Paula's P.o.v
I stood in front of my father the king who sat on his throne with a calm expression plastered on my face when in truth I was panicking on the inside.
"It's been finalized, your wedding to our neighboring kingdom will be in two days, I hope and believe you are happy with the arrangements I've made" father said loudly so his advisors could hear his authority lance through his voice.
"Yes my king, it's for the greater good of our people after all" I answered with my gaze stuck on the floor.
I bowed then stood upright, I notice the happy smiles that came from all the advisors.
"You raised her well," one advisor said in admiration.
"Of course" father answered with pride.
"excuse me," I said then turned and walked out of the throne room.
I found my ladies waiting for me at the doorway, when I walked past them they quickly followed me behind in silence.
I pushed the door open to my bedroom and entered with forming tears.
"Why can I never refuse my father? In all my years he has never truly cared about me, he only visits me once a year, today when he summoned me I felt happy and took no time to accept his summon, but yet again he only wanted what was best for his people, what about my feelings? Am I that worthless to him?" I asked sadly.
"You are very important to him my princess, you are his only heir, he loves you a lot it's just that he is usually busy with his duties" Lauren my most trusted maiden answered.
"I was raised for the people, taught for the people, but all I have ever done is to see him happy," I said while I sat down on the bed.
"I heard that his majesty who is to take you as his wife is young and very attractive but mostly handsome," Miriam said trying to get all the girls to cheer me up
"Does that matter to me? You all know that I have never seen any man up close, my father made it clear to always keep my eyes fixed on the floor and covered, so it doesn't matter how the man I'm going to wed looks like, all that matters is to fulfill my father's wish and my duties as a bride to the man I'm to marry" I said loudly then stood up and walked to the balcony.
"She sure has it hard, she has been guarded in her room with only our company for the past 15 years, the king only summons her when her presence is really needed, I feel sorry for her" the new maiden who was recently assigned to me whispered lowly thinking I couldn't hear her.
"Lauren" I called.
She quickly came forward and stood in front of me with a bow.
"I want to rest, I'm feeling tired over everything," I said.
"The princess wants to rest" she announced loudly for everyone to hear.
I walked back in my room and stood still as they disrobed me and dressed me up in a sleeping robe while others braided my hair carefully when they were done, I got on my bed and lay down facing the other side, I stayed like that for an hour then relaxed and closed my eyes.
"This must be very hard on her" Miriam whispered lowly thinking I was asleep.
"I know, I have known the princess ever since we were young, this is the first time I have seen her in nearly tears, she won't only be leaving her home and father behind when she weds the neighboring king, she will be leaving everything she has ever known behind," Debby said with distaste in her voice.
"So sad, I'm sure we will all go with her, remember our training? We are to serve and protect her with everything we have, it will be our duty to cheer her up and make sure she feels at home when she goes to the neighboring country" Janet answered.
"Lauren,so...what do you think will happen on their wedding night?" The new maiden asked causing everyone to giggle.
"What do you think of yourself? we have all heard the rumors, the king there is not only handsome but some ladies claim that his good in bed, so I'm pretty sure they will enjoy their passionate lovemaking, the princess will forget about all her sorrows in one night" Lauren answered as the giggles increased causing me to open my eyes uncomfortably.
"I so envy her, I wish I knew how it felt to be touched by a man, have you ever been touched before Debby?" Janet asked with soft laugher.
"Yes," Debby answered as the others gasped in shock.
"Only a hug you corrupted minds, remember? We can't be touched until the princess is, we are to remain pure as her maidens even if it takes forever" Debby said as I felt bad.
" What if she dies a virgin?" The new maiden asked with concern in her voice.
"That won't happen, we all heard the neighboring king is a beast in bed, now let's all get some rest, when the princess wakes up, we will make sure she smiles, she's so pretty I don't like it when she always holds a sad expression on her face" Debby answered.
"She's more than pretty" Janet said.
"Agreed" Lauren answered.
"Lauren, you are like our elder sister, not only are you the first maiden to ever attend to her, you are her friend right? I too would make you my friend, you are always calm and know how to handle any situation, I really understand why the princess loves you very much" the new maiden said.
"Come on, lets stop the gossip before we wake up the princess" Lauren said.
I heard footsteps then the door open and close.
"I know you are awake, you have been pretending to be asleep," Lauren said.
I slowly sat upright with a low sigh.
"Nothing goes past you it seems" I whispered.
"Yep," she answered then sat next to me and pulled me into a hug.
