It was Leon.
What the heck was he doing here?!.
I took a few deep breaths as he walked towards me.
"Wanna dance?." He asked.
I took his hand and he led me to the center of the ballroom, wrapping both his hands on my waist.
The music started and it took me a while to recover from my shock before I finally put both my hands on his shoulders.
We started dancing and I asked "What are you doing here?"
"I should be the one asking you that." He said. He sounded and looked so different now. His voice more deeper and his eyes colder than it originally was when I met him back in California.
"Did you follow me here?" I asked.
"Don't you think I have other things to do?"
"I don't know?, you may be a psycho stalker for all I know." I huffed.
"And you're dumb enough to dance with a psycho stalker.... wow." He smirked.
"I see you've met my daughter." I turned around and met father there.
"Yes I have, Your Highness."
"Chloe, please meet Crown prince Regaleon of Grandcrest." Father said to me and my jaw dropped.
Now I get it.... Regaleon - Leon .... How could I be soo dumb ?!
"C–Crown Prince?" I stuttered.
"Yes. Now please excuse us. we have some serious things to discuss with his father."
"Yes father." I bowed and walked away.
I walked away from the dance floor, and by walked away, I mean walked away from the ballroom straight into my room.
I took off the ball gown and changed into my pajamas and cuddled my pink bunny.
I held onto my bunny who I named Lisa and wrapped myself under my bedsheet thinking about Leon.
How could he be a Crown Prince?... THE Crown Prince of Grandcrest.
I continued thinking till my eyelids became heavy and I slept off.
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Okayy so it's been a few days since the Regaleon problem and I haven't seen Leon since then.
I sat by the window in my room with a book in my hand when someone knocked on my door.
"Your highness, the king requests your presence in the dining hall." Mia, my personal maid said.
"Please tell my father that I'm gonna skip dinner today.... I'm not that hungry." I smiled.
"His Majesty says that it's important."
"Okay, I'll be there in a minute." I said wondering what was so important that dad called me for.
I slipped into a simple Olive colored dress and walked down to the dining hall.
Standing in front of the door, I took a deep breath and pushed open the door to find father and Leon talking about something.
I turned around to leave but father called me "Chloe, wait."
'Shit.' I cursed inwardly.
"Come and have dinner with prince Regaleon." he said.
"Um.... no thanks dad, I'm not hungry." I smiled and my eyes met Regaleon's.
My facial expression was enough to ask him 'What the fuck are you doing here?'
He just shrugged and jerked his head towards my father as if saying 'I dunno ask him.'
"Chloe, at least get aquatinted with him.... he is your future husband after all." father said.
"Future what?" I asked, refusing to believe what I just heard.
"Chloe, don't start now.... we'll talk about this later." he said and left the dining hall with just me, Leon, and a gobsmacked expression my face.
"Aren't you gonna come sit, princess?" Leon asked with that goddamn smirk on his face.
"What do you want from me?... marriage really?!"I asked as I sat down.
"Uh..... I don't want anything from you princess. I'm actually doing you a favour."
"By trying to marry me?"I asked, trying hard to mask the anger I felt.
"Calm down. Firstly, since you refused to marry Rufus, he declared war against your kingdom and I know this isn't our problem but your dad informed my father about the plan of war and my father offered an alliance on the condition that I would marry you..... trust me, I could have easily rejected the marriage proposal and cancelled the plan for alliance between our kingdoms, but I didn't because I have a good heart." he smiled leaving me spechless.
"I... don't know....what to say." I said as I buried my face in my palms.
"Um.... you can start with 'thank you Leon, you're my saviour.'. hm?"
"Spare me the crap Leon, you don't have a good heart..... why do you wanna marry me?, why didn't you cancel the alliance plan and why are you eating my food?!!" I yelled at him.
"Hey, it's not my fault. I thought since you were so hellbent on thinking, you weren't gonna eat so I might as well help you...I can't sit and watch Good food go to waste." Leon said, still eating my food, leaving me spechless.
"I'm serious. you dummy." I yelled.
"I know princess....Oh by the way, I love the olive colored dress... you're turning me on actually.....did you wear it for me?" He asked with that same annoying smirk.
"Shut it. you pervert."
"I really don't understand why you're so worked up about this dumb marriage shit..... we can divorce after five years or so."
"Hm?.... Really?... Don't lie to me Regaleon."
"Hmm.... Regaleon, kinda sounds sexy coming from you."
"I'm serious. Leon are you listening to me?!"
"Nope, not really." he smiled. "Well, I gotta go get beauty sleep....wanna join?"
"Shut it. pervert." I rolled my eyes. "When's the wedding?"
"Oh so eager to spend the rest of your life ith me are you?"
"Ha ha, very funny....I'm serious."
"It's next week...I think."
"NEXT WEEK?!"
"Yeah I guess."
"Wait a sec, so you and your father didn't come for business..... you came for the marriage transaction." I said as it dawned on me.
"Took you long enough to figure it out." He teased and I frowned.
"Well bye princess..... wanna give me a goodbye kiss?"
"How about a slap?"
"Nah I'm good." He smiled and walked out.
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I took a deep breath and walked to my room and collapsed on my bed.
"I'm getting married soon huh?" I Chuckled to myself before shutting my eyes.