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RHEA’S POVI peeped over Estefan's shoulders as he searched for the trending news on his phone just like Anna was doing with Esteban.My mouth hung open when all the popular news from that afternoon was about Anna and me at the Charity. I glanced at her to see her face fall when she realized that the little she had stepped away from was becoming a huge problem. Who knew that my kind attitude to carry the boy would make the citizens condemn Anna and demand that I should be the next Queen?“Anna, I'm so sorry. I didn't know…” I started but I got cut off by King Estevan.“Why are you apologizing? You did the right thing by helping that boy,” he said before he turned to Anna who was staring down at her finger. “Do you have anything to say?” She glanced at Esteban before she replied, “I didn't mean to make him fall. His hands were dirty, so I didn't want him to stain my dress,” she explained. “I had no idea that it would end up being a problem.” “That’s not a good enough excuse.” He rai
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ESTEFAN'S POVI woke up to Rhea's naked body wrapped around mine and her hair in a complete mess. A smile spread on my face as I stared at her beautiful morning face. Every time I woke up to her beside me, it brought great joy to my heart that I was the first and only man to see her like that. I didn't know how I would have coped if I had let her slip off my fingers and end up in the arms of another man.She stirred in her sleep when I kissed her forehead and carefully detached her body from mine, trying not to wake her after the long night we had. I got prepared for the day and went to my study to get some work done. Thanks to Esteban, I had an extra load of work to do because I wasn't satisfied with all the ones he handled while I was gone. ‘No wonder dad was on his neck.’ I thought as I shook my head. After an hour of working nonstop, I decided to take a little break and check out social media. I was hoping the issue with Anna at the Charity event would have gone down a bit. M
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LEAH'S POVMy phone rang in my bag as I stepped out of Empire Fashion House. Despite telling Estefan not to do anything, he still went to Mr. Darlington, asking him to renew my contract with them.Thanks to that, I was able to get back on my feet and make my way to the top again.Fishing out my phone from my bag, I smiled when I saw that it was Asher calling. “Hello, babe,” I said as I picked up the call.“Look at your left,” he ordered, and I complied with a confused expression on my face.A grin spread across my face when I saw him leaning on his red Maserati in an all-black outfit. I moved closer to him and I noticed his blue eyes staring at me in admiration.“How long have you been standing there?” I asked as he pulled me into his arms.“Thirty minutes.” “Why didn't you call me?” I gasped. “I was done an hour ago.”“I wanted to surprise you, so it's worth it.” He shrugged before taking my hand. “Let's go grab lunch together.”“Sure. I'm starving.” He opened the passenger door fo
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RHEA'S POV It wasn't hard of a task for the little boy to be found by the Royal family. Anna and Esteban left the palace with some guards and the media team, who would be livestreaming the whole thing. Sitting in my room with my laptop on the bed, I had a bunch of snacks beside me as I had decided to have a writing marathon to cover for the days I missed. Estefan came into the room just as I finished the first chapter. He had to leave the palace early that morning because of something he had to help his father with. “Do you know what channel Anna and Esteban would be livestreaming on?” He asked as he took off his shirt and sat next to me. “Yeah.” I took the remote and searched for the Channel but I stopped when I caught Estefan taking out my chips. I swatted his hands and grabbed the packet of chips. “Go get your own.” “Stingy woman.” He rolled his eyes at me but I ignored him and finally found the channel I was looking for. I adjusted to find a comfortable position on the b
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RHEA'S POV“Wow, this place is beautiful.” I gasped as our car parked in front of the carnival. “I know, right,” Estefan said as the door on his side was pulled open. He stepped out of the car and held his hand out to assist me. We walked into the carnival hand in hand, stopping at different outlets. We were offered a pair of red hats to join in the carnival spirit. We put them on and continue with the fun and game going on. A young guy approached Estefan, introducing himself as the leader of the youth community. He thanked us for coming before taking to the podium that was set in the middle of the carnival ground. The community leader stood in front of the mic and publicly expressed his gratitude to Estefan and me on our first appearance at their carnivals. We received lots of applause before he invited Estefan to say something. Estefan stepped forward and the entire crowd went wild.“Good evening everyone, it's such an honor to be here today,” he started. “First, I want to com
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The rays of the rising sun peeked through my curtains, letting me know that it was morning. I had been awake since four, trying to complete another chapter of my book which was a daily routine for me because I get my best ideas and inspiration by that time of the day. I added a period to the last sentence of the chapter before saving it and shutting down my laptop. Falling back on the bed, I straightened my legs which had been in a crossed position ever since I woke up, and I massage my aching fingers that had been typing furiously on my laptop. Closing my eyes to sleep for a little while, I heard faint footsteps that grew louder as they approached my room. The footsteps stopped followed by a knock on my door. "Rhea, come downstairs. Breakfast is ready," my mom sweet voice said from outside before her footsteps drew farther away from my room. Standing up from my queen-sized bed, I pulled my curtains apart and sighed, enjoying the warmth from the ray of sun entering the window on my
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ESTEFAN'S POVAfter two excruciating hours which felt like a lifetime, our plane descended to the ground and stopped moving. My father, King Estevan Borbon-Anjou of Spain, stood up from his seat and moved towards the exit as my younger sister, Princess Esmeralda and I followed behind him. A cold breeze greeted me as I stepped out of the plane and descended the stairs. Seven years ago, I swore to myself that I wouldn't come back to this city but here I was, stepping my feet on the soil of London. A red carpet lay on the ground from the bottom of the stairs to the entrance of the white Limousine waiting to pick us up. With my hands shoved deep into my pants pocket, I strode to the car behind my dad with Esmeralda beside me. "This place is beautiful." Esmeralda gasped as she looked out of the moving car. "Hmm," I replied as I stared out at the "beautiful city" that took everything away from me. The city didn't change a single bit, it was the same as how I left it seven years ago."Wh
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RHEA'S POVEveryone was having breakfast except me because I had long forgotten food and focused all my attention on my phone. I was busy doing some research on the Joseon Dynasty. The book I was writing for my final project was titled Royal Deception and it was based on the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. At the end of the online class session, we were to submit our masterpiece which would be reviewed by some editors and they would pick a winner whose book would be published in paperback and the writer would be given recognition.My online school has been holding a writing contest every year and my book has come third or second since I joined two years ago. That year was my final year and my last chance to win the contest which was why I put all my effort into it this year."Rhea, I've told you about using your phone on the table. This is why you are using eye contact in the first place." My mom scolded."Just to be clear, I love my eye contact, and I'm almost done," I said with my eyes st
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