Paula's P.o.vI woke up with a slight headache and found my ladies ( servants ) looking at me quietly, I sat upright and cleared my throat, those days I used to wake up with their eyes on me I felt so uncomfortable, but now I was so used to it."Morning princess." They greeted together.I smiled happily, they were like my own 6 blood sisters."Isn't my hair a mess?" I asked while standing up, I moved and sat on a chair that was opposite my big mirror.Bridget got a brush and carefully started brushing my hair."My Princess aren't you nervous about tomorrow? You know you will be wedded to the king right?" The new servant asked."Cleo Know your place!" Lauren yelled at her angrily."What did I do? I was just asking politely, we can't all just pretend to be calm, we are about to take a journey to
Paula's p.o.vToday was one of the worst days of my life, immediately I took a bath, my ladies dressed me up, a servant came to inform me that my carriage was ready, I wanted father to see me off but he refused, he was busy with one of his concubines to even say a simple goodbye to his only daughter.I got in the carriage with Lauren while the others got in the other carriage, when the carriage began moving, I sighed sadly."My princess are you okay?" Lauren asked with concern."Yeah" I answered then leaned against the couch and closed my eyes. . . .I was woken up by the sound of loud trumpets, I quickly sat upright and found Lauren asleep, I looked outside the window, it was no longer morning but mid-evening.The carriage was moving slowly in the street where people were gathered and cheering, Lauren woke up and looked at me th
Paula's p.o.vWeddings were mostly a symbol of love and Union, but to me, it was a symbol of fulfillment, my people needed this kingdom's protection and guidance and that was all that mattered to me, even if it meant me hurting or marrying the worst man on earth."You look very beautiful princess," Lauren said as I looked at myself sadly.I wore a long white wedding dress which had diamonds on the front and spots of gold, giving it a royal breathtaking fit, a beautiful white long veil was covering my face up to my waist and my ladies wore beautiful light blue bearless dresses that went up to their feet."Let us go," I said as all my ladies covered themselves with dark blue veils.we walked out of the room quietly, each step I took my breathing was becoming laboured, I was scared and felt lonely.I gasped when I made a turn going towards the door and found fat
Paula's p.o.v"My queen please think this through, you shouldn't do this," Deby said as I sat upright and glared at her coldly, she quickly knelt down in fear and lowered her eyes to the ground."Then want should I do?, Tell me who that woman was, the bastard had guts to dance with her instead of me" I spat as my ladies gasped loudly."Please refrain from bad mouthing the king, despite you being the queen and his wife you can be hanged for that" Lauren said in concern."That lady you saw dancing with the king is called lady Grace" Amore answered as the door opened.When Henry walked in, my ladies quickly stood up and bowed in respect."leave us" he ordered.They quickly left the room without a second glance, I lazily stood up and picked my veil from the ground and put it back covering my face.Despite hating everythin
Paula's p.o.vEarly in the morning after a bath, I sat in front of my dressing mirror with Miriam combing my hair, while my other ladies were taking care of my room and choosing a worthy dress for me."Pardon me my queen, but you look happy this morning," Miriam said with a smile while she continued to comb my hair.I was more than happy, as much as I hated the stupid bastard's behavior, I wasn't going to let him ruin my mood."Well, what do you expect?, Today is a beautiful morning and we are in a new palace, you know how we have been raised alone in a locked up room, but today I'm a married woman and I'm free, I can go anywhere I want to," I said then stood up and looked at myself in the mirror.I wore a simple beautiful peach dress which showed off my curves, and my hair was nicely let down, in the afternoon I was suppose to change and put on another dress that the Ladies were
Paula's p.o.vToday I dressed up with one thing in mind, to get Henry's attention, I was so happy when jack came to me a few hours ago. Flashback"My queen?" Jack called outside my door.I quickly put on my veil and came out if my bedroom."Are you ok?" he asked Softly."Yes, why," I asked."You seem sad and yesterday some servants were gossiping on how they saw lady Grace leaving the king's chamber's immediately you walked in, I know it's none of my business but is everything ok?" he asked."I'm ok Jack, don't worry about me, everything is going perfectly fine" I answered while trying so hard to smile under my veil."Ok if you say so my queen, I came here to invite you and your ladies to
Paula's p.o.v"My queen, today you are suppose to be happy, the king is returning, you haven't been your usual self since he left, do you miss him?," Lauren asked, I choked on my saliva then laughed."No I don't, I'm actually annoyed at him, can you believe him?, he chose a concubine over me, he is such a disrespectful man," I answered angrily.I had been whining over his act for a week now, I couldn't help it but get upset every time I thought about him."Do you love him that much?" Lauren asked as I blinked in shock."Me, love that man, are you seriously asking me that? What I feel for him is respect because he's the king, I don't love him," I answered then swallowed hard, I really wasn't sure what I felt for him."And by the way where is Miriam, Deby, and Janet?" I asked while looking around."They went to admire the jewels at t
Paula's p.o.vI sat sighing in my room for what felt like forever, I wasn't happy with Henry's words, I was very much bothered by them, but despite feeling dejected I couldn't help myself from thinking about how he looked, I didn't know if it was my eyes or my imagination but he looked very calmer than usual and so handsome, he wore his royal robes without a crown on his head, his hair was brushed back for the first time and it really suited him.I stood up from my bed and picked up my veil, I covered my face and looked at my ladies who were all sleeping on their beds, I felt bad that I was still sleeping with them, technically they all deserved a room each, and my room was suppose to be Henry's but he couldn't even look at me without showing disgust.I slowly walked to the door and opened it carefully after glancing behind to make sure that they