ESTEFAN'S POV
Standing in front of the mirror to fix my tie, I groaned as I couldn't get the hang of it. Back at the palace, I always rely on my younger brother Esteban to knot my tie for me. He had been trying to teach me how to do it myself for the past seven years but I never paid attention since he was always there to do it for me which I was regretting at the moment.After trying for more than thirty minutes, I gave up and threw the tie on my bed beside my phone that has been ringing nonstop since I woke up.Ever since the lunch date, Leah has been calling me endlessly. I ignored her calls so that she would get the hint that I didn't want to talk to her but she wouldn't stop calling. Talk about desperation.A sigh escaped my lips when the phone stopped ringing and I stopped myself from punching the mirror in front of me out of frustration when the phone rang again. I checked the device screen and I exhaled when I saw it was my brother calling."Hello, big bro," my brother hollered when I answered the phone."What do you want?" I placed the phone on the dressing table and put it on loudspeaker."You couldn't call once to check how I was doing? Don't you miss me at all?""I don't." I lied as I fixed my hair in front of the mirror.Esteban was the best brother I could ever ask for, he had been so nice and welcoming since the day I entered the Palace without minding the fact that I was his half-brother. He made it his job to annoy me every single with his mouth that couldn't seem to shut up. I couldn't lie that I didn't miss him so much since we departed from Spain but there was no way I would tell him that and let it get to his head."Really? I'm sure you are having a good time knotting your tie yourself." He chuckled."If you don't have any other thing to say than to make fun of me, I will hang up now.""No, no, wait. I called because of something important." He yelled into the device."Start talking.""The thing is, I thought you went to London with dad to help him with the Knight Tech deal but it seems to me that you had another mission for your visit there.""What nonsense are you spouting?" I scrunched my eyebrows."Don't tell me that you didn't notice that you and that British model have been trending on social media since this morning.""What?!""Everyone is bewildered that the Spanish cold prince who has never been seen close to any woman talkless of dating one was suddenly caught having a lunch date with one of the hottest British models, Leah knight. That alone is enough to cause an uproar on the internet.""I don't care, they should think whatever they want." I picked up my phone when I was done with my hair and made my way out of the room without the tie."Tell me something, what's going on between you guys?""Nothing.""Don't give me that, bro. She must be special to you that's why you took her out on a date."I stopped in my tracks and exhaled. "First of all, she invited me out and I didn't want to embarrass her by turning her down. Second, I don't understand why people just conclude that two people are together just because they went on one date, that's being stereotypical.""That's right, I'm sorry but if anything does happen between you guys, I want to be the first person to know."I hung up the call on him without replying. My father stepped out of his suite just as I exited mine. I bowed my head in greeting. "Good morning, father."He patted my shoulder as we made our way toward the elevator with the royal guards behind us. On getting to the first floor, we walked out of the building where a black sedan car was waiting to pick us up. We took our seats inside the car as the driver drove us to the Knight Tech building."Estefan," he called."Yes, father.""What do you think about the Knight sisters?" He turned his attention to me."What?" I gave him a confused look."I personally think the both of them are beautiful, well-mannered and of good nature and I was wondering if we could get one of them married into our family.""Are you trying to ask me if it is okay for you to take another wife?""What?!" He gave me an absurd look. "What would I do with another wife at this age? Why would you even think of something that ridiculous? Even those girls would never agree to marry an old man like me." He glared at me."Sorry." I lowered my gaze."I was asking because of you. I think it's high time you settle down and get married. I have delayed it too long and I don't want to waste any more time now.""Dad, what exactly do you want?""I want you to get married to one of the Knight sisters."My father had been pressuring me on the marriage issue since I turned twenty-three and I had to agree to marry any girl he chooses for me as long as she doesn't get on my nerves. But he claimed that he hasn't found the perfect girl for me which was a good thing on my side because I wasn't ready to get married. But I decided to change my mind since the knight sister was involved."Okay, I'll do it. But on one condition, I get to choose which one of them I want to marry.""Of course. I'll talk to Charles about it before we sign the deal." He beamed and I nodded.Everything was already falling into place without me having to do anything at all. That should be a good sign, right?ESTEFAN'S POVThe car stopped in front of the Knight Tech company which was a thirty floors building covered with blue transparent glass. My dad and I walked through the revolving door and made our way into the private elevator that was only used by the CEO but he extended the use to us.We stopped the elevator on the twenty-fifth floor and made our way to the conference room where Mr Knight's secretary, Jordan, waiting at the entrance. He approached us with a wide smile on his face. "Welcome Your Highnesses. Everyone is waiting for you in the conference room."He opened the metal door that led to the conference room and everyone stood up upon our entrance. The room was filled with the company's board of directors and shareholders occupying their places on either side of the conference table. Mr Knight sat at the head of the table while my father took the seat on his right with me beside him and some royal bodyguards taking their positions behind us. The lights of the room were turne
