Your new Queen

1 - The Announcement

I am having dinner with my family the King and Queen of Olympus. I was the heir, the eldest, when they died I would inherit the lot. On my 18th birthday I was officially made the princess of Olympus, I was the duchess first but when you turn 18 your title changes.

The same thing will happen to my brother, Theodore, when he turns 18. He is 16, so he still has 2 years of freedom, maybe even more depending on what I decide for my future. I'm in training all day for when I become queen. It's really exhausting.

There is very awkward silence between everyone at the dinner. I can sense that my father and mother are keeping something from us, they keep on giving each other that look. Theodore hasn't noticed and if he did probably couldn't be bothered. I snap out of my thoughts when I hear my father clear his throat.

"Emma there is something you should know" he states clearly. My mother miss her head in agreement. "What is it father?" I ask. "You make take this the wrong way, but umm..." he stops. "Anastasia please don't let me do is." he says looking at my mother. As soon as I saw him do that I knew it was big news because my reaction can get scary depending on how big the situation is. "I will get straight to the point. You are to marry Prince Lorenzo of Atlantis, no exceptions." she stated firmly. I couldn't believe it. Marriage and I'm only 18 and on top of it arranged marriage. It was ridiculous. "But mother I'm only 18 and I'm not fit for marriage. And Prince Lorenzo, out of all the possible princes I could marry. "This is gonna be interesting!" Theodore says finally after something interesting could capture his attention. "Theodore go to your room" my father demands. Theodore walks away dragging his feet, as he wanted to hear what happens. But he walked away once he realised I would tell him. We tell each other everything.

"Emma no exceptions, you must marry Prince Lorenzo. We need to combine our kingdoms in case of war" my father says. "What do you mean?" I ask. He's got me hooked now . "There is talk about a potential war. The kingdom will remain anonymous to you. I asked King Lucas of Atlantis if we can combine our armies. He said we could under one condition. And that is the marriage of you and Prince Lorenzo. I knew I wasn't going to win this one. As much as I didn't want to marry a man I have never met, he probably didn't want to marry me as well, if it's for the protection of the kingdom I suppose I should just go with it since I am the Heir. He is never going to love me if that's the case.

"How long do I have to get to know him before the marriage?" I ask hoping I could use some tips my advisor Ashton. He is my best friend, I always wanted him to be my king, the man I love. But that could never happen because he is non-royalty. I tell him everything, he is gonna need to know this. He can tell me how to make the prince fall for me. Even if its just a tiny bit.

"Two weeks" my mother states without expression. "TWO WEEKS" I am so shocked. "I can't marry him if I only get to know him for 2 weeks." "You are not to marry any later. The only thing we can do is make the wedding earlier." my father says looking at me trying his best to avoid eye contact. "The engagement ball is this weekend. The wedding the next." my mother says pointing out that she already has everything planned out. "We are to leave in the morning I suggest you begin to pack. And let your brother know he should pack to. No arguing." "Yes mother" I say as she tells me what to do as usual.

"And that's what happened" I say depressingly to my brother. He was just as shocked as me. He even knew it wasn't enough time, it wasn't right. "What are you going to say to Ashton. You have to tell him that you can't continue going out together." my brother said matter-of-factly. "I will have to tell him the honest truth as much as I don't want to." We had been secretly dating for quite some time know. I was actually planning on dropping all my royal duties and giving them to my brother, so I could live my life Ashton. I told my brother and he said he will doing it as long as I am happy. I love the bond we have together. I was planning on telling Ashton my plan tonight when I see him, but it looks like I'm telling him about the wedding instead. "Well just remember if this Prince Lorenzo of Atlantis is going to be a bitch to you, come tell me and I'll sort him whether he is royalty or not." Theo said as if he was about to go to war. "Thanks Theo" I say giving him the tightest hug ever.

I've been waiting for Ashton for nearly an hour now. Maybe I was wrong about our relationship. I here a knock at my window. I open to see Ashton and he seems upset, he already knows. "Hi Ash. I'm going to assume you know already" I say nervously not knowing what his reaction would be. "Hi Em. Ya I know and you what's been on my mind since I found out. Why couldn't you fucking tell me the truth" he's angry at me he thinks I've known for a while. "I only found out at dinner, you can even ask Theo. I was going to tell you tonight but you clearly already know." I am going to cry I can feel it and I don't want to. I don't want to feel weak. "What are we going to do about our relationship?" I prepare myself to answer his question. I take a deep breath and just let it all out. "We need to break up I can't be with while I'm in an arranged marriage. My parents have a bigger chance of finding out about us." I saw his heart shatter when his face broke. I swore I could even hear it. "Okay" his voice is breaking, he wants to cry "If that's what you would like I'm totally with you for your decision." That's when I completely lost. When he said those words. I broke into tears and I could not stop.

Ashton held me close letting me cry into his chest. "It's okay Em, its okay." he said in between sniffles. He was crying to but didn't want me to know.
I am so grateful to have a friend like him in my life. A person who can understand me. "Ash?" I say after finally being able to breathe and talk. "Yes Princess?" he answers. I love it when he calls me that, it makes me so weak. "Can you come with me there and be my advisor. So that I know what I'm doing and so that we can be close as friends though of course?" "Anything for you princess" he said softly. I was so ready to fall asleep into his arms. "I should go before your parents catch us and you should start packing" he states getting ready to jump out the window. "You're right" I say following him. "Night my Princess" he says kissing my forehead. "Night my baby" I saw waving to him as he climbs out.

I have just finished packing my things. I've showered and I'm in my satin pajamas. I usually just wear the gown over my underwear but I can't tonight, I need to be fully dressed. I lay my head down on my soft pillow as I feel like my body relax. I feel myself drift off as the worry of the marriage leaves my mind.

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This is my first official book that I'm deciding to actually finish cause I finally have the motivation. Hope you enjoyed it. Sorry if there is any spelling mistakes
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