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Chapter 23 - Marrying the prince

After our greeting the queen, Emily and I talked almost the whole time while the prince and his father talked and I noticed the prince would glance over at me sometimes. Was he talking about me? He is acting very suspicious, what is he planning? Before the party ended the prince announced, " I have decided who will be my bride." Everyone whispered until the prince raised his hand then the whispered died down and he continued. " I appreciate everyone who participated and it was very difficult to choose from all you gorgeous women but without further ado I would like to announce Angel May Young as my bride!" I froze, everyone stared at me and I felt anxiety set in, I almost couldn't breathe. The prince motioned for me to go to him but I couldn't move. Emily placed her hand on my back and helped me up and walked me to the prince who was standing on the 5 stair to our rooms. When I was finally standing beside him he pulled me close to him and walked me to the middle of the room and slow music started to play and we started to dance. At first it was just us and I couldn't take my eyes off of his and then some handsome men came out of hiding and started to dance with the women. Even the king and queen started to dance.

Once the party was over we had a feast and before the end of the day everyone had said their goodbyes and were sent home. Thankfully Emily was allowed to stay with me for one last night as I requested. Before it was time for bed the prince wanted to talk to me so it was just Prince Max and I in the ballroom by ourselves, I was so nervous. We were alone many times but this time was different, I was his finance! We stood in the ballroom facing each other. His eyes were loving and his soft lips curled up into a gentle smile. He said softly, " Goodnight my beauty." The way he said those words made my heart skip a beat. I said, " Goodnight my handsome prince." In one swift move our lips were almost touching then his soft lips were against mine. After a blissful moment he pulled away and kissed my forehead before going to his room. I sighed dreamily and walked back to my room with a bit of a bounce in my step.

The next 2 weeks Emily, my mom, my dad, the prince, and I all planned Max's and my wedding. Emily and a couple of the other girls I became friends with were my bridesmaids, Mr. Williams was Max's best man, my mother took pictures during the planning but we hired a professional for the wedding pictures, and my father walked me down the aisle. It was like a dream come true. All I could think about is how much my life is going to change after this.