NOT WORTHY TO BE KING: FEARLESS WARRIOR

5. I AM BETROTHED TO YOU

Logan kept going around the kingdom without any idea where he was going. It's something he always does when he needs to think. Surely this was a dream, there was no way he was getting married.

Princess Tiara is a very attractive woman and he would be lying to himself if he denied that fact but there was no way he was marrying someone who was betrothed to his brother.

Princess Tiara was his brother's bride and no matter how much he ignored that fact. He was never someone to take things that belonged to someone and Tiara belonged to his brother.

He wondered how people from where she was coming from do things because it was very different from what happens in Mercy.

He wanted to go back home but he didn't know what he was going to say to his mother because he was sure the news had already reached her.

He was grateful that the princess was staying in the palace because he didn't know how he was even going to cope with her in his house.

Tiara is the type of girl who speaks her mind and since she had no problem with the marriage, he was sure the girl will try to convince him that he should marry her.

He couldn't even start to think about his brother, he has called him Kade even though his full name is Kaden because he loved calling him that. Even when he told him that he hated to be called Kade.

He always believed that as a big brother it was his right to call his younger siblings anything he wanted to call them. He made a promise that he would always keep them happy.

Kaden will hate him, even more, when he marries Tiara and he couldn't have that. He wants his siblings to love him and not hate him.

Marrying Tiara would mean that he was breaking the promise he made and he believed that he was a man of word.

He knew the only thing he was supposed to do was convince the princess that she made a mistake by choosing him over his younger brother.

Since she is the who insisted on staying here until the wedding day then he was going to use that to his advantage. She had the power to stop everything and marry Kaden or just go home.

He didn't know how long he kept walking around or when he decided to go back home until he saw himself entering his house. How did I get here? He asked himself.

His mother was waiting for him, just like she always does when something like this happens. He realised he needed to stop going around if it kept his mother all night.

"You know it is becoming more like you to just avoid me as long as you can to avoid explaining yourself."

"What are you talking about? I just needed time to think." He just wanted to go to his room and sleep, is that too much to ask?

"Think? You needed time to think? How about me who's been waiting for you to come and explain yourself?"

"Explain what? I didn't do anything wrong."

"Logan Fairchild, don't try to act innocent. How do you explain the fact that I have a daughter-in-law and that you didn't think it was necessary for you to introduce her to me? As your mother, I would've appreciated that than her introducing herself."

"What? What are you talking about?"

"Your bride is here in this house, your room to be specific. She introduced herself as my daughter-in-law and I was told that she is Princess Tiara Santana, the Spanish princess. Why was I not told you are getting married?"

"Mother, there's been a little confusion but I'll fix it. Tiara is Kaden's bride, not mine."

"She is convinced that she is to be married to Prince Logan Fairchild and I believe there's only one Logan Fairchild and that's you."

"Don't worry, I'll fix everything but in the meantime, you have no daughter-in-law. Just relax."

"What worries me is that you may not be able to convince her. She has a beautiful heart but she's stubborn"

"I can be very stubborn too, especially when it's needed. Let me go and talk to her. She has to know that she doesn't belong here."

"Try everything you can. I just don't want your brother hating you more than he already is."

"Don't worry mother, go and get some sleep and let your son fix this. Ok?"

"Ok, I'll see you in the morning. Have a goodnight."

"You too, mother." It is going to be a long night. He needed to tell himself that the princess will not just listen to anything he says. He went straight to his bedroom and found her sleeping. So much for wanting to talk to her.

He never thought he would need extra covers but at that moment, he did and he blamed himself for coming late. If he arrived sooner then he would've just told the princess to go back to the palace.

He decided he should just spend the night in one of the guest rooms but they were all occupied, Malia was sleeping in one of them and the other one by Clay and Arianna.

Could this day get any worse? He needed a couch in his room and he made a mental note to buy it. There was no way he was going to sleep in the same bed as her. He will just sleep today but tomorrow he is buying a couch because he can't chase his siblings from the house.

In the morning he woke up with his arms around Tiara's waist and she even lay her head in his chest. He couldn't remember how that happened.

He made an attempt of pulling her away from him but she just tightened her hold on his waist and snuggled a little closer.

How did he get himself into this situation? He couldn't help but ask himself. He never signed up for any of this and now he was suffering for it. Life was unfair sometimes.

He couldn't help but look at her and admire her beauty as he slept soundly with her head still in his chest. He couldn't help but admire his strength though, a beautiful woman was in his arms but he was still able to control himself.

