Chapter 9 Royal breakfast

A WEEK LATER.

"Get out!" Haisley heard and mentally groaned, realizing whose voice it was.

Mother!

Her eyes snapped open to see her angry mother hovering over her with two maids behind her.

"What are you doing, Haisley!!" She yelled, and the two maids behind her trembled.

"Good morning mother" The princess greeted her mother with a yawn.

"And what are you still doing in bed! The king and queen mother of Valeria are on their way to meet you,, and you are still in bed!"

"The king? " Haisley muttered, and memories of what happened last night flooded her head.

Her mother had reminded her of their discussion last week at dinner last night. The king was going to be in the palace today to court her.

King Declan!

"Mother, please. You know that I do not want to marry -"

"Enough with the nonsense, Haisley. I expect you to be dress and look proper like the princess I brought you up to be before breakfast. The king and his mother will be joining us for breakfast" She said and walked out of her room with her two maids trailing behind her.

Once her mother left, her handmaids rushed in.

"Your highness, the queen said to prepare you for the royal guests" they said bowing and Haisley internally groaned.

' I'll make sure to act as Un-princessly as possible and make his majesty hate me. Then he wouldn't want to marry me' She thought to herself.

.................

Declan watched from the window of the luxurious carriage as they entered a Gothic looking castle that stood tall and proud, just like his. The young king looked unhappy as his mind wandered back to Anna. She was still locked up in the dungeon back in their castle, because of him.

The guards opened the door of the carriage as the carriage stopped and Declan stepped out in his kingly attire.

"Declan" he heard his mother called as she walked up to him majestically like the queen she once was. She didn't ride with him, as it was considered an insult to the kingdom for any other person aside his queen to ride in the same carriage with him.

"Make sure to smile, we don't want to get on their bad side now do we" She gave a sly smile and waited for him to start the walk before she followed.

"This way your majesties" a servant bowed, leading them to another room in the gigantic castle.

As the big brown doors opened, they stepped into a huge dinning room.

A long table was standing in the middle of the room and chairs were arranged.

"Your majesty" Declan a lightly bowed to the king of Devon as he sat at the head of his table, both his wives by his side.

"King Declan, Queen mother Theresa "The old king gave a nod as an acknowledgement and his wives stood up to curtsy in respect.

"King Declan" they greeted simultaneously and Declan took their hands to kiss as a symbol of respect.

"Queen Adalyn, Lady Olivia "His mother greeted the queen and lady of Devon.

"Your highness" Lady Olivia Curtsied.

"Queen Mother Theresa, I'm glad you made it here safely. Please sit, how was your journey, "Queen Adalyn grinned widely staring at her soon to be in laws.

" The journey was pleasant Queen Adalyn, Thank you for asking" Queen Mother Theresa said taking a sit beside queen bethel and King Declan took a seat beside his mother.

"That is wonderful news" Queen Adalyn retorted trying to sound as polite as possible.

Just then, the guards announced the arrival of the first prince of Devon, Prince Theodore.

The prince walked into the dining room confidently with an aura that screamed power. His black long hair which was usually tied in a bun was lead down as it fell over his shoulders. His green eyes looked straight into his father's own without faltering. His face rid of any emotion.

"Father" he bowed deeply, and his father nodded at him.

Theodore gaze went to the rest of the people in the room. He walked over to his mother and kissed her hand.

"Mother" He greeted Lady Olivia.

"Theodore" His mother's face lit up "How was your night, my son"

"It was fine, my Queen and I hope yours was pleasant as well" he said, and Lady Olivia nodded, a smile dancing on her lip. Theodore had always called his mother 'His Queen' even though the title belonged to Queen Adalyn who was Axel's mother.

He refered to the queen as 'My lady or Your Highness' and his mother 'My Queen'. This always made Queen Adalyn angry, and the fact that the King keep quiet and refused to address the matter properly irked her even more.

Queen Mother Theresa who noticed what Theodore did narrowed her eyes and Queen Adalyn caught the stare. She bit her lower lips angrily, She wouldn't allow the wrech's son ruin things for her.

Theodore took a seat beside his mother before acknowledging the rest of the people present in the room.

"Lady Adalyn, Queen mother Theresa" His gaze went to the young king present in the room who was supposed to marry his half sister.

"King Declan" he greeted and with a small bow of his head.

"Crown Prince Theodore, I have heard so much about you and your acts of bravery, "Queen Mother Theresa said as she looked at the young man in admiration. He sat proudly ignoring the queen's glare while queen mother Theresa only smirked.

Theodore looked at the queen with a small smirk on his face as she called him 'Crown prince'. It was obvious that the crown would go to him. He is the firstborn, the crown is his birth right!

"Queen Mother Theresa "Queen Adalyn called with a frown on her face, she didn't like how her in law was showering praises on the man who threatened her son's hold on the crown.

"You must be mistaking, Prince Theodore is not the crown prince of Devon kingdom, the king has not decided who the crown will go to between him and my son Axel" She said.

"But it is obvious that Prince Theodore would be the next king of Devon. He has all the qualities a king should have, he is brave and bold and courage and fearless also very charming" Queen mother Theresa said with the thought that if Theodore was crowned king, he would be an ally with their kingdom and not an enemy.

"Besides he is the first prince of Azra Kingdom, it is his birth right, isn't it my king? " She directed the question to King Phillip.

"You are right, Queen mother Theresa "he said, and Queen Adalyn whipped her head towards him in shock.

"What! You can't crown Theo-"

"It is not your decision to make Queen Adalyn" he interrupted her.

"But I am the first and legal wife and queen. You can't possibly crown the son of a maid, my son is the rightful heir to the throne! "

Theodore's face darkened as he heard the words queen Adalyn just spurted.

"That's enough, queen Adalyn" The King's voice thundered.

Queen Adalyn was about to talk, but the guards announced the arrival of Princess Haisley and Prince Axel.

Declan, who had been quiet the whole time as he, was in no mood to join the conversation, stared the doors as they opened to reveal two breathtaking people. His soon-to-be bride and her older brother.

His eyes travelled .down from her leg to her beautiful face, he was shocked. Never had he imagined that she would be this beautiful. Her brunette hair Whichever was similar to her brother's was packed in a ponytail with fancy beads. Her pale skin made her blue eyes shine. Furthermore, her small pointed nose and pink bowed shaped lips made her face more breathtaking. On her neck, where beads adorned. The emerald green dress was fitted, bringing out all her shape, she looked like a doll, a gorgeous one. Beside her stood her brother with similar features to her. They looked like twins. Axel, unlike Theodore, didn't keep long hair, his brunette hair was short and styled beautifully. If Prince Axel was a girl, then they might not be able to tell the difference between the prince and the Princess.

A 'wow' escaped his lips