"Good morning my Princess , your presence is requested by the king ." Jessica said with head bowed before me
Lifting up my skirt ,I walk with grace and poise as made my way to the throne room where my father was waiting for me
"Father you called for me ."I say bowing
"Yes you need to get married immediately ." King Willingham said with a straight face
"But father we been through this, I don't wish to get married , will not become a servant to any man ."
"You will and that's final, you are of age now and as such you must find an eligible bachelor to marry in order to bring honor to this kingdom ."king Willingham inisited
"But father most men a egotistical maniacs, who only on see women as their servant , will not be put under any man , Alison willingam III I wasn't born to be a house wife." I replied
"As you know our kingdom is on the verge of ruin, the only to salvage it is through powerful alliance through marriage , stop being a selfish little brat and do as I say."
Selfish you say father I have been more than a slave to this kingdom , I have sacrificed my life my time my youth and joy and became a maid here a servant in the palace , I washed mopped waited on my siblings hand and foot. Finally I was made a social outcast and never complained but will not sacrifice my honor."
What honor are you talking about , you a daughter of prostitute and laying with your mother is something I regret very day , your total disgrace to me and my family , un legitimate child the devil span but as much as I hate you are only one of my daughters that is of legal age so we going to have ball to introduce to society and expect you to do as I say
My mother was my father's favorite prostitute, she had ruby red hair, emerald eyes, all features I inherited. Beautiful she drove my father wild with desire , eventually she became my father's mistress, when the Queen found out he gave my father an altimentum and we both know who he chose , cast out of palace mother left forever broken hearted and shamed.
2 months later she realized she was pregnant with me and 6 months later after I was born , seeing as she had no money to take care of me inorder to ensure I had good life she did one hardest choice a mother can make and gave me up and left me in a bassinet at the palace door . Where the guards found me with a note addressed to the king "She is my pride and joy, a daughter we made with lots of passion , please take care of her , it's my last wish."
And my father has never let me forget It ,is not my fault that my mother was prostitute but he blamed me for it , he didnt care that he was hurting me . To him I was just barden , lability , a mistake he wanted nothing to do with me but to hus dismay we shared the same blood and he hated me for it
We don't choose our families were born into I reminded him ; I'm sorry for bieng such a disgrace to you, if had it my way we wouldn't be family." I replied hurt and broken
"Exactly but seeing as we have no choice , just accept to have ball and save us more trouble." King Willingham said
"As you wish father." I replied
"Splendid we shall have ball tonight." He said with a smirk on his face since he had got his way
I hated my father with all my soul he was a monster in humane incapable of having any emotions he has always tortured me and enjoyed he treated me like a good to be sold off he never loved me since I was the daughter of great shame in his life now he is forcing to attend a ball he is arranging me I would think it's because he loved me but truth he just wants to get rid of me and getting me married is the only way to do that
"Now go get ready, I won't have you embarrass me child." His words startled me out of thought
"As you wish." I say holding back my tears I run back to my room wishing that I was never born my little step sister Mirabell came in after me
Did you have a fight with daddy again, please don't cry , I hate seeing you cry Alison daddy loves you he just has funny way of showing it ," Mirabell my eight year old step sister questioned
Mirabell was so innocent and loving she always cared about me she never liked to see me cry she always went above and beyond just to make me laugh making silly faces and sassy remarks till laughed cause it always heart her to see me in any pain and knowing this I had to lie
l'm not crying cause of that my booboo, I'm crying cause I miss you ."I lied
Oh alison you shouldnt cry because you miss me I'm always here for you ." Mirabell replied
Her sweet soothing words feel my ears and i couldnt help but cry in her arms as we hugged but our hug is short lived when my father walked in room
"your not ready why is that ?" He questioned
"Iam giong to get ready father, Jessica and Hailey have already picked a gown and jewlry and ornaments for my hair its just matter of getting dressed
"Let me see those clothes!" King Willingam ordered
Hailey and Jesica my lady's maids picked out ten of my best dress and laid them out on my bed
"Is that all she has ?" King Willingam questioned
"Yes your Majesity." Jesica and hailey replied with thier heads bowed
She will not wear these rugs to the ball get her knew dresses at once , will not have her embrace me
Later that evening my lady's maids come with numerous expensive ball gowns for me to choose this something that only happened during big events other days would never tell diference between me and servants of the castle due to my poor clothes l was subjected to wearing not forgeting that i was always covered in cinders from cleaning the chimneys and the stoves but today it was coming out ball and I had to look my best
They start final touches to my look my ladies maid couldnt stop praising my beauty and how beautiful i looked my ruby hair was stlyed in an elegant up do my emerald eyes awakened by eyeliner my lips addoned in nude pink lipstick , my body looked immuclate in the shimering royal blue ball gown completed with expensive foot wear I had never felt so elegant in my life
Suddenly there was large bang on my bedroom door Which startled me and my ladies maids
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Who was at the door ? read on to find out