Red Throne

Chapter One

----------CAL'S POV----------

"I choose you, and I will always choose you Cal," she whispered in my ear "I choose you even if that means choosing the crown, even if that means I have to be a queen. I will choose it all if it means I can have you."

I would never have thought that Mare would choose me. I never thought that I could have Mare and the crown.

"Ma-" I was cut off by her lips pressing against mine, causing fireworks to burst inside of me. Her small body pressed into mine, while I wrapped my arms around her torso. Is this all a dream? I thought to myself.

I broke off the kiss first, "Mare are you sure about this?" I asked her as I cupped her face in my hands. Her beautiful eyes locked with mine. If only she knew how beautiful she was.

"No, but as long as I am with you I will be fine, right?" she mumbled.

Her eyes were filled with innocence, even though she had seen the unimaginable. In this moment she looked like she had just come back from her imprisonment with Maven. She looked so tired, broken, and vulnerable. "I won't let anything happen to you, I promise."

Our moment was interrupted by Farley smirking at us, "Mare, I just came to make sure nobody had died, but I can clearly see you are just fine. If both of you have collected yourselves enough to make sure the Rift doesn't get completely destroyed, you are wanted back inside." Farley disappeared back into the castle leaving me and Mare alone again.

"Are you ready?" I asked.

"To become royalty, definitely not. Leave my family, not at all. To wear dresses, no way. To leave my normal life behind, not really. To end a wa-"

"I meant are you ready to go inside?" I chuckled. Of course Mare was overwhelmed, who wouldn't be, but I will be there for her every step of the way.

"Oh, I guess. I don't think I will ever be ready." she nervously mumbled.

"I am right here, and I will always be right here every step of the way. So before you get yourself more worked up, let's head inside." I told her. I took her small hand in mine allowing me to comfort her the whole way inside.

I could feel Mare squeeze my hand while we walked back inside. Everyone's eyes stared at us as we entered the room hand in hand. I still couldn't believe she chose me. Mare would be my queen, my red queen.

Nanabel was the first one to speak up. "Tiberias have you chose to accept your birthright as King of Norta?"

"I will accept my birthright as King of Norta, and Mare will be ruling by my side." I replied. Gasps filled the room, they weren't shocked that I would be taking the throne, they were shocked that Mare would be ruling beside me.

"Is this true Barrow?" Farley asked. She looked as if someone's head had just exploded. She couldn't believe that Mare, the little lightning girl, would choose the crown.

"Yes this is true," Mare answered, I could feel her grip becoming more firm as she spoke, "I have decided to join Cal on the throne."

Everyone's faces were in shock. Nobody could believe that Mare chose the crown. Mare chose me. She actually chose me.