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Mistress of delusion

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Chapter 1 - Once Upon a fairytale

**Kiara POV

I've lost count of how long I've been running. My once heavy gown is nothing more than rags now, shredded by the thorns that guard this cursed forest.

I used to think that love was all that mattered, but I never considered duties. Like a prince duty to serve his kingdom.

I believed that as long as he loved me, he'll pick me over everything, I was too naive.

Therefore when I made a trip to Nytherra kingdom just to find him, I wasn't expecting to see him married..... I wasn't even expecting to see him as a prince.

The him I remember, was... I don't remember his nature, it seems like he never had one.

Three years ago...

Was when I first met him... Evander. No it's prince Alaric

I used to live with my mom in Elthara kingdom, my mom is a female general in the army.

That stormy night he was severely wounded but still he held a knife to my neck, I didn't move not because I was scared, he didn't even hold the knife properly.

I knew he wasn't a threat because I knew how to fight, from my mother.

He fainted after a while and I took him into my room, had someone attend to his wounds.

When I went to visit him the next morning, he was awake... He was was the most beautiful man I have ever seen.

Maybe because I have never left home, all the Men I have seen are all old, my mother's co-captain.

He had blonde coily hair, with beautiful green set of eyes, pointed nose, full eyebrows. It was hard to believe that he was even human.

I was completely mesmerized by his looks because he was the first handsome person I had ever came across.

I delivered foods and water to him even though we had servants in the house, and he also developed interest in me.

We started hanging out together, training together, reading and doing things together.

One day, after he and my mother finished horse riding, he offered me a ride and I accepted.

We rode on the same horse, up the hill and across the grass. He stopped at a beautiful view over a spring water.

"Wow.... What are we doing here?" I asked

Alaric smiled and sat on the grass, gesturing for me to sit next to him.

We enjoyed the sunset together.

And then Alaric asked "Kiara, would you like to marry me?"

I wasn't expecting that, but I couldn't hide my excitement either "ofcourse, Evan I would love to marry you" I said grinning from ear to ear.

I told my mother about it and her response was. "I'm not against it but I'm also not approving it until he reveals his identity"

A few days later I saw Evander with a suspicious person, not the killer suspicious.. The noble kind.

It wasn't long before Evan left, leaving only a pendant and a letter behind.. ⟨Kiara, I have something urgent to attend to but I'll be back soon to get married to you, please take care while I'm gone ⟩

I was sad, but more excited about him coming back to marry me.

Days turned to weeks, and weeks to months.

Evander.. no Alaric... never returned, some days I would wait by the window hoping to see a familiar figure, I'd visit the spring we went together but he never came.

Soon... He told me but soon stretched out to days and began to blur out.

I stared at the pendant he left for me, it was nothing like I had ever seen in Elthara. I decided to wear it.

Mother said nothing but I could tell she pitied me, I buried myself in books, riding and practice though mother still didn't let me yield a sword.

Then, one morning while I was doing sword practice, mother walked up to me. She wanted me to rest but I refused.

"It's from Nytherra, the pendant" she told me

"Huh" I didn't understand

Then it clicked, the pendant belonged to Alaric, so he must have also been from there.

I hugged and kissed her cheeks. "I love you"

She smiled and helped me prepare for my journey. "Kiara, Nytherra isn't like Elthara, be careful" I could tell mother was reluctant to let me go.

But for the sake of my heart I had to take this journey.

And with that I left Elthara and headed to Nytherra, indeed this kingdom was nothing like home, the men here were handsome, and the ladies pretty.

Eyes turned to me as I walked by the streets, but I held a smile on my face, as I passed with my horse.

I just arrived in Nytherra, where was I supposed to find Evander.

But I didn't search for long when I mn approached me, it was the same suspicious noble, Alaric was talking to that day

Without a word he gestured that I follow him, he guided me to the palace

"Does Evan work in the palace?" I asked in shock.

But silence was his response.

We got to a room where a large throne sat at the end of it, huge and intimidating.

And on the throne sat a Man old enough to be my father, and beside him stood a young man... Evan.. no Alaric in a royal suit.

"Your Majesty" the noble greeted bowing

I bowed holding the side of my gown.

"Alaric, do you know her?" The older man asked.

But I didn't know who he was asking, until...

"Yes, father" I heard Evan answered.

Alaric, his name isn't Evan it's Alaric

I raised my head, but quickly lowered it. The man on the throne was scary.

The doors behind me creaked open and someone stepped in, from the footsteps I could tell it was a lady.

She walked pass me and went to Alaric's side, we were finally asked to rise.

The lady beside Alaric was pregnant, I stared at her for a second longer.

This time around my gaze was lowered by a slap across my face