I do"?

"Oceans will part before I dare leave you,"

His Highness, the Fifth Prince, son of Her Majesty the Second Queen, had promised me on our wedding night.

Although I could not be his empress (having been previously affianced to none other than his older brother than the third prince),

I was more than content with serving him as his only true love.

At least, that's what I was promised.

I did everything I could to stay by his side... I loved him more than he did me; I loved him enough to give all my family's wealth towards his campaigns.

I loved him enough to plead the end of my engagement with my previous fiance.

I suffer all the backlash, shame, rumors, and hatred from high society.

I even went as far as to betray my mother and father, giving him my father's general talon, allowing him to control the many loyal armies under my father's command.

My love held me, consumed me, my love killed me.

I will surely die with my spiking fever and half-haphazardly stitched wound.

I lie in a dirty room lacking all the fineries I grew up with.

My family name is worth nothing but dirt, and my so-called "Lover" living happily has forgotten about me and my sacrifices for him...

He didn't even deem it necessary to get me to a doctor when he heard I was ill.

Instead, he was happily celebrating his new marriage with his young, beautiful wife.

"The only woman suited to be my empress, another lady of the high dukedom Lady Marshelle Laraine,"

He coldly reminded me the last time he dared to visit me.

"Lariane... LARAINE?!" I barely muster to screech.

" The young girl, barley yet of age, whom was assigned MY lady in waiting... YOU BASTARD, YOU LYING BASTARD"

I scream with all my might as the door is shut in my face, the smirk of the bastard of a prince peering through the light

All i can think is how I'll die alone in this empty, dust-ridden hall with the same dirty bandages I'd had on since the start.

With my spiking fever and half-haphazardly stitched wound that the physician barely tried to treat, I am sure to die.

Now, waiting for my death, all I can think of is how my life fell apart, how I lost everyone and everything.

I threw away a chance at real happiness to be with a fool.

If only I had seen that he was using me earlier.

If only I had not ended my damn engagement... If only I had turned my back on his palace doors.

I wish I could go back.

....If given a second chance, I, Annalise Monta Nijel, swear not to repeat the same mistake; I promise to find happiness and to protect those who died due to my stupidity.

Why must it be that before a woman can be considered brave... she must give up all she loves.
Is it not brave that I choose to keep what I love and learn to protect it?

"Please... Please... PLEASE!" She croaked with her raspy voice.

"Give me another chance."

she whispered as the cool air brushed through her stale room.

With one last huff, she thought...

Any ending would be better than this, so please let me be happy,...

"I wish to be happy."

She uttered her last words as her body became stiff and frozen.

All the red draining from her beautiful tan face.
She heaved a sigh of relief, having finally been released from this hellish torment...

A twinkling light enveloped the room as the girl took her last breath on the eve of her 19th birthday...

As if god had heard the girl's prayers, she was transported to a life without any of her pain or sorrow.

She was granted another chance at life.

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Hello, the author here! I'm just starting out writing the so please give CONSTRUCTIVE feedback, It would be really helpful!

Sorry about the constant rewrite. I just felt that the beginning chapters were not giving. Now I think I'm content with the story so far! Again, this is my first novel, and I'm also not the best writer (apologise for my grammar). I just wanted to try it out for fun!

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