“My mother has been very impressed with you.” George says.
“She mentioned it,” I sigh.
“What is the matter my darling do my walks bore you?”
“No, no it's not that and can you stop calling me 'darling’ I'd prefer Bliss.”
“Really my darling?”
“Yes.”
“Okay, Bliss.”
“Thank you.”
“So Bliss, what is the problem Bliss?”
“I don't want to go to Norta.”
“I figured. I'm sorry but there's no way out of that one.”
“I know,” I sigh.
“So like I was saying my mother has been impressed by you. So um tomorrow we will be announcing our engagement.”
“Oh.”
“Why are you so down?”
“I'm not ready for this.” I try to slow my breathing but it quickens fast.
“Shhhhhhh, Bliss look at me.” I move my eyes to his. “You're going to be okay - you're a natural and I'll be here to help you. I have to be honest once we're married you're safer from my parents.”
“How?”
“Well the agreement is that I get to find a woman I want to marry, they prepare her for me and once we're married she's my Princess nobody else's so you have to do what I say not them. Soon Bliss it will just be us.”
“Okay.”
We sit beneath a tree and I rest my head on his shoulder as he strokes my hair softly.
“I still stand by my choice, I want you as my Queen and the rest of the country will too.”
“That's a matter of opinion.”
“Anyway, who cares what anyone else thinks? I love you.”
“You've only known me for a week and well our first night together-””
“I know it wasn't the best way to meet but- well at least you're not pregnant.”
“It's not like it's going to stay like that for long.”
“Bliss what are you talking about?”
“I'm the future Queen I've heard your parents speaking - you need an heir to continue the throne and- and--”
He stops my speaking with his soft lips.
“Of course there's that element but there's no rush we've not even been married yet and we're only young. My parents aren't going to die any time soon and neither are we.”
“I guess.”
“I'll see you tomorrow.”
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It takes almost the entire afternoon for the Queen to make me look stunning. I should be the best dressed in the house according to the Queen. I'm not on her bad side anymore, she seems to have started considering me as part of the family - she thinks I'm a quick learner or a natural she doesn't know that I was once trained to be the Queen of Norta.
Dinner is the usual fine delicacies. I feel like I'm getting to used to luxuries. The Queen tells me that Melony has been sent for and will arrive before we leave for Norta, I wouldn't trust anyone other than Melony to come back to Norta with me. The last place I ever want to step again - it's home, but with home is hurt.
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Scarlet Heir
FanfictionScarlet Calore is the first girl who has ever been heir to the throne of Norta . She is the biggest disappointment of her father's life and has never met her mother a newblood that her father left to become king again after being exiled. Based aft...
