I got startled by the loud noise of a flock of women at my doorstep. I could hear them giggling, I could hear them mumbling. I assumed they heard about my arrival, and they were simply gossiping about me. The main reason that I thought that was the case was after the umpteenth giggle-fest, they stopped sharply, a voice clearing sound one can hear through the doors, followed by a loud knock on the door.
“Your Majesty, are you awake already? Can we come in?”
“Sure,” I shouted from my seat in front of the windows. The best thing about this timeline was how quiet the kingdoms were. Coincidentally, that was also the worst part of this timeline, especially when you are used to the chaos of New York City. They did have, however, the whole galaxy in the sky at night, showing their Beauty even to the naked eye. You could barely see any stars from all the city lights in New York City.
It truly did fascinate me, the Stark difference between home and here. Despite having
The silence was killing me and I couldn't handle hearing only my chewing sounds anymore. “So the King told me that there were rules of this castle,” I started in an attempt to diffuse the awkward silence. “He had informed me that someone would come and teach me the rules and the etiquette some time today.” “Oh, we can do that,” the young one jumped enthusiastically. “If you wish us to help you with those topics, of course.” “I would honestly prefer that to meeting with someone new. I am not in my top shape today.” “But your majesty, you would eventually need to get acquainted with the staff here. Everyone was so excited to have a lady in the house.” “So the rules,” I reminded them as I stuffed another giant piece of toast in my mouth. At least the food here tasted a lot better than Princess Viviana’s palace. “Right,” the older woman cleared her throat. “The most important thing that you should know, Your Majesty, is that this house is extr
From the very first morning that I woke up, I had a strong sense that I was going to like my new role as a princess. Breakfasts that were well-balanced, followed by a wonderful and warm bath, only to be pampered and dressed by my ladies, felt like a dream come true. I dressed in a white and blue gown that I thought looked the most appropriate for my style, despite the fact that both of my handmaidens were opposed to it. They said that the gown, to quote them, "made me appear as if I were a handmaiden or a servant." In my own timeline, I couldn't have cared less because I was content to live in jeans and hoodies. However, it appears that the poof of your skirt indicated your social hierarchy, with the poofier the skirt denoting a better social position. As the monarch, it was assumed that I would have the largest tooth in the land. All of my down had to be created from high-end fabrics, and it had to be embellished with beads and all of the precious stones that this planet ha
The fact that I had gained this newfound freedom did not sit well with me. It was heavy, and the price tag was excruciatingly steep. My goals had transformed me into the person I had dreaded becoming the most: someone worse than the Sorceress, someone more self-absorbed than the Lycan Beast, someone worse than the Sorceress. I was interested in how Lady Nia felt at that particular moment, when she discovered that her marriage to the terrible king had become legally binding. I was interested in learning how she was feeling. If she was afraid by the appearance of the Lycan Beast, or if she was scared by his snide remarks, I was interested to find out. Curiosity piqued my interest as to how the terrible King was treating her. I was intrigued whether he was enraged once she had removed her veil and revealed her face, and I was curious if he treated her cruelly for something she had no knowledge she was doing at the time. The way she was welcomed into their Castle piqued
"Your majesty, that is not the way you should be speaking to your aunt, and your mother would be extremely disappointed in you if you did. Alternatively, it's possible that she would be genuinely pleased with you because you are a carbon copy of her, both inside and out." She knew how to play on my fears and anxieties, and she knew what it would do to me if she brought up my mother. I gave the order to the guards behind her to remove her from the building. I stood there watching my guards drag her out of the welcoming room, despite the fact that she was still screaming and shouting. "Your Majesty, you have made me extremely proud. You've become one of us, and now you've turned evil." Her words hurt me a lot more than I expected them to hurt me. There it was, the confirmation that I had become my own worst nightmare. If only I had realized where I was going when I first met The Sorceress and could have avoided the disaster that was about to happen. There was nothing I wanted
Because the king was still not present, he continued to go about his business as usual prior to my arrival on the scene. If I'm being completely honest, I thought I'd get to spend more time with him now that I was married, but I couldn't complain about the additional freedom I'd gained. I was still having some issues with not being able to leave my wing once the sun had set, but I couldn't express my dissatisfaction too much for fear of being perceived as a stingy person by others. I wasn't sure if the rest of the staff was aware that I was from another timeline, but at the very least they were aware that I was a handmaiden, and that I was a brand new one, having joined them just before I was married to their King, and that I was from another timeline. Although I was never one to be concerned about what other people thought of me, I did so this time. Instead of being perceived as someone who had changed once they married into wealth, I wanted to be perceived as someone who h
I clear my throat, everyone turns their attention to me. “We should all just share with our partners,” I say in a professional tone “We’re still opponents.” “That’s a reasonable argument,” Tyler nods at me “So it’s settled,” Luke says. Did I imagine the hint of triumph in his voice? “Where’s our room?” “There are two rooms on the second floor.” Ethan says “One of them has our luggage, you can take the other.” Luke nods and grabs our bags from the floor, Joseph turns to me with a smirk on his face. “If you’re scared, Elise dear,” he says like a true gentleass “My room is just in front of the stairs.” “And if you see his face and get scared,” Adrian says “My room is just besides it.” “I doubt she’s afraid of the night,” Luke says “She’s been sleeping under the open sky for almost two weeks.” “All the more
What I did know about the gift was that I had to walk to it because it was too large to be given to me in my bedroom, that the king had done a lot of research by asking around to figure out what I liked, and that he was extremely excited about it. I didn't know what else I needed to know about the gift until I got there. Everything else about the present was something I was completely unaware of at the time. As the first of my handmaidens, I walked behind them both, which was a good thing because I would be the one who would be walking in front of them virtually exclusively. However, I requested them to lead the way since I had heard that they had been working with the King on the present and I wanted to make sure they got it. After we had just begun to leave my wing, they came to a complete halt in front of the doors of one of the rooms. In my wings, there were a couple of extra rooms for me to use, but being me, I had no idea what I should do with them, so I had le
I tried my best to not pay attention to my surroundings because I knew I would be afraid of even the smallest sound of the leave falling down off of the tree but I couldn't help myself but to hyper-focus because of how scared I was. Just as I was about to turn left to the hall that my room decided then, I heard a dog’s roar. I wasn't sure where it was coming from, as we did not have any dogs on the premises as far as I knew so I assumed I must have heard wrong because I was very sleep-deprived. I kept on walking upon till I was startled by 2 wolves jumping in front of me, growling, with spit drooling all over them. “Hi doggies,” I said softly as I backed up a little, “I didn’t know we had you.” The dogs responded with a louder growl. I could swear that I saw one of them licking through its teeth as if I was a really big bone or a ginormous stake. Just think of it, I was technically both of those things, just combined. Intimidated by their attitude towards me I talked mor