After trying to for several times to untangle her arms from him and failing, he gave up and just looked at her. She was enjoying her sleeping position and he could tell.

She looked so peaceful and he couldn't help but wonder how on earth she was so comfortable sleeping in a place she was not used to.

Apart from the fact that this was a new place for her, it wasn't a palace and he knew she was used to sleeping in a very comfortable bed, much more comfortable than his.

"Good morning." He didn't notice that she was already awake and maybe realised she was too close because she quickly moved away from him.

"Morning." He didn't know what to say, just yesterday he was so eager to talk to her and send her back to the palace, but now, he was tongue-tied, it was like someone just took away his ability to talk about Kaden.

"I didn't hear you when you came back. Your mother showed me your room and I made myself comfortable. I'm sorry I slept without waiting for you." She kept her head down while she spoke and Logan asked himself if she was shy or maybe just like him, she didn't know what to say.

"The only thing you're sorry about is you falling asleep without waiting for me? Don't you think you should be apologising for something else?" He couldn't stop the words from escaping his mouth.

"What should I apologise for? I didn't do anything wrong."

"Really? Princess, you came to my house, introduced yourself as the daughter-in-law of this family without my consent and you're asking me what you should apologise for? Are you being serious right now?"

"I never did anything wrong and I will not apologise for something I didn't do. I told your mother that I'm her daughter-in-law because I am. You may not consider me your bride but I am and I came here to marry you. That is not something I would apologise for. I never wanted to get married, everything I did was for my father and he was happy about this marriage until your step-mother decided to lie about everything."

"Why would she lie? What does she have to gain from this marriage? Don't me wrong Princess, but what are you bringing with you into this marriage that would make my step-mother lie to you and your father?"

"My kingdom is very powerful and can be very good allies if you play nice with them. Your step-mother knows that. I was told that I was marrying the king's eldest son and when I came here I was told that Prince Kaden is not the eldest. I would've gone home with my father after hearing that but I chose to stay because I am a woman of my word. If I go back now, I would not only be disappointing my father and the whole kingdom but me as well."

"You can always change your mind. I'm not a crowned prince and will never be. You were promised the crowned prince of Mercy and that is my brother Kade, not me. He's the one you're betrothed to."

"I am betrothed to you, Prince Logan Fairchild and there is nothing you can do to change that. Yesterday when I came here the driver that was sent to drive us from the airport to the palace told me who you are. It was the first time that I saw you and I didn't even know you but I was happy that I would be yours."

"You are attracted to the wrong guy, Princess. You should channel your attraction to Kade because he is the one that will marry you, not me. I'm not going to kick you out of my room, you can sleep in my bed for as long as it pleases you. I'm just going to get new blankets and a couch."

"Do you hate me that much?"

"I've been always been that I'm not capable of hate, so if you think I hate you then that would be the first time I've hated someone."

"So you do hate me?"

"Curiosity doesn't suit you, Princess. No, I don't hate you, I'm just making you understand that you chose the wrong guy."

He made his way to the bathroom and took a shower. He definitely needed to head out today. There wasn't much to do out there but it was better than staying in the house and looking at Tiara making herself at home.

If he told himself that he could be able to convince her that she should go back to the palace and marry Kaden or just go back to her kingdom then he was lying to himself. Tiara could never be tamed and now he understood that.

After taking a shower he came back to the room only to find her in her panties only, nothing else, not even a bra to cover her breasts. When she saw that he was back and that she was half-naked, she quickly took a bathrobe and covered her nakedness, mumbling a small sorry.

"You should've given me a little warning. Or was it your intention to see how I'd react?"

"No, it's nothing like that. I'm sorry." She between shallow breaths, his presence affected her. Or was it the fact that he wore nothing but the towel that only covered him from the waist down? She didn't know which one was it.

"Princess, you should know I'm not immune to your beauty so you should watch what you do for time being. I wouldn't want to be intimate with my brother's wife-to-be." He said as he approached her. "I would like to describe myself as a gentleman, you walking around in your panties only is not helping my case. Did you know I had to take a cold shower?" She shook her head no.

"My friend down there has a mind of his own. If you keep that up, we may end up having the mind and I won't be able to control myself around you." He said as he placed his hand in her left cheek.

"I'm sorry. I-I... I need to shower" She said nervously as she realised that if she didn't leave then her legs would give up and she will fall and embarrass herself.

She literally bolted to the bathroom and quickly closed the door. What has she gotten herself into?

"What am I going to with you?" Logan asked as he pointed to his erection. He wasn't going to take a cold shower again. Never.