No Romance, Please
Fate or accident? I don't know what it was. It played a cruel trick in my life and one day, I was not living anymore. I died! I got transmigrated into my favourite novel, ‘Romance, Please’! (Ok, I agree that it's not a good title but still, I used to love this story.) In the book universe, I pretended to be a princess, started to live in the palace, and even got my very own platinum tiara. I lived much better than in my previous life. But I had to pay the price... The book I loved the most wanted me dead, just for the sake of another character’s development. I had to die in two years, again for the story to progress. Should I wait and watch for the plot to kill me? That's not me! I just chose to rewrite the novel from scratch, together with the villain. Fates started to change. I was made into a queen, the sole ruler of my kingdom. Then again, I had to pay the price. This time it was to sacrifice my love. Plot twist, No Romance, Please, cause it's injurious to health. ************************************************************ Warning: This is a twisted, erratic, nonsensical romance book.
A Prince and A Duke
"That was not the whole story Athena," I looked her into her eyes. She looked conflicted. She didn't want anything worse to happen.
"My father's pride couldn't accept Lucas taking over the throne. He lived in agony most of the time. He didn't care much about my mother either. Before I was born, he chose death over us."
She was looking at me terrified.
"I've never seen him," I said. Before I could speak the next words, she darted to me and hugged me tightly.
She was upset.
"I've told you. This is not a pleasant story," I said. I could say that she was crying. "Don't cry. I don't remember much of how I felt back then. I'm ok now," I tenderly stroked her head.
"I've never thought..." she whimpered. "It's okay," I continued to stroke her head. "Do you want to hear more or..." I looked down at her.
She trembled but didn't speak for a while. Afterwards, she said a faint 'yes'.
I sighed and tightened my hands around her.