episode 2

Alexa's pov:

During this cozy night, lying on the soft bed all I should do is sleep peacefully but what I'm actually doing is looking at the sleeping beauty that's in front of my eyes. she looks pretty even when sleeping and I can't take my eyes off of her. I was pretending to sleep and when I realised she's into deep sleep, I turned to her my eyes are fixed on her It might have been few hours but I don't want to sleep yet because that would means the time I have with her would reduce.

I loved Isabella for the first time I saw her.it was like 5 year back when she visit our country with her father.

I was in my room painting some figures on the canvas which was at the huge window. I happen to take a glance out of the window and that was when I saw her. I couldn't avert my eyes from her.The moment I saw her my heart skipped a beat and my whole body shivered. As I was too into observing her, I didn't see which way she walked off. Dropping the paint brush onto the floor, I left my room and ran towards the king's chamber as that was where people who visited us for the first time will be escorted.

After reaching the chamber, I stopped myself and stood behind the back window seeing my parents and the person that came along with him started talking. I didn't want to interrupt them and I could clearly see her from where I was standing so I choose to stay there. My ears went deaf as I don't even bother to listen to what they were talking because all I do is stare at her beautiful face. All throughout my life I have never seen anyone this looking good.

"Thank you for accepting our offer and agreeing to marry our daughter." My father says to which the other person, who I assume is the Princess father nods...

That conversation of them broke me and my heart. Even then, I followed her again when they were going to leave. From a far distance, I saw how she was looking at my sister with a hint of hope in her eyes and that was when my world crumbled.

After every struggle I went through to stay away from her and to forget about her, my father suddenly ordered me I should be the one marrying her and not my sister for the reasons I don't know. I'd say I was shocked, who wouldn't when they were all of a sudden asked to marry their sister's groom? But that shock and thoughts of what would happen to my sister lasted only for few seconds as I eagerly agreed to my father.

I didn't have choice as well, if I wouldn't agree, he would force me but he didn't need to because the one he's asking me to marry is the only person I have ever loved. I was on cloud nine and been happier than I have ever been in my whole life. After that day, everything happened in a blur and now we're already married and she became my husband .

The dejected emotion on her face I saw when we walked to the elders together for the rituals made me realise how she doesn't want to marry me or simply any person that's not my sister. I may not understand how it feels to marry a stranger and not the woman she was told to five years ago. But I can understand that she is sad for not able to marry my sister and not okay with marrying me.

All these thoughts somehow made me sleepy and eventually I felt asleep.

Little sounds wake me up from my sleep and slowly I open my eyes to see what's the commotion about. The other side of the bed is empty and I frown as I think why did isabella leave so early.

"Sorry to disturb you while sleeping. Apologises, my queen." The lady who seems like in her early forties apologizes as I sit up in the bed.

I'll be your personal guard to take care of you. Any needs of yours will be accomplished by me." She bows her head, "would you like me to prepare a bathe for you?"

She asks and I nod at her. As she goes to leave to prepare the bathe, I stop her to ask about Isabella, "where did the king go?"

"The king had to attend a meeting. she told me to inform you to get ready when you wake up." She says and leaves after I nod at her.

I yawn as I look around the room in search of a clock. My eyes widen when I focus on the time that reads as ten o'clock. I slept till ten? I usually get up by six, how did I even sleep for this long? It must be because of me sleeping late last night. Climbing down the bed, I hurriedly leave the room and walk to the bathe area. When I reach, I see the lady has already prepared a bath for me.

Have a bathe, my queen. In the mean time, I'll pick your clothes and make other arrangements." After saying that she gets ready to leave.

"Wait!" I stop her, "what is your name?" I ask because she said she's going to be my guard from now on so I want to know her name.

"Trisa, my name's Trisa ." She answers with a smile and then leaves when I smile back at her.

I take off my clothes and get into the huge bathtub in which the water is filled with sandalwood fragrance. When my body merges into the water, I sigh in relaxation. Few minutes of spending the time in it, I scrub my body of dirt and clean myself. Getting up from the tub, I step down and pull the long towel that's lying on the towel holder. I dry the water with it before wrapping it around my body and leaving the place.

Walking into our room, I see the clothes that are already placed on the dressing holder. Grabbing the first layer cloth, I remove my towel letting it fall onto the floor. And suddenly the front door to our room opens showing Isabella and in the shock I let go of the piece of garment I'm holding. Her eyes widen seeing me naked and I must look like a tomato with how shy I'm feeling.

"I-I'm sorry, I'll come back later." she shutters before leaving and closing the door behind her.

I stay rooted where I'm stunned by the incident. Maybe a minute later or so, I come out of my daze and put on the clothes hurriedly. When I'm totally done, I make my way towards the door to meet Isabella because Trisa said Isabella told me to get ready. Just I go to open the door open it to see isabella standing there with her face flustered a little and that causes me to turn red. I might not forget this incident anytime soon and she seems the same as me as it keeps popping up in our minds wherever we face eachother.

"Um, are you ready?"

"Yes." I reply in return.

"My father asked us to meet together but because you were sleeping I asked Trisa to pass the message." she says, "let's go now."

With that she turns around and starts walking, I follow her lead. After a step or two, trisa stops me, "my queen, you didn't eat anything yet."

Isabella looks around and asks while glancing at me, "you didn't eat breakfast?" And I shake my head no.

"Eat first, we'll leave later. trisa comes back sometime later with a trolley of food with many varieties. Filling a plate of almost all the varieties available, she hands it to me.

"Because it's your first day today she brought the food here. But remember, from tomorrow onwards, you'll have to eat breakfast, lunch and dinner at the table along with me and my parents." Isabella says still looking out of the window.

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