The Princess in Chains

I'm an accident. I'm a lie. And my life depends on keeping the illusion. I'm the false princess. Chained to a destiny that was never meant to be mine.

My father is the only person I have ever seen. He's the only one who comes to see me in my dungeon. I once asked him why I couldn't leave... his answer left me haunted. It was as if he held a secret about myself that I myself did not know. "You can't leave because your a monster." I did not know what he meant by that so I pushed harder to get an answer. "The day you were born you caused something so dangerous and out of this world that if anyone knew about your existence you would be dead. No one knows you exist but myself."

But the night my father came to my dungeon he made me an offer I could not resist. It was my only shot out of this dungeon. I would have to save the chained princess by pretending to be her. As I left the dungeon I think I saw tears in my father's eyes or perhaps it was just an illusion. He had never shown me affection. He was a ruthless man. There was no nostalgia as I left my old life. I mean if you could even call it a life. I am Xenia...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I would have been beautiful and wanted if it weren't for my marking. A purple eye and a brown eye. Not even my own parents wanted me. They left me at a doorstep of a poor family. It's not easy being different. There is only one person I truly love. A soldier high above my rank... yet his tender brown eyes tell a different story. I am Yazmin...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I am the Princess of Corinth. Flawless, beautiful, wanted, blessed. Daughter of a King and Queen. Heir to a thrown. But one night I lost everything. The neighboring kingdom, my enemy took me captive. Chained like an animal and rescued like a princess. It could have only been an angel who set me free. I am Zeara...