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

That’s it. The whole message. Is he for real? What kind of person writes an ominous message like that and nothing else? I want answers. No. I need answers. What do you mean??? I text him back even though I know the likelihood of getting some sort of closure is practically zero. There are some people in life that I will never understand, and he is one of them. I don’t know what he wants from me. Whatever it is, he won’t get it. Not if I can help it. Once I shut off my phone, I let myself rest, pretending that none of this happened. 


Tomorrow arrives too soon. I was still waggishly dreaming when tomorrow turned into today. Beside me, Cyrus is snoring like a baby bear. I wonder how late he stayed up last night. Definitely way too late. On the other hand, I can already hear energetic footsteps echoing from across the wall. With a weary yawn, I drag myself up to go check on Brynleigh. What could she possibly be doing this early in the morning? 


Chapter 18