That Royal Betrothal

That Royal Betrothal

R.A Higheels

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"Do you mean you are a virgin?" "Yes," "Yes what?" "I.am.a.virgin." I said holding a tendril of my hair shyly. "One week." "For?" "I give you one week to come to terms with all these. After one week, I won't be able to keep my hands off you, dear wife." *** Trapped in a royal betrothal, Zara hates Zack. Zack loathes Zara. Thus, they won't consummate the marriage or follow any sort of tradition. To punish them, the Queen sends them on a journey to Island Formentera. However, a shipwreck leaves them stranded- stuck with each other. Will they go home and face the enemies of the royal household together? Or be swallowed by each other's pride?

Chapter 1 Prologue

Prologue

*2 weeks before*

I remember mum's exact words. Like her last words to me about my betrothed marriage. She had said,

"All of this looks so bad, child, but try fixing it". I have always looked up to mom as a very realistic person. A woman of principles, virtues and love for her family, I adored her. She had this perk of being protective of her home and deals with it just right.

That day exact replayed in my head over and over again like a broken brick, fixing over and all over again. I had attempted to convince my mum to stop this, looking forward, raising my chin up and stabilizing my shoulders like a true royal princess.

"You, you can fix this. Why won't you?", I had said to her. Mrs. Sanders was an epitome of a perfect queen. She had been a peasant long enough even before she became a royal queen of England. She looked younger than her age and is a mouthwatering beauty.

"To fulfil all righteousness, child. You will understand sooner or later. Pray thee, this masculine is the best for you. There is nothing more surreal as this", she says in her clean English accent. Years of being a royal queen really shaped my mum. I mean, you should have seen her when she was a full-time peasant mistress. Always chilling like a villain.

"Mum? I don't think I'm ready", I said as calm as I could. After years of being taught how to be a proper English, I have been told to be relaxed even when angered to the extreme. I held the folds of my lilac knee length night gown, staring at the moonlight outside the window.

"That comes the best part of it all", she smiled highlighting her perfect sets of white teeth, swaying her graceful manicured hands in the air with her curls going here and there.

"You are ready to enter this whirlpool, child. This is your betrothed, love. You would do just fine". I stared in surprise at what she said knowing that she was the one that actually understood me in the palace. And the fact that she was going to let her daughter; her only begotten daughter in all to get married to another who was unknown. Who didn't matter to us in the palace just a while ago.

Really, I had expected more from mum. Apart from being her only daughter of the four royal heirs, my siblings were all males and I was the second born. My elder brother got married to his betrothed, two years ago, and they really do fine presently but I can't compare my situation to his because the girl literally grew up in the castle.

"Okay, mum", I grunted in defeat, bending my shoulders down. I had decided to face this head on even if I had no idea how. I'm a full grown charming woman to even begin with so I wasn't going to be affected in the slightest manner.

"My goddess! What are you doing, dear? You don't ever slump your shoulder backwards in defeat. You are a princess and you should be graceful at all times". She gave a sigh and braced herself too. She then wrapped me into a hug squeezing me so tight and protective.

"Ur-mum? This is so unladylike", I reminded her in her usual neat, arching my brows.

"I know, dear. Fuck it!". She said in a spin of second and hugged me tighter. I gripped her warm hug and settled in, breathing gently.

I was really going to miss her, you know.

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"There is no such thing as a good story. There is only something like a good book. A good book is where a reader finds complete solace and comfort; a way to escape harsh realities relating to his life"

- R.A Higheels

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That Royal Betrothal
1

Chapter 1 Prologue

02/08/2021

2

Chapter 2 Royal Wedding Night

02/08/2021

3

Chapter 3 Meeting My New Family

02/08/2021

4

Chapter 4 Fernánda

02/08/2021

5

Chapter 5 Uncalled For

02/08/2021

6

Chapter 6 Kiss me in Spanish

14/12/2022

7

Chapter 7 She had just revealed it

14/12/2022

8

Chapter 8 The Wreck

14/12/2022

9

Chapter 9 Island Formentera

14/12/2022

10

Chapter 10 Little Zack

14/12/2022

11

Chapter 11 Shades of Being Stupid

20/12/2022

12

Chapter 12 Massage

20/12/2022

13

Chapter 13 Ultimate Search

20/12/2022

14

Chapter 14 Revenge can be reordered

20/12/2022

15

Chapter 15 Temple Mysteries

04/01/2023

16

Chapter 16 A Love Like Poison

04/01/2023

17

Chapter 17 Breaking Bored

04/01/2023

18

Chapter 18 Lust or Love

04/01/2023

19

Chapter 19 Always be my Maybe

04/01/2023

20

Chapter 20 The Cabin

04/01/2023

21

Chapter 21 Primitive Smoky Way

04/01/2023

22

Chapter 22 Some Things Never Change

04/01/2023

23

Chapter 23 When Things Go Unplanned

04/01/2023

24

Chapter 24 Curiosity Killed the Cat

04/01/2023

25

Chapter 25 That Bitch Esmeralda

04/01/2023

26

Chapter 26 The Bitch Arrives

04/01/2023

27

Chapter 27 Brothers by Heart

04/01/2023

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Chapter 28 Even Tomboys Get Hurt

04/01/2023

29

Chapter 29 A Royal Summon

04/01/2023

30

Chapter 30 Candle Cane Wishes and Mistletoe Kisses

04/01/2023

31

Chapter 31 The Art of Seduction

04/01/2023

32

Chapter 32 The New Doctor

04/01/2023

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Chapter 33 Maya's Complaints

04/01/2023

34

Chapter 34 Drunk Zack

04/01/2023

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Chapter 35 Beating the Bitch

04/01/2023

36

Chapter 36 Balcony Make-out

04/01/2023

37

Chapter 37 Loving Zack

04/01/2023

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Chapter 38 Chambers of Silence

04/01/2023

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Chapter 39 Royal Funeral

04/01/2023

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Chapter 40 Sherlock Holmes

04/01/2023