Chapter one

I gently opened my eyes to be greeted by a ray of beautiful sunshine. Time to get up, I told myself before getting up from bed. I walked to my bathroom and wash my face. After I dressed up and make myself look presentable I headed to our main dining room. As I arrived, both my parents were sitting at the table waiting for me and my sister's arrival.

"Father, mother, good morning." I greeted them while heading to my seat.

"Where is your sister?" Mother asked me.

"She must be in her room mother."

As soon as I've finished my sentence she called a maid.

"Go get Julia, tell her to hurry."

The maid then disappeared in the hallway at the queen's order. We all waited in silence for my sister to arrive. After a few minutes, she finally came into view.

"Good morning father mother." She greeted them politely, she then came sat beside me.

"Good morning little sis," I whispered to her

She then whispered to me back.

"Good morning sis."

"We are having some guest this morning, you both should behave yourselves," Father said.

"Yes father." me and Julia said at the same time.

The room was filled with silence again. Waiting for our guests to arrive I found myself space out but an unknown voice brought me back.

"Thank you for inviting us here Sir. Lidstone." said an older man.

"The pleasure is all mine." Answered my father.

He was around forty, like my father. He was followed by a woman around his age, which I'm guessing is probably his wife. And a guy around my age, probably their son. The man sat beside my father and his wife beside my mother. Then the young man came and sat in front of me.

"Hello, my name is Jake Lombard. And your?" The guy said while looking at me.

"I am Kim Lidstone," I answered him quickly. Not because I was shy, only because I was wondering why they got invited to him.

"It's a pleasure meeting my future wife." He said still looking at me.

"Future wife? Not to be impolite but what are you talking about?"

"In three mounts we are getting married. Our fathers made an arrangement."

"What?" I immediately looked at Julia. She didn't seem to have heard about it either. I then turned at my father.

"Father, how come I've never heard of that wedding?" I asked with a little bit of anger in my voice.

He looked at me with a stern look before saying, "Because I didn't want a childish reaction coming from you. Nor did I need your approval."

My blood boiled with anger, I could not hold it anymore, "What do you mean you didn't need my approval? It is my choice I will choose who I want to marry! And I will marry someone that loves me."

"You will do as I say. And behave yourself I didn't raise you to be a rat like you are right now."

I then walked away, I didn't want to stay there any longer I couldn't. I just wanna leave this place. As I arrived in my room I picked up the first bag and start putting my pajamas in it. You are probably wondering why not put on clothes. Well, the answer is simple, my clothing is constituted of fancy dresses. What a good idea to run in a dress, and how would I pass for a peasant with a fancy gold dress?

As I was putting essentials things in my bag I heard the door open and hide the bag wherever I could before the person sees it. I turned around to take a look at the strange and it was my sister gosh I thought it would be the king or the queen.

"Gosh, you scared me. I thought it was father." I told her.

"Don't worry it's just me. But why are you that worried?"

"Because I was getting ready," I said while taking my bag and continue to pack.

"Why a bag? Wait are you running away?" She said with a surprised and sad tone.

"I have no other choice. I am sorry"

"Can I come with you?"

"No it's too dangerous. I will come and get you one day okay?"

"You promise?" She asked me

I answered her with no hesitation.

"I promise you."