The Prince Pretentious Poposal

Twenty

Twenty

The atmosphere at dinner that day was tensed. Jared had refused to leave Ken side and Jasmine had taken a constant place besides Annabelle where ever she went. Ken had almost blew a roof top when he saw that guards were around Annabelle too, making him think that his father had turned them to prisoners.

To make matters worse, it had appeared that the king had disappeared because the queen had been looking for him for a while now.

After the meal, they sat to continue the daily ritual they have of drinking tea after each meal when the queen stopped the servers from pouring tea into the Ken tea cup .

" serve prince Kendall and lady Annabelle with chamomile tea, they need that today. " the queen smiled at Annabelle who looked downcast and was trying to hide it.

" your majesty, I must say you look gorgeous this evening. " Fallon said after a while of fuming silently. Why on earth will the queen offer special treatment to that girl. She raged but was smart enough that she better not bring it up or Ken will fly off the handle. She wanted him to fly off the handle but what better way to make Ken fly off the handle than saying some truths.

" thank you. " the queen Acknowledged the compliment.

" I want us to start planning for the wedding soon. I have to go home though to invite my parents. " Fallon chattered as everyone went dead silent... She smiled inwardly at that, well she was smiling until she saw the look that Ken was giving her and she couldn't help her instant response to it. She flinched, she doesn't get frightened easily but the look that Ken sent her way chilled her to the core. He looks as if she was nothing more than a nuisance he would love to deal with.

" let's hold off on the wedding planning first okay. " the queen said as she watched Annabelle whose eyes was filled with tears but she quickly blinked them back as she shakily took a sip from her tea.

Fallon know that she had already done enough but she was not satisfied yet. She wanted to see Annabelle uncomfortable and although she knows that Annabelle already is, she wanted to see the girl lose her composure. " why should we hold off. The king gave me his approval today. " she furrowed her brows as if she didn't understand why on earth they would wait.

Ken tea cup handle snaps as it wounds Ken hand but he didn't noticed as he continued to pour all his hatred into the look he was sending Fallon.

" Kendall, you are bleeding. " Annabelle said as she quickly drops her tea and fussed over Ken but Ken continue to stare at Fallon with so much hatred.

" would you stop spitting crap out. " Ken thunders at Fallon who jumps in mock fright.

" how is it crap. " she challenges " the king told me that the council has already agreed and that means that we can get married. I don't see the reason to wait when we can do it within two months. "

Annabelle sat down heavily on her seat as her ears rings. She couldn't save Ken, now she has even given him her heart and all she can do is sit and watch as her heart is being destroyed. She couldn't stay here and act as if everything was alright. She decided as she let out a choked sob the quickly stood up, bow to the queen then Ken as she sprinted out of the room as fast as her legs could carry her. She heard calls of her name back in the room but she didn't turn.

All though her life she had never been in the danger of crying outside for the world to see but now she is doing it because she mistakenly gave her heart to the wrong person. What made her think that she might have a chance with him. He is a prince, he cannot be hers.

Meanwhile in the morning room, the queen stopped Ken from going after her.

" mother. " Ken shouted but the queen just ignored his rudeness, she could see that he was worried about Annabelle.

" she needs serious time to herself Kendall. " the queen said softly.

Ken took in deep breaths so that he could try to control his emotions but when he opened his eyes and saw the gleeful look on Fallon face that she didn't mask away quickly he lost all the control he was trying to get.

He stormed towards her as Fallon look turn from disinterest to genuine worry as he approached her. " nice try with the stunt you pulled " Ken growls at her. " try it again and you will be out of my kingdom faster than you can blink. "

" don't you mean our future kingdom. " Fallon taunts. She hates it when some one try to over power her.

" it wouldn't be our anything if you annoy me enough to snap your neck. " Ken replied her in a calm voice as fear enters her eyes then when Ken turned and walked away from her, Fallon regained herself enough to shout at him.

" are you threatening me, dear. " Fallon shrill voice stops Ken right on his tracks, he gritted his teeth as he turned to her and gave her a predator smile that made her to shrink back into her chair.

" no, it was a promise. " Ken said as he shrugged then continued in his way.

Fallon couldn't talk for a while but when she could. All she did was stammer... " h. He.. He just.. Just threatened me. " she asked the room at large as the she looked around and when she saw the queen look of disdained as she stared at her, Fallon fell quiet.

" you make me ashamed to be called a woman and a royal. " the queen said softly and Fallon cringed then the queen turned and left the room.

Fallon just lost the support of her mother in-law yet some how in her twisted mind, she still blamed it on Annabelle. She repeated the chant in her head. The one that said that Annabelle will pay.

****

The king sneaked into his room and started to describe when he saw the light was dimmed in the room which usually means that his queen was asleep.

" how could you do that to our son, Jillian. " the queen said in a dangerous soft tone.

The king froze then sighed, there is no way that he can avoid the conversation. " I tried my very best. "

" your best wasn't good enough, you could have tried harder. " the queen hissed at her husband.

" what do you expect me to do. Five years ago, I stripped her father from a position. "

" so she was judged based on the fact of her parentage. " the queen concluded.

" no. " the king denies feebly but he knew that it was what made his councilors to decide that she could never be queen.

" then what. " the queen growls at him.

" she is a scholar... " the king started but the queen barked out a laughter.

" please that not even an excuse. Fallon is a brilliant young woman and she is the prefect choice for our son. " the queen said sarcastically but the king only heard the words and not the tone.

" yes... "

" well wrong. Fallon isn't the bride for Kendall, Annabelle is and if you force Ken to marry Fallon. He will be miserable for as long as he shall live and he will hate you for it. Change the culture while you have the chance or else you won't like the result. " the queen said as she turned her back to the king and closed her eyes after saying her piece.