Rityshah

Life is given for free but happiness comes with a cost that many can't afford to pay.

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Even with the dark grey clouds that hovered over the vast sky and the dim light provided by the fire torch that was on the verge of being blown off by the wind, he could still see the glimmer in her eyes. The very same glimmer that appeared in those brown eyes everytime she was happy and for some reason, tonight he was unable to resist hir urges to steal a part of her.

She was still standing by the door waiting for him to leave but he had not taken more than three steps before he halted and turned. His features were darker in contrast to the white shirt that he wore and the look on his face was a predatory one.

Instead of getting scared, she watched him take the three stairs that led to her room's door and he was a few inches away from her, he finally spoke up.

"If there is one thing that I hate, it's having regrets and I know that I will regret if I do not do this."
 A part of her was confused by his words and another part felt like she knew what he meant by those words. Before she even had a chance to contemplate on what he had just said, he leaned closer, curled his index finger on her pointed chin and tilted her in an angle such that she could feel his cold breath on her face that caused a shiver to run down her spine.

Like she had been hypnotized, all she could do was to stare in those obsidian eyes that had held her captive. "This is a mistake that I want to commit again and again." His breath fanned on her face and goosebumps formed on her skin. Not because of the wind, but because of the effect he had on her.
 If it was some time before, she would have probably pushed him away or maybe escaped but as time had passed by, her feelings towards him had changed...

rare connection

Not sure if her mind was playing games with her, she took slow steps towards the person until the space they shared was barely a meter. "Gabriel." She called and when he saw that Gabriel's smile didn't falter, she ate up the space between them and put her hands around her brother.

"Tell me that my mind is not playing games with me right now." She said while hugging her brother tightly and soon, her brother embraced her back. "No it's not. I'm actually here."

When they finally let go of each other, the princess asked, "How did you know that I was here?" How did he even get in? She asked the last question to herself.

"It's Richard. I had come to the coronation to represent our kingdom and then we met. He told me that I would find you here."

She momentarily became quiet after hearing those words. She could not recall mentioning how much she missed her family especially Gabriel and seeing him made her more than happy.

The new owner of the crown