The long wait was over. The day had come when two will be united. The day had arrived, the evening , the moment. After the announcement of the news, Enrique looked very unhappy. Princess Sophia was standing with the King and queen along with her brother Felix. Sarah came towards her brother. She could sense his state of unhappiness.
"I can feel what you are feeling." Sarah stood beside him. " If you ask me, I did everything to not let this happen but who cares?"
"I never cared about you sister. I knew the marriage was forceful but I thought you will be happy when days changes. But every time I look you I feel you are dejected." Sarah passed a smile, holding her brother's hand tightly.
"My marriage was not on love but on power. But now I love him."
"Do you? Do you really love?" Enrique looked at her.
"I am trying to ... I know you are very good in catching lies brother."
"I heard he married a young princess. How is everything going on with you in the Palace?"
"Forget about me, do you like Sophia? I talked with her, she told that she liked you so much."
"But I don't like her... I never liked her... it is forceful on me." Enrique panicked because he did not wanted to get marry so soon and also with the girl he never liked. Every thing happening so fast that he had even forget the escape plan of today's night.
"Why Johan is standing away from you?" Sarah asked him.
"Johan thinks that I was aware of this. He is not talking to me anymore. He is sad that I have hidden this from him. But trust me, this is a kind of a bomb news to me."
Prince's Enrique P.O.V
During the marriage of my sister Sarah, I saw her crying in balcony of her room. She was not at all happy with this marriage. I was too small that time and could not have done anything to stop this. She had a lover named as Guan, he was the grand vizier in our palace. But I did not know after two three days we found that he was killed. It was told that there was a traitor who was living in our palace and one night he attempted to kill our king but somehow our grand vizier saved him and in the fight he lost his life. But there were lot of discussions in the palace that we come to hear that it was a montage, the murder was planned. Later I heard there was no traitor.
But who knows what had happened that night. I just saw my sister crying all night. And from that day I never cared to follow the rules of this palace. I know Sarah is not happy with Felix. He never treated my sister as his wife ever. Money and power is everything mattered for our king and queen and so this marriage was done. Similarly this sudden announcement would have something in secret. I was sure this would somehow benefit anyone outside of the Kingdom.
I realised Felix passed a curt nod to Sarah while we were talking. She asked my leave and on the other side I saw Princess Sophia coming towards me.
"Hello Prince Enrique" She greeted me and extended her hand toward me.
"Honestly I don't want to greet her back. Her witchy smile is very weird whenever she looks at me." I dwelled on my mind and smiled back at her. Unfortunately I had to kiss the palm of her hand and that's the only etiquette of a Royal. `"
"You seems to be very happy."
"Seriously you think I am happy. That's what you see in my face." She looked at with gaze but I realised she asked me in a witty way, may be trying to know something from me.
"Neither I am happy, nor I am sad. I am surprised with the fact that I am soon getting to be married with the girl I have never met." I replied sipping a glass of wine.
"But I think we have met."
"In childhood? seriously? we were kids back then. We just played, had fun."
"But the moment I saw u doing archery, I knew my hear belonged to you. Your bow directly hit into the deep core's of my heart."
"She was so straight forward with her answer. But Princess Sophia let me tell you, this do not impresses me at all.
"But I never felt attracted to you. If only we get to know each other before our final wedding. You could do me this little favour. I snapped back at her with a witty reply, placing my hand over hers, giving her that false comfort. She giggled looking at me
"Yes! Ofcourse, then I must stay in this Palace, to be close to you and then may be we can know each other." I nodded my head.
Somehow I wanted to delay this marriage. I knew her without her approval, the marriage cannot take place. She agreed with me and this was another plus point for me. Because there were lot of crazy things going on my mind. Yes ! today I had lost the chance to escape but might be in near future, I would have lot of amazing opportunities to step out. I still have to find that gorgeous woman whom I had seen there. The flash of her greenish orbs was constantly hitting the nerves of my brain. She resembled like that little girl in my childhood. I wanted to know her name and in order to know, I needed to step out. After the last incident, alertness in the palace had increased. The Vulture eye ( Marvin) had strengthened his secret spies in every nook and corner of this palace. Any ways Sophia asked for dance and we danced together after that I asked for her leave because I had seen Johan had left the ball room in rage.
I just can't afford to see my little brother getting angry from me and so I walked towards him to talk. As soon as I turned left side of the corner, someone hit hard on my chest and with the heavy collision we both fell on the ground, she was over me and I was awe struck.
"You" I spelled in excitement, shock or horror, not sure about it.