One boy. Two choices. 
Choice one: deny, deny, deny. Fake that he’s normal. Mask away reality. Maintain a perfect image. Get off scot-free. Conceal the truth, at the cost of a life embedded with guilt. 
Choice two: admit, acknowledge, accept his fate. Shred away the mask. Be true to who he is. Live freely, at the expense of his family. Annihilate his reputation. Taint his future. 
What will he choose? And better yet, will it be the right decision?
As Prince Nicolas grapples with the reality of his new boarding school, he meets Sander, the boy with the most angelic voice he’s ever heard. He immediately takes a liking to him, and the two become inseparable. That’s when Sander starts to wonder if there’s something deeper brewing than just a friendship. He’s never felt this way about anyone before, and neither has Nicolas. One thing leads to another, and soon enough, they’re in too deep to back out.


Royal Ever After

He didn’t say it back. Of course, he didn’t. Why would he? I could only sit back in the limousine and watch as my whole world collapsed. I should be happy. I should feel over the moon because there’s no more school and I can finally have the break I deserve. But I don’t feel anything. I can’t. Not when I’ve lost my other half. I stare out the car window, thinking about our last conversation together. I want to be mad at him for not saying it back. For letting me walk away. Except the only person I can hold liability toward is myself because he’s done nothing wrong. He’s not scared like I am. He doesn’t have to hide. He’s proud of who he is, and one day I’d like to be like him. 


Chapter 16