After the murder of his parents, Victor vows to kill those responsible...
Stephanie is forced to live the life her parents chose by marrying the heir apparent to the throne of a foreign kingdom but this still doesn't stop her longing for the strange...
Victor still found it hard to believe that Eleanor was his sister. Rage filled him when she narrated the whole story to him. 'The Royal household will pay for this.'
"I will have to free you from the spell mother cast on you Victor," Eleanor informed him.
He walked towards Eleanor and hugged her. "I will crush those who hurt our family Eleanor, this I promise you. I'll spare no one."
She smiled and patted his cheek "say no more."
The guest were sitting in the dinning hall waiting for the Princess. The King had grown impatient and ordered the guards to fetch her and if she refused to come, they should drag her there.
"It's OK if she doesn't want to come" the Prince told the King "I'll understand." The King feigned a smile "she'll be here I promise..." He was cut short when the doors of the dinning hall flew open.
She was clad in a blue gown. Her hair was let down. She had come to steal the show.
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Everyone was staring at the beauty that walked in forgetting how long they had waited.
"I'm sorry I took so long" she curtsied. The only vacant seat was the one opposite the Prince. She went and took it.
Each of the family members were introduced to Stephanie. Prince Joachim her husband to be was the first and only son of his parents- King Albert and Queen Sasha. He had three sisters who were already betrothed from birth to different Princes. Two of the Princesses weren't yet ripe for Marriage, Thelma and Fiona. Faustina who was already ripe for marriage wanted her older brother to get married before her. She was betrothed to Prince Josh of Ceptru.
The King had organized a ball so after dinner, everyone went to dance.
Stephanie left the ball room to the balcony with a glass of wine in her hands. "Princess!" She turned around to see Joachim walking towards her 'O God'.
He joined her and started chatting about his kingdom. Telling her how she would love it there and asking when she would want them to have the wedding.
"Your highness I haven't thought about it. I wasn't given the opportunity to give my consent. I hope you understand that the union of a man and woman should be based on love and affection not just mere consent".
He gave her a nod "I understand you very well Princess but I can assure you that this union is going to be a memorable one. You won't regret it I promise".
"I have no intention of becoming your bride as I am in love with another your Grace" she blurted out.
She saw the fury in his eyes but it quickly died down as he closed the distance between them grabbing her by the waist, her drink spilling on her dress. She gasped and looked up at him.
"I always get what I want, Princess" he said and smirked at her. She freed herself from his grip. He bowed and went into the hall.
Stephanie was shocked. He didn't sound friendly like he did during dinner. 'He's just pretending to be nice in front of everyone' she thought.
Something moved at the corner of her eye. She quickly turned but there was nothing strange. She then noticed a figure clad in black staring at her from the branch of a tree. It was getting dark outside but she could recognize the figure.
His eyes shone blazing red and not their normal deep shade of yellow. She heaved a sigh of relief and smiled "Victor".
So I decided to make this chapter longer to make up for chapter five which was really short. I'll release another update soon. Please don't forget to vote, comment and follow.
