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LEAH'S POVMy blood boiled as I watched Rhea dancing in Estefan's arms. I should be the one dancing with him like that. I should be the one wearing that engagement ring. I should be the one being showered with love and affection by the Spanish Royal family. Rhea should have been nowhere in the picture. All this while, she has been living hidden behind the shadows and everything was going smoothly for me at that time. Just when I was about to attain the happiness of a lifetime, living a life of royalty, she stepped out of the shadows and snatched everything away from me. She didn't only take Estefan, she took my career as well, leaving me on the verge of losing everything.Since Estefan rejected my advances and threw me out of his room, I'd been trying to talk to him but I couldn't find him anywhere around the palace. It was as if he disappeared from the face of the earth. When I tried to go to his room at night, I would always meet two guards at the door who claimed to have received
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RHEA'S POVFOUR DAYS TO THE WEDDING.Sitting on the ground on my usual spot on the balcony, I faced the horizon to catch the sunrise, keeping my legs crossed with my laptop on it and my book and pen sitting beside me. As I typed furiously on my laptop, my eyes catch the diamond stud on my finger, glimmering as the rays of the rising sun hit it. I paused my actions as I brought the ring close to my face, caressing it with my other hand. Memories of the event that occurred last night came back to me as my mind dwelled on the conversation that took place between Estefan and me.FLASHBACKMy hands were draped around his shoulders and his hand held onto my waist as we danced in sync with the rhythm of the song. Although I caged myself in the house, my dad made sure that I didn't miss out on anything. He made sure I was educated in various aspects including dance, music, graphic designing and many others. When I turned six, he hired diffe
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LEAH'S POVThe daylight that streaked through the window was the first thing that made me wince the moment my eyes opened. I blinked them to adjust to the bright light before I sat up on the bed.My phone lit up with a ping and I checked its screen to see a message from my dad. 'Your grandmother is here. She's on her way to Rhea's room, meet us there.' The message said. Swiping away the message notification from my device screen, I was greeted by Rhea's smiling face which I took and used as my phone wallpaper. The picture reminded me of the good times we spent in London, we were so happy even though she was the most annoying sister. The conversation I had with my mom yesterday rushed back to me which made me realize she was right. None of this was Rhea's fault, she didn't want the wedding to happen as much as I did. If I should be mad at anyone, it should be Estefan for playing with my emotions and tossing me aside when he got bored of me.
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RHEA'S POVMarilyn spent the entire day in my room, entertaining me with stories of how she and grandpa got together. Their marriage was also an arranged marriage to create an alliance between two families but as time went on they fell in love with each other. She had a strong belief that Estefan and I would end up like them but I doubted it. There was something about his face that pisses me off every time I look at him. And I was sure his heart was as cold as the man himself that any warm feeling wouldn't be able to penetrate inside. Later that evening, Esmeralda and Anna joined us in my room to see Marilyn. They laughed at my expense as she told them stories about my childhood. I had to admit, I was stubborn and mischievous as a child. Marilyn told them about the time I hid her reading glasses so that she wouldn't be able to read Grayson's suspension letter for getting into a fight in school. I was ten years old at that time and Grayson was thirteen. He and Marilyn came to stay i
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ESTEFAN'S POVThe cold air penetrate through my sweater, sending chills down my spine as I took a stroll outside the palace to enjoy the quiet night alone. That night Esteban had dragged me downstairs for dinner since I haven't been joining the family for dinner because I was avoiding Leah. The stupid attempt she made to seduce me that night fuelled the hatred I had for her. Seeing her just made me sick to the stomach.During the dinner, I was surprised she didn't make any attempt to talk to me but at the same time, I was happy about it. Just when I thought I could enjoy my dinner in peace without anyone sticking up my business, the Knight's Grandmother had to show up. Marilyn kept telling me about how fragile Rhea was and making me promise to take care of her. But in reality, she was threatening me because she wouldn't stop talking about how she beat up a boy for breaking her daughter's heart when she was in high school. Her words took me back to what Esteban said, 'I don't know w
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RHEA'S POVNIGHT BEFORE THE WEDDING The last two days passed by in a blur with the wedding on everyone's lips. I sat on my bed, staring at the white sparkling dress worn on the mannequin in front of me. Back when we were young, Leah and I would always talk about our dream wedding and wedding dress. I had always imagined my dress to be a full, long, off-shoulder ball gown with long sleeves, designed with white diamonds that sparkle under the light. It seems like my mom had registered my childhood dream in her mind and got me the exact dress I wanted.Esmeralda and Anna have been filling me in on everything that was going on with the wedding and I realised every single thing was done to my taste. It was so ironic that everything starting from the dress, cake, flowers, and colour scheme was to my liking except for the most important thing which was the man I was getting married to. The conversation we had two nights ago outside my room was still lingering at the back of my mind. I kn
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ESTEFAN'S POVI stood in front of the mirror in Esteban's room in my white three pieces suit, gelling my hair to the back. My mom had instructed me to stay out of my room and I had no idea what the reason was. The door opened and I didn't bother to check who it was because I was expecting Esteban to come and help me with my tie since I still haven't learnt how to knot it."What took you so long?" I stretched the white tie with red stripes to him as I kept my eyes fixed on the mirror. If it was up to me, I would have gone with a white tie but the Queen refused since I was already wearing a white suit and insisted that I added a touch of another colour to my outfit. He took the tie from me and my eyes widened when he came to stand in front of me, wrapping the tie around my neck."Dad? I thought it was Esteban." "I told him not to bother since I needed to talk to you anyways." He began to knot the tie. "It's high time you learn how to knot your tie. Esteban won't always be there to he
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RHEA'S POVSitting inside my room in the palace, I stared at the wedding band in my fingers with tears gathering in my eyes. It felt like a dream that I had tied the knot with that Ice Prince and I hoped that I wake up from that terrible dream soon.All that hope died when the door opened, revealing the devil himself. "Are you ready?" He asked as he moved closer to him.I glanced up at him with fear written all over my face. As we planned before, a reception party was being held for all the guests in the ballroom where Estefan and I must make an appearance since they couldn't attend the ceremony."Do I have to go?" I whispered."Yes, but you have nothing to worry about since I would be with you and we won't stay for long, I promise." He had a soft expression on his face which took me back for a moment.He stretched his hand toward me and I looked back and forth between his face and his hand for a while before I slowly slipped my hand into his hard, strong hand. He helped me stand up f
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