The Royal Choice: Love and Deceit

reparing for the night that would decide their fate. Ardyn on the balcony of his Chamber

n the kingdoms history. Yet the weight of the task was suffocating, how would he choose among beautiful, elegant, daringing women the one perfect peace to

d on something unseen, something far beyond the walls. Unlike the orders who seemed eager there was an unusual is can

hing that are associated with royalty and being queen. She had been raised to understand the Politics of the court, to charm and manipulate her way into power by any means,

ike anyone else could tell that she did not belong to any royal class and neither today elegant class present at the ball there was a certain natural field to her and originality that struck his conscience. As against the others who seem

expression unreadable, she had been watching him, observing him, from the moment he stepped into

?" she asked, her voice so

hrough his hair. "I have not

ave to. This contest is not just about you, Ardyn. It is a

oman who will stand by your side,

do I choose between them? They are all different. Each one wan

id to trust your instincts. A ruler is never given everything on a silver platter. Sometimes you have to decide who i

er this all that glitters is not gold,

t were their motives? and how could he the prince choose someone who would no

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ch one in the hall waiting to meet the prince, the atmosphere was tense a

o shine.Her mind was already calculating her next move, weighing the possibilities of each interaction, dec

id much to anyone, she was waiting , watching,listening as part of her strategy. The prince was a pawn in a much larger game one that h

women there present. She wasn't here for power, neither for riches. She was here because something deep inside her told her she needed to be here, a

iately. His presence silenced the chatter immediately, his mere appearance drawing every eye in the room. But instead of the Regal

he h

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or at least leave an impression. Their beauty, their wit, and their charm. Each one had her own strategy; Seraphine with her polished manners, Kaelith with her quiet intelligence

curated accomplishment she presented herself as the perfect choice for

d, studied him while waiting for the right moment, her eyes never left his as though she was sear

ak how words were thoughtful and intentional she had zero intentions and made no att

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he couldn't help but think about the women, about their motives, their ambitions, the

he right woman, the right queen, for his kingdom. But something inside h

hat would make

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