Chapter 17

There was going to be a masquerade ball hosted by the prince of Athens who l learnt his name was Charles...

I didn't fancy balls and didn't wanted to attend the ball but oh no I was forced by Mia and her grandma to come, they told me that I needed to attend things like that in order finally get rid of my past and be free to start all over again and live my life peacefully... I also wanted to start all over again but I just didn't wanted to attend the ball cause I had a strange feeling about the ball but I wasn't going to tell them that or else they might just think that I am making excuses and I wasn't...

Every day they tried persuading me and even got me a beautiful red dress for the ball, but I didn't wanted to go... I could see their sad faces, I think that am just being too harsh and rigid and I was probably just overreacting, All they wanted was the best for me and I guess I was just being hard... I finally gave in to their request and I could see them leaping for joy...

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It was finally the D-Day, the ball and I felt anxious but Mia encouraged me and I finally calmed down, the old woman wasn't going and she escaped from coming to the ball by saying that she was too old to come...

I slowly entered into the ball, The ball was humongous , I could see many young and old maiden and lads, I could even see duke and duchess, The ball was grand and I immediately felt uncomfortable, I felt like I was suffocating and I needed to leave, I couldn't locate mia because of the huge crowd and when I finally did locate her, she was in the midst of young lads having a good time while I was here feeling suffocated...I told her that I was leaving and she begged me to stay and I felt hopeless, I couldn't possibly leave her here alone and leave, what if something happens to her when am gone, No I can't let this happen...

Suddenly the prince came out to the crowd and I could see all the maiden cheering for him, I couldn't understand what was so dreaming in that sucker head prince...He was told to pick anybody to dance with and I didn't wanted to be part of it, I was leaving when suddenly I spotted someone, someone that I had always knew all my life, someone that had hurt me immensely and had broken my already healing heart, I spotted no other person but James and he looked like a mess, he whispered something into the prince's ear and was handed the mic and what he said made my heart sank..

"Good evening fellow Athenians, Am prince James for a kingdom called peace blossom, I have been away for quite a while, I have been to so many kingdoms now,in search of my beloved Alexa, I made a big mistake and I send her away from my kingdom, I need her back cause I can't live without her, Everyday am slowly dying...This kingdom is my last hope, he said..."Or else I don't know what will happen to me, cause I can't spend another day without her... Please if you help me to find her please safe this dying prince and bring her to me and you will be rewarded greatly...

And one more thing, Alexa if you are here listening to me then please come back to me, Am sorry... he said breaking down crying

and my heart sank.... I felt lost and I didn't know the time that prince Charles kissed my hand indicating that I was the one he chose to dance with him...

*JAMES P.O.V*

I broke down crying cause I really miss Alexa and I needed her back in my life, This was the last kingdom in the northern region and if she were not to be here then I would conclude that I had lost her forever... i looked at the crowd of maidens to see if my Alexa was there but I found none and when I was about coming down from the podium that I stood I spotted a maiden that was being kissed on the hand my the prince, I could see she yacked it off and ran away, There was something about her, She looks so much like my Alexa but with a slightly enlarge belly, Wait a minute, My Alexa was pregnant too and her stomach ought to have become enlarge, What was going on, was she my love Alexa, My head was spinning and I needed to find out...

I ran out of the palace to the direction that she ran too in order to find out...

*ALEXA P.O.V*

I ran out of the palace crying and constantly wiping my hand because the prince kissed me on it, How could he do that, I would have gave him a resounding slap if he was not the prince... Slowly my mind flew to James, he was actually here, he was here and he wants me back, it felt like I was broken all over again, James presence had affected me and I couldn't help but to cry, and I could remember my past and the time we had spend together,I felt shattered seeing him cry, Why was this happening, I want to hate him and completely forget him but no I couldn't...

"Why can't I forget you, I yelled at the top of my voice breaking down crying

Suddenly I could feel a presence standing at my back...

"Alexa?" the voice said and I immediately recognize who it was, u slowly look back and it was no other person but James and I could see his eyes widening

"It really you, he said and I could see tears in his eyes he ran towards me and hugged me and I couldn't do anything about it..

"Slowly he lowered down to my stomach and placed his head gently on my stomach...

"How are you and how is my child, Thank goodness I finally found you, please come back" he said and I felt alive as he placed his head on my stomach, All the memories keep coming back,...

I started to feel those feelings that I didn't wanted to feel, No what was I doing, I can't possibly allow him come close to me, he hurt me so much...

"Stay away from me, I said pushing him