LEAH'S POVI sat in the spacious dressing room of the Empire fashion house with five other models, getting ready for the Empire's fashion magazine shoot that would begin in the next fifteen minutes. The door barged open making me swerve my head in the direction to see Shirley running toward me with an excited look on her face. She stopped beside me breathing heavily."What's wrong?" I turned back to the mirror, checking if my makeup needs any more adjustment."I think you should see this." She passed me her phone. Taking the phone from her, my eyes widened when I saw a picture of me and Prince Estefan in the restaurant on Twitter with people commenting if we were dating or not. My shocked expression turned into a smile when I scrolled further and I saw more pictures of the both of us plastered all over Twitter with some people questioning our relationship and others shipping us together. People already saw me as Prince Estefan's girlfriend, it was just a matter of time before he co
LEAH'S POVThe shoot took longer than usual because Kenzie always had something to complain about. If it was not about my dress being prettier than hers, it was about me being at the centre of every photo. She kept pushing me to the edge and it took all the willpower in me to stop myself from pulling all her hair out of her head. A sense of relief washed through me when the shoot ended and I was able to escape from the claws of those wolves in sheep's clothing. I got to the house around 4 pm to meet my sister in the living room watching a historical Korean drama as usual. "Hey." I slumped on the couch next to her, taking a handful of popcorn from the bowl on her thighs."You're back early." She didn't spare me a glance as her eyes were glued to the movie she was watching, not wanting to miss any second of it."Yeah. I had nothing else to do, so I came back home." I stuffed my face with popcorn. "What are you planning to make for dinner?" She picked up the remote that was sitting bes
ESTEFAN'S POVEarlier that day, my dad and I went to see Mr Knight to finalize the deal. As expected, his daughters agreed to the marriage and he was more than willing to give away any of them in exchange for the business expansion we were offering him which made the whole thing easy. Leah showed up at the company right after we finished signing the contract and invited me to eat lunch with her. She kept on going about how lovely it would be if we got married since people were already shipping us together and all I did was nod. She made sure to remind me that she would be wearing a purple dress for the party before we parted ways which meant she wanted me to wear a matching colour of the tie. That evening, I stood in front of my mirror all dressed up, trying to see if I would be able to knot the tie but I failed on every attempt. I was about to chuck the tie aside and go without it when a knock sounded on my door.I yanked it open without checking who it was and Esmeralda pushed pas
RHEA'S POVThe house was quiet that evening with my parent out to a party and Leah dressing up to leave for the same party with Estefan who was going to be here any minute while I was in my usual spot on the couch, watching my fourth K-drama series of the week.With the submission date of the writing contest drawing near, the pressure of completing and editing my story was weighing me down. I'd been having writer's block these past few days so I decided to watch some movies and read some of my inspiring author's books to give me some inspiration and ideas. Another reason why the house was quiet was that the house helpers were trying to stay out of Leah's path. Whenever Leah was preparing for a party, she always aimed for perfection in her looks. She would get tensed up and blame anyone she could find for any error she found in her looks."Ahhhhh," Leah's screams shook the house.I wondered what was wrong this time."Who the hell did this to my dress?" She stormed down the stairs with
LEAH'S POVDescending the stairs, my lips stretched in a smile as I spotted Estefan waiting at the bottom of the stairs in a black Armani suit. He had his side turned to me as he spoke on his phone, giving me a nice view of his perfect sculpture jawline which twitched as he spoke. He turned to me, scanning my body with his beautiful amber eyes that shone like a gem.He held his hand out to me when I got to the bottom of the stairs. "You look beautiful." "Thanks." I blushed, taking his hand as I watched my reflection in his eyes. "I must say you are looking very handsome today." He nodded. "Shall we?""Sure." I hooked my hand in his as he led me toward the main door. "Wait!" A familiar voice stopped us from behind. We turn around to see Rhea walking toward us with a gift bag in her hand. She turned to Estefan with a smile. "I just wanted to thank you for the books. Esmeralda told me." She jogged back in the direction she came from.Turning to look at Estefan, I caught him smirking at
LEAH'S POVThat night, the only thing on my mind was Estefan rejecting me. I couldn't bring myself to get over it because it hurt my ego. I, Leah Knight who men would be delighted just to spend a second with me was rejected by the one man I wanted. No, I couldn't let this slide. I had to make him want me at all costs. The following morning, I woke up a bit late because I didn't have anywhere to go. I went downstairs to meet Rhea on her usual spot on the couch, listening to some music as she typed furiously on her laptop."Good morning," I raised my voice above the sound of her music so she could hear me."Good morning," she said without sparing me a glance."Where are mom and Dad?" "I believe you should check your time before asking me that question," she retorted with her eyes still on the laptop. Checking the time on my phone, I realized it was already past nine. My mom and dad would be at work by now. I rolled my eyes as I pick up a pillow from the couch she was sitting on and h
RHEA'S POVAfter absorbing myself in books and movies throughout the week, I found more inspiration to keep writing. I was getting closer to the end of the book and I couldn't help but feel happy about it. I finished the chapter I was working on just in time for Leah to hop into the house with a big smile on her face. She slumped on the couch and I raised my eyebrows at her. "What got you all smiling?" "Prince Estefan and I spent the most romantic day together." She beamed.My eyes scanned her face and I noticed the lipstick she wore this morning was gone which gave me a clear image of what she meant by a romantic day. "Did you use protection?" I blurted out."Rhea! I can't believe you think I would be so cheap to sleep with a guy I just met." Her eyes widened."You are already thinking about marrying him the first day you met him so don't blame me for thinking you already did the deed with him." I shrugged."Well, guess what? I didn't." She glared at me and folded her arms as we