The next day, Erik was really gone. He just left me a note on my bed side table. It said what he just said to me the night before.I felt empty inside. This was the first time in two years that we have parted. Erik has always been by my side since the first day we met.’Knock knock’"Yes? Come in." I said. Maggie came inside my room."Princess, Erik left early this morning for his vacation leave." Maggie said."I know." I showed her the letter I was holding. I forced a smile on my face."Do not worry princess. I am sure he will be back in no time." Maggie said. "Oh and I have to remind you that today your highness and your sisters will be greeting the crown prince Ragnar of Avalon on his arrival.""Oh. Is that today?" I had a lazy expression.I am not really in to meeting the crown prince again. But I remembered the day when we danced in my birthday ball. It was a magical moment, if I am to describe it. But that is all, just a moment."Let’s prepare you now, your highness." Maggie sai

"Prince Ragnar, king father has instructed us sisters to tour you around the palace." Helena said with much enthusiasm. "If you just please follow me and..."Helena’s sentence was interrupted by prince Ragnar."Thank you for the offer." Prince Ragnar replied. "But princess Isabella had offered to show me around first.""I did?!" I was taken by surprise with Ragnar’s words. I looked at him curiously and he blinked rapidly before anyone could notice."Oh yes!" I said, going with Ragnar’s words. "I mean yes I did."Helena was shooting me daggers with her stare.’It looks like I foiled one of her plans. Well actually it was prince Ragnar that foiled her plans.’ I thought within me.Ragnar noticed how my step sister Helena was looking at me."It would be best not to be late the next time if you had plans." Ragnar said with a regal and cold voice.Helena was startled with Ragnar’s words that she cringed with fright. His words were polite but it was a scolding to her for being late."I-I’m

I can feel the stares of the people around me. I am wearing on my head the purple passion that prince Ragnar gave me this morning.It was just after Ragnar’s little speech, no wonder everyone’s eyes are on me now. I looked around and saw the mixed faces of surprise and bewilderment.When my eyes passed by grandpa Marcus, he had a face that was saying ’I thought so’. Williams who was beside grandpa had a genuine smile.My eyes passed by the officials and ministers that looked unsatisfied. I straightened out myself walked towards Ragnar. I stood beside him with pride and dignity.’It was prince Ragnar who chose me. Even if I am an illegitimate child of king father, I won’t let them look down on me.’ I thought.I glanced up prince Ragnar. He gave me a smile of satisfaction with my action just now. Now I know where I will put all the training that I have done these past two years. It is to become Prince Ragnar’s Crown Princess . I answered his smile with my own smile thinking ’I won’t let

All the officials and minsters in the throne room started murmuring. It looks like Ragnar’s offer is hard to decline."Crown prince Ragnar." It was prime minister Mark who spoke. "The matter of princess Isabella’s engagement haa become a rather important talk between our two countries. Can you please give us some time to talk about this with ourselves? We will call upon you after a decision has been made."All of the officials and ministers around nodded in agreement. King father looked stressed with the sudden issue at hand. I am sure that the talks with his ministers won’t be an easy one."Then I will take my leave then." Prince Ragnar said. "But please make haste. I also don’t want to wait any longer. As you know I have decided princess Isabella as my bride to be on her eighteenth birthday. And so I have been her fiancee officially since two years ago."The officials and ministers started murmuring again. Ragnar’s gesture on my eighteenth birthday, presenting me a purple passion, w

Isabella’s POVRagnar and I were walking side by side. We were a little far away from the inner palace but we are still inside the palace grounds.The sun had set just a while ago. The moon is not fully out and the sky is full of twinkling stars."Here, take my hand." Ragnar offered me his hand. "You might trip on the way."It was getting a bit dark because it was just past seven. I took his hand, because it was extended right in front of me.This wasn’t the first time I have held his hand, but still it makes me shy. I hear him chuckle lightly."What are you laughing?" I said shyly. I am just happy that it was dark because Ragnar would have seen my face that it was so red in shyness."I have held your had quite a number of times before." Ragnar said teasingly. "And yet you are still shy towards me.""Well this is the first time I have held hands with the crown prince Ragnar of Avalon." I said sarcastically. "Forgive me for being a little shy. It’s just because you are a great person."