Sold to the Cold-Hearted King

“Could it be King Ryui?” Fiona murmured below her breath.

“So King Ryui was in love with Tessa,”Princess Promise murmured with widened eyes.

“No! No!, It’s not true”Royalty cried shaking her head in denial.

“ENOUGH!”Tessa yelled. And continued,

“Was it stated here that it’s from King Ryui, was it?”Tessa yelled.

“We are sorry Your Majesty”Fiona apologized.

“Give me the written scroll”Tessa said, stretching out her hand and taking it.

Princess Tessa hissed loudly and walked out of the throne room in anger.

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“Bonanza can’t you plead with the king to get me out of here” Mrs Claire cried.

“I can’t do that, I don’t want my child to suffer because of your mistakes”

” Really!, I will kill myself Bonanza” Mrs Claire cried.

“Then do it, I was not in support of this before. Am not ready to be a father, but you force me. Foolish me I couldn’t control myself. Since you made me a father at an early stage, I will take responsibility for the baby.” Bonanza uttered in fury, and left afterwards.

“I need to get out of here very soon” Mrs Claire thought.

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“Who could have done such a thing, sending a marriage proposal” Tessa thought, pacing to and fro in her room.

“Your Majesty,”Fiona called while walking inside her room.

“Fiona, who could have sent me a marriage proposal?”Tessa asked Fiona worriedly.

“I’m short of ideas my princess” Fiona replied truthfully.

“I can’t marry someone else” Tessa cried.

“Did you get married secretly?”Fiona asked with widened eyes.

“And you think I can do such, I only have feelings for King Nathaniel. You know he isn’t in support of slavery. I just want someone cool.” She uttered truthfully.

“You had feelings for King Nathaniel”Fiona gasps covering her mouth.

“I do Fiona, that’s why I don’t wanna marry a stranger.”Tessa uttered, removing her crown.

“What will we do now?” Fiona asked lots of ideas.

“That’s why we will have to wait and confirm who this stranger is, ” Tessa said, pulling up her calico.

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Royalty stood at her window looking at the Royal garden, looking beautiful as usual, filled with beautiful flowers, roses, and a lot more.

She sniffed back her tears”Ryui has been in love with Tessa” she thought and wailed loudly.

“Why does it hurt this much, it’s just like he broke my heart.” Royalty thought holding her chest.

“Why are you crying unnecessary?” Queen Sabrina uttered, walking inside her daughter’s Chamber.

“Mother it hurts,”Royalty cried, hugging her mother tightly.

“I know it does, but you will have to accept fate, you can’t force a man to love you. You can’t Royalty”Queen Sabrina advised.

“Does that mean King Ryui doesn’t love me?”Royalty cried.

“Was it written in the letter that it’s from King Ryui?”Queen Sabrina asked, sounding angry.

“No mother,” Royalty replied.

“Then why are you over thinking on what’s not real, ” Queen Sabrina said, pulling her to a warm hug.

“I’m just scared,” Royalty replied, wiping her tears.

“It’s fine, I will take my leave.”Queen Sabrina said and stood up on her feet.

“Mother!”she called.

Queen Sabrina holt and turned back, giving her a questioning look.

“Thanks for being there for me”

“That’s my duty and not someone else’s”her mother replied and left afterwards.

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Three days after

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“Do you think this marriage proposal is a prank?” Tessa asked her sisters.

“Do you think so?”Royalty asked, flipping to the next page of her novel.

“But who could do such, we waited throughout yesterday thinking whoever did this will probably show up or something but it was otherwise, ” promise uttered, still pissed about the whole shit.

“Why don’t we go hunting, fishing, probably archery anything, am sick of this castle,”Royalty suggested.

“We will go for that in the coming week.” Tessa replied coldly.

“Why don’t we request for father dethrone.” Tessa asked.

“Why will you want that”my princess honour asked curiously

“Are you not tired if this slavery stuffs” Tessa uttered softly.

“Father won’t want to do that, until you get married”Royalty replied.

“That’s what I’m thinking, he won’t agree. What do I do?”Tessa asked no one in particular.

“Why don’t you agree to the anonymous message from the unknown” promise suggests.

Tessa widened her eyes in horror” are you kidding me, did you just say I should accept an unknown proposal. I don’t even know if he’s a serial killer or bandits.” Tessa exclaimed, still in shock.

