With the increased pressure mounting from Kingdom , Riley mother Lauren Alexander Willam and Riley had make decison or let the kingdom fall into ruin if denounced the throne he knew will breaking his father last wish and handing the throne to a the corrupt lord Claymont who is only desire as gain throne at any means necessary the throne had been vacant for year ever since holly went missing
Riley had refused to marry any other woman apart from holly Riley wanted a love marriage with the love of his life but it wasn't to be it was like a dark cloud hovered over thier love stealing all thier happiness and love away from them on that fateful day was the day Riley planned tell holly the truth and where supposed to enjoy their coming out party as the Duke and Duchess of Chesting but instead holly was kidnapped and turned into the worst day of his life and today officially marks year since she was kidnapped miserable the kingdom fell into ruin and only to save it was through a marriage Riley wanted nothing to do with but without it the kingdom would sieze to exist now it was time for Riley to make an impossible decision
Since Riley used most of the kingdom treasury to find holly for a full year the treasury was going dry and after the blue bandits attacked and stole the last of treasury last month there bearly enough gold to feed kingdom late alone himself the Kingdom was living off fumes
Last month
In nudist of pouring rain and loud thunderstorms and heavy lightning Gun shots bullets stormed palace bodies of the fallen lay on the ground with blood gushing out of them death was eminent and thousands of more killed with explosion on eastern wing castle It was the blue bandits they were after the treasury millions guards sacrificed thier lives but were an able to stop them and cleared the treasury they,
Destroyed the castle and kingdom fell into an economic depression and income inequality rose among the people Chesting citizens s were going hungry children fell ill lost with no choice Riley had make trades with tyrants to keep the kingdom a float
The bandits kept stealing from kingdom and Riley kept exchanging the kingdom priceless jewels and artifacts as well as thier wealthy possessions with tyrants in exchange of protection
Riley eventually got tired and only to save the kingdom was through a powerful aliance and marriage.
It was the only way and to do that he has gain un breakable the kingdom had been under siege for months they blocked all roads and railway lines even the skies were not safe every time a plane carrying supplies was on its way to Chesting it was shot down the citizens of Chesting were going hungry and due this many fell ill due to mulnutrition but Riley refused to marry in hopes he will find holly
He spent months and full year in denial with hope that holy would be found but now a year had already past and the bandits sieges had become more rapant and destructive if Riley kept refusing the marriage it would result to end of his father's lienage and the mornachy
Now today
"Mother it can be ten years and I will still not marry her, I will not marry a woman I don't love." the Duke of Chesting Riley said giving his final decision
"How long will you wait as you squander the remains of the royal treasury in search of that girl?
" As long as it takes mother I don't care cause she is my world ."
A venomous Riley exploded
"That may be true, but the kingdom is in ruin and you are the only person that can save it, by getting married . You will then ascend the throne and kingdom will stabilize."
" I will mother as soon as I find my bride Holly she was kidnapped and I can't help but feel responsible, cause if she knew the truth that i was Duke of Chesting there wouldn't be a cancer story , all the lies stole her from me , just to please the crown she should here with me as the Duchess of Chesting but lied now she is missing I can't go on like this." Riley as he tried to maintain his composure
" That may be so my son but the crown has vacant for year now , the bandits have left a reckage in thier path all nation resources have been stolen, the bandits have destroyed everything we are virtually in ruin and you refuse to marry Jessica, remember you need to marry or we perish."
" I refuse to marry that snake of a friend a heartless woman, do you she always tried to get me cheat on my fiancé by exposing her nakedness to me on numerous occasions, she is worth bieng a friend nor is worth my time, I wouldn't marry her even if last person left in the world."
"Then that leaves Queen Ashely of Monaco , you remember the person you refused to marry three years ago , you bethroned The one you left at the altar to chase the blue bandits outside of the well with Bernard.
"And what about her mother, they're are all same to me mindless bimbos who are use less and will not help the nation and kingdom of Chesting but drain it."
Listen my son we are being haunted and running out of options if you keep rejecting the girls especially Queen Ashely Jonathan pierce III of Monaco who comes from a very rich kingdom with oil , gas limestone , Daimonds and Gold minerals Chesting will inherit if you accept the aliance , l know you love Holly but who will protect our citizens as they starve to death cause of bandits we need thier army please reconsider your Grace."
"No mother it's not up for discussion , you are the reason she is missing in the first place if I had told her truth from the beginning who I was, there will be no need for cancer story and un all necessary tests you made so I could test her and please you, she should have been protected and this conservation wouldn't be even happening ."
"Am sorry my son it's all my fault, but please don't punish these innocent people because of me save our kingdom, please marry Queen Ashely I beg of you or we shall die."
"You here thinking of yourself as usual as Holly is stuck some where going through who knows what?