The Royal Highness

Chapter 5 Father of her child....!

She was so beautiful but, to me, she looked familiar, I never saw anyone from Charles's family these days, maybe she was one of them, but why did she look familiar? I wondered.

She looked here and there, looking for something, after tilting her head in every direction, her eyes ended up on me,

But why do I feel that she is glimpsing at me?

I jumped down the tree and stood up, she came running to me, lifting her dress with her fragile hands.

"Are you Luis...?" she inquired in a hurry,

"Yes " I answered hesitantly, She grabbed my arm and dragged me with her, I couldn't understand why? and where.

"Hey...what...? Where are we going?"

I asked while running with her, the first doubt that struck my head was,

is Charles ok?

" just shut up and come along?" she yelled,

we entered the main hall, Charles was sitting on the throne, and the hall was filled with so many people, dressed in royal dresses and staring at me as if I was a dragon in the humans,

Their glare was not just of disgust, it was more than that filled with resentment and anger. My mind was in a stupor,

What was going on? Did they know who I am? Did I do anything to offend them?

Oh, I have to find a new place now,

My thoughts were blurred when I heard her saying to Charles,

"Your majesty, he is the one I choose, I am in love with him and I want to marry him"

The hall boomed with loud voices, but I was still in a daze,

I glared at her in shock,

in love? Marry him...??

I couldn't think straight for a while, I quit my hand free from her and turned to her ready to get my answers,

But Charles came down in rage and grabbed my shirt,

"Please play along," he said in a low voice, and then shouted,

"How dare you? A slave dreaming of getting princess" he pushed me and hit me in the face,

I was in confusion when she came running and stood between us,

"Your Highness, he is my husband now and also the father of my baby"

My mind was blocked for some time,

Does that make any sense, I never saw her, how could she become the mother of my child? That was going a bit very high,

"But....!!" I exclaimed, and Charles interrupted me instantly,

"You piece of trash I thought you were a good slave but you...I am gonna kill you"

He grabbed my shirt and took me out of the main hall, but everyone followed us, That girl took out a gun and shouted,

"Stop it brother, or you'll be losing me forever"

"Amber..." screamed Charles,

Everything was in chaos, I finally understood what was going on, these siblings were finding their way out by me, but why me? Did they know who I am?

Did I mutter something yesterday? But it was just a peg, and he was the one who got drunk? then why?

I looked at Charles straight into his eyes, those eyes were begging me, and I decided to play along,

"Your Highness, what is done is done, I love her and everyone has the right to choose his right one," I inferred, he smirked a little and shouted again,

"You....!!"

She came and stood between us, releasing my shirt from his grip, but it was not over yet, A man from those audiences, came forward,

"Princess Amber, how do you want us to believe that you are in love with this dumb, it's impossible, I don't buy it" he frowned his eyebrows and came near to her and grabbed her hand, she panicked and was shivering,

I thought that maybe he was the monster Charles referred to,

OK when playing along why not just play along completely, I pulled her back and held her in my hands, and on his watch, I kissed her intensively, It was my first time kissing a girl, and I never thought it would be like this, but it was good she smells and tastes like strawberries,

Charles and all the others looked at us disgustingly, I noticed that man clenching his fist,

They all followed as the king went in,

She pushed me back when all were gone,

"How dare you? You'll pay for this" she muttered gritting her teeth,

I smirked at her sarcastically,

"Pay for this, I was just helping you footmaid maid" I let out, She slapped her feet on the floor and went in.

What now? Their mess was cleared but what about me?

My old man would kill me if he knew I got married, in this trial...

I was messed in with my thoughts when a servant came out with a tray in his hand,

" Sir, Your Highness asked you to get ready for the ceremony"

"What..?" I exclaimed, he kept the tray on the ground and went inside staring at me with envy,

Of course, they would, A nobody till yesterday, is now a Lord, princess consort, That will hurt, but I got involved in such a mess, that I shouldn't have.

I took a bath wore the attire given and marched in, I can understand how I looked, with all the faces in my way staring at me in shock, but it was not good of course,

When I reached the main hall, everyone was astonished by my charms, with their jaw-dropping, unable to blink their eyes.

Princess Amber was standing in front, I went there, and I could hear them whispering,

"he's so handsome...!!"

"I can understand her...!!"

"Though a slave, he is better than all those here...!!"

Of course, I knew it, I am the only best in them, but is it fate or destiny, that I have to marry this footmaid? I don't know how am I going to handle this...

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When I first entered the hall, there were only men, but now there are so many ladies here, are they Charles's family members?

he started,

"As per our family rules, a girl of this family can choose anyone to be her husband on her eighteenth birthday, and they are blessed and get married in the presence of everyone."

The ceremony was held and I, The one the only heir of my empire, Prince Alan was forced to get married to a girl from a small kingdom, I can't believe this,

After the ceremony was completed, so many girls came to Amber, not to congratulate, but to mock her,

"Hey princess, or I should call the wife of a cleaner, .... ha ha ha ha ha"

I saw Amber disgusting, with them and with me as well.

"Mind your business, it's my life and I am fine with what I have" she expressed rudely, and grabbed my hand to take me to an old woman sitting in the corner, with so many ladies around her,

but before that, she tilted her head and whispered,

"She is my grandma, greet her"

I went near and bowed at her with respect,

"Hello ma'am, I am Luis, I am glad to meet you"

I interpreted politely and respectfully,

but she turned away from me,

"Amber ask this dirt to get away from me, I don't want to be greeted by a slave"

"Grandma...!! How could you say that.." Amber shouted and I pulled her back because I knew it would be hard for them to accept me, but they'll get used to it soon, I hope......

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