“I only have feelings for one King,”Tessa uttered.

“Really” everyone exclaimed excluding Fiona who knew ’bout it already.

“Who is that lucky King that captured the heart of the most generous princess? ” Royalty praised, giggled like a baby.

“King Nathaniel” Fiona replied on Tessa’s behalf.

“Ohh! ohh! Ohhhh! Heavens’ ‘ they exclaimed, choking on their words.

Tessa blushed and ran to her window side, trying to hide her face.

“Why don’t you have a personal maid, Princess Promise?” Honour pouted.

“Hahaha, I haven’t seen the one I trust. Having the four of you is the best wish I have ever wished for.” Promise uttered kindly.

“Princess Royalty, there’s a message from King Ryui to you.” A guard announced from the outside.

Royalty stood up hesitantly, rushing out of the room not waiting for the rest.

“Is she that eager to see King Ryui?”Tessa thought with a chulcked.

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Royalty almost lost her balance when taking the stairs that lead to the throne room.

“Where is the letter?” Royalty uttered with a behest voice.

She wasn’t looking around her surroundings. But the voice she wished to hear made her realize her stupidity.

“Are you looking for this? ” King Ryui checked and stood up. Royalty turned back, she got lost with his beauty and handsomeness.

“I will like you to consider my apologies in the letter”King Ryui uttered, handling her the letter. Royalty looked him in the eye and gave him the most charming smile before opening the scroll.

King Ryui continue his words truthfully,

“I don’t know how to approach you myself, I know My best friend is still angry with me. And I knew I deserved it. She has the right to be angry with me. I only did what King Varaganisa said.

“King varaganisa” Tessa uttered coming down the stairs.

“Tessa is very sorry for making the wrong decision days ago,”King Ryui pleaded truthfully.

“Forget about that one, you mentioned King Varaganisa’s name earlier.” Tessa asked curiously.

“Yeah, King varaganisa” King Ryui asked.

“Yeah you mentioned his name earlier.

“Oh! He was the one who said if I join I will gain more respect and fear from the people.” King Ryui explained.

“Why create fear for your people, this is a clue sisters”Tessa yelled feeling joyous of her mission.

“Don’t let us say anything about it.”Tessa uttered, almost shunning the rest.

“Am I forgiven, “King Ryui asked the sisters. Not concerned with their conversation.

“Yeah, but I think it’s high time you get a life partner and don’t let an evil King ruin you.”Tessa uttered softly.

“I will get a better half, I have one,”King Ryui uttered.

“Who is she?”Royalty asked, feeling uncomfortable.

“It’s you Royalty, it’s been you for so long, ” I told Tessa the feelings I have towards you, but she didn’t believe it back then. That’s why I am using this moment to ask you for a walk around the kingdom. Just to get to know more about you. Am always shy when it comes to things like this, that’s why I am asking if we can go for a walk together.” King Ryui uttered with sincerity.

Royalty didn’t let a silence come between them so she gave her reply sharply.

“Yeah I will, I will be glad to take a walk with you”Royalty replied, giggling like a toddler.

“With your permission I would like to talk to her princess for a royal walk.” King Ryui asked permission from Tessa.

“You have my request,”she uttered truthfully.

Royalty placed her hand, which has long gloves, on King Ryui’s hand. She kept smiling as king Ryui walked her outside.

Tessa took an exhausting seat rest on the chair, inhaling and exhaling heavily.

She was about to doze off when she heard distant voices, beating of drums, commotion.

“Did father organize a secret party?” She uttered, standing up lazily.

“Your Majesty, the owner of the anonymous message we received three days ago is here.” A guard announced to my hearing

“What??” I exclaimed, rushing to the window to take a look at his face.

“Oh shit I can’t see his face”Tessa cursed below her breath.

“Princess Tessa the anonymous is here” Fiona said rushing in , same with promise and honour.

“Where is my princess?”Honour asked, looking around.

“She went for a walk with King Ryui,”Tessa replied coldly.

“Open the gate”Tessa asked the guard with a behest voice.

“Yes Your Majesty”The guard replied, opening the gates wide for them to come in.

Tessa was trying to get a glimpse of this anonymous face but couldn’t. Not until when he got down from his black horse.

Tessa stammered when she saw who the anonymous person was.

“King,, King,, King,, King,, Nathaniel” she uttered looking scared all of the sudden.

TBC….