Crowns and Chains

Chapter Five: Grand Balls

Zaria Eloise

I watch as he walks away, observing how his tall muscular stature retreat from me. The muscles from his back flexing as he walks away. He was wearing a tank top and the inmates' orange uniform jumpsuit, but he tied the top around his waist.

The way our conversation went, I could tell he was well educated. Not only that but I felt the vibe that he is really smart. He was quite good-looking too. I flush at the thought.

I wonder how he ended up here..

When I could not hear his footsteps anymore, I release a sigh I did not know I was holding.

I hope I did not offend him in any way.

Mr Wells had some good points, one wrong word from me and it could lead to someone killing another or them self. However, that was my purpose here, to change how they view things. To set the boundaries from wrong to right and to learn why they did the things they did; their reason behind it all. And I will stop at nothing from doing so. 

My father however, wants me out of this prison as soon as possible. So, we compromised; I have to stop my counselling after four weeks, but I can go to the prison whenever I please in those four weeks. The best part? I will not have to meet suitors in those weeks, a whole month with no suitors! But my mother demands me to attend grand balls and meet new princes. But, grand balls only happen every fort night so it is still a win.

Smiling at the thought, I grab my stuff from the desk I was leaning on and walk out of the room. The warden; Mr Carson, waves me goodbye with a mischievous smile which fell out of his face once he saw Jon; our bodyguard who was built like a tank by my side. I give a small wave and resist the urge to laugh at his expense.

We walk out of the prison and I was greeted by fresh air... and my brother leaning on his car with a scowl on his face.

Whoops, did I forget to tell him?

I dismiss Jon and whisper to him that Ed was taking me home. He nods and walk away. I take a deep breath and give Ed the most charming smile I could muster. His scowl falls a bit and my mind made a victory dance. He returned his scowl once again and was glaring at me this time. I do not blink, compared to Mr Wells' glare, this is nothing.

"What were you thinking!?" Ed yells at me and my smile falls.

"I was going to tell you, but you revealing your fiance kind of threw me off." I confess and his glare disappears. 

Cara is a beautiful woman, she was incredibly kind and absolutely lovely. They explained to me their story at the coffee shop. Turns out my brother kept his title of being royalty from her when they met; fearing that it would change the way she saw him. Ed was sick of always being perfect and when he met Cara, it was the first time he was treated as an equal, the first time he was ever allowed to have flaws. 

Ed kept his identity from her for a over a year and since the royalty in our Kingdom is not very known by the media, he managed to pull it off (Also explains me managing to pull off being Eloise Campbell). After a year, he proposed and she said yes. 

My brother finally confessed his being royalty a few days after his proposal. Cara told me it was an extremely hard decision not to leave him right then, but she claims she loves him too much already. Now, my brother is working up the courage to tell our parents. Me? I was thrown off the moment I saw Cara as a commoner. Of course I support them a hundred percent. Titles and reputations mean nothing to love, right? 

However, it will be hard for Ed to gain mother and father's support, since no royal has ever married a commoner before. So I offered to help them gain support. Which explains the guilty face Ed is doing right now, because I did not judge his decision, but he was judging mine.