Ryan smiled back as he picked up the rings.
"Choose one." He ordered as Iris shook her head.
"I don't want to." She replied folding her arms in anger.
"Okay then, please pack this set for us." He said, handing the shopkeeper a bag of gold coins.
"Thank you Crown Prince." She said and hurried to pack the rings.
...
Prince Ryan and Iris arrived back at the palace to the angry expression of King Roberts who was waiting outside for them.
"Father." Ryan said, holding Iris' hand.
"What's this girl doing here." King Roberts asked angrily.
"She's my wife so why can't she be here?" Ryan asked.
"Is this some joke?" The king asked. "Guards throw nher out this instant." He flared.
"You won't dare." Ryan said to the guards who immediately backed off on noticing the crown prince's anger.
"I'm your king and you have to obey me."
"Not in this kind of situation." He replied, still guarding Iris.
"You're asking me to send my wife out of the palace."
"She can't be your wife." The king replied in an angry tone.
"I'm sorry but she's already my wife." Ryan said showing his father the ei g on Iris hand.
"What! How?"
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"Why do we need these rings In the first place?" Iris asked, blankly staring at Ryan.
"So my father doesn't suspect anything." He replied.
"Oh! I see." She nodded.
"Here, give me your hand." Ryan ordered.
"Why should I? Just give me the ring and I'll wear it myself." She said with a smile as Ryan just sighed and grabbed arm.
"I'm your husband and the contract says you should obey my every word." He reminded, taking her hand and slid the ring into her ring finger.
...
"Prince Ryan." Isabella called, rushing off to hug him on sighting his entry in the garden.
"You promised to come early." She wined still resting on his shoulder when suddenly she said "Ryan, who is this girl?"
Ryan suddenly turned to look at Iris, freed himself from Isabella and held Iris' waist.
"She's my wife." He stated as everyone gasped, including Wyatt.
"Brother Ryan, you're joking right?" Wyatt asked.
"You heard what I said, I'm married." Ryan replied.
"Ryan why? You can't do this to me, you chose her over me." She cried.
"What do you mean?" He asked confused.
"I love you Ryan... I've loved you for many years." She confessed as Wyatt raged in jealously.
"Enough of this nonsense." Ryan shouted, pushing her off. "I don't love you Isabella it's you who always had, your love is one sided."
"No! You're lying, I know you love me, all this time you've protected me, cared for me, you want to deny all that because of her?" She sobbed.
"It was all brotherly love, nothing else." He stated as Isabella couldn't stop crying.
"I only love one person and that's my wife Iris." He declared holding her possessively as Iris just stared at him.
"Let's go love." Ryan said as he held Iris to his quarters.