Dear Sweetheart,

Does True Love Exist?

Daniel walked into Carl's room when he saw Carl standing at his room balcony. Carl looks like he's thinking of something as he didn't noticed of Daniel's arrival.

Daniel knocked at the window. Carl came back and saw Daniel standing behind him. He smiled and asked Daniel to join him, sat at the bench by the balcony.

Carl treated Daniel as his friend, since they have similar age. To be honest, all Carl's elite friends only to maintain his social status. He never really have a deep conversations or honest talk with them. But with Daniel, maybe because Daniel always be by his side since his father's coronation, Carl always talked with Daniel.

Sometime, Daniel seemed hesitates if he might cross the line when Carl treated him like that but Carl doesn't really mind if Daniel do so. Carl just wanted a 'real' friend to talk to.

Carl poured two glass of whiskey and offered one to Daniel. Daniel kindly refused it as he can't drink when he's on duty. Carl expected Daniel's decision and respected it. He sipped the whiskey and sighed loudly.

Daniel sure something was inside Carl's mind right now.

"What does it mean if a girl don't really attracted to you?" Carl asked Daniel.

Daniel a bit taken back with Carl's question. No women ever rejected Carl before. So the question seemed unrelated to him.

"Is there any girl rejected you?" Daniel questioned back Carl. Maybe Carl never told him before. Carl chuckled hearing that.

"I know right? But there is. One woman. She's the only one who rejected me, Prince Carl Steffen, the son of Grand Duke Edward Steffen" said Carl loudly. Maybe the alcohol hit him.

"Her eyes showed no affection or desire towards me. All I can see was hatred and disgusted. She speaks her mind fearlessly eventhough she knew who's she talking to" Carl never forget how those eyes pierced into his. A pair of doe eyed always comes to him since the day they met.

"No worry but I believe you can find other woman better than her. Plus, since when you are interested whether a woman attracted to you or not? Just like you said, you're the son of Grand Duke Edward Steffen. A line of woman will wait for you if you snap your finger" assured Daniel.

"Enough about me. How bout you? Never being in a relationship before?" Carl poured another whiskey to his empty glass.

Daniel played with his fingers. He hesitated to tell Carl about his relationship with Lara. It's been 2 months since they officially going out. He don't want Carl to tell any Royal's family as they might ask him to end it.

Seeing Daniel fidgeting much, Carl can expect his answer and why Daniel seemed so hesitated. He never saw Daniel smiled from ear to ear.

"Currently you are, aren't you? Dude, why you never told me?" Carl softly punched Daniel's shoulder and Daniel let out a chuckle.

"So who's this lucky woman? No. No. How do you even met her? You're in the Palace almost everyday. You're really something" Carl's excited to hear Daniel's story. This stoic man finally opened up to a woman. When Daniel followed him to any events or parties, no woman can break Daniel's wall. He will just standing there, on guard.

"Remember when I asked permission for a special leave, I went to help my aunt for her shop opening. That's when I met her" Daniel showed a shy smile when he remembered that day. Carl teased Daniel.

"So she knew you're the Royal Guard? Can she accept it?"

Daniel nodded. Lara was so proud of his job. Not even once Lara complained or questioned him if he suddenly needed at the palace.

"Do you showed her that too? That theme park you worked on?" Carl remembered Daniel said he worked on an abandoned theme park whenever he's off duty. Daniel said once it finished, he wanted to show it his beloved one.

"I did. Yes. We had some misunderstanding before that but everything was cleared. We declared our love there too" That night when he confessed to Lara and told her the truth. It was the best day of his life.

"Then she's the choosen one? For real?" Carl can't believe his bestfriend and his personal guard can find someone who love him whoever he is.

"For real. Without her, I feel my world won't complete. She brights my day and night. I like her eyes, her scent, her voice, everything about her. I truly love her" Daniel let out his feelings. No one ever made he feels this way.

"I'm happy for you dude. Finally, true love does exists for you. Not for me, yet" Carl's eyes lost in a distant, with a garden view. Does he deserved for a true love? Do they exist for him? If it is, when it will come to him? Or he needs to search for it?

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10 days before The Royal Jubilee to mark Grand Duke Edward's 10th years on the throne.

The whole people of Avalon waited for this moment as there were a big celebration across the country. The streets were decorated with Avalon's flags, Royal's signature logos, green-white-red garlands for Avalon's flag color.

Many canopies being raised for carnivals at Kilstone, capital city of Avalon. Beacons had been lighted across Avalon, on top of mountain, at castle battlement and along Standview Beach.

Palace officers made final checked before the actual celebration day to make sure everything went smoothly and no mistakes were made. This was the biggest celebration for Avalon as it's only once every ten years. They should made it the grandest celebration that people of Avalon ever witnessed.

This included Guards Division as they needed to ensure Royal families' safeness. They can't loses focused and be prepared for any potential threats.

"Just remember. Don't leave your post for any reason. Put your life in line. That's what we've made for" said Lieutenant Colonel Oberman to the royal guards during their inspection.

In front of him, almost 30 specialised Royal guards ready to serve the monarch. With an honor of the pledge they made, they willingly to sacrifice for security of monarch.

With everything sets out perfectly, the only thing left was the actual celebration day.