Oh.

The next morning, I was up very early. I wanted to make sure that my maidens were ready to help me make myself look even more beautiful. Because today was the day I was going to meet Alexander and my entire purpose was to intrigue him. I made sure my maidens did all the necessary things. I had my hair styled beautifully. My makeup was done with extra care and detail. And finally, my maids carefully picked out the most flattering dress for me.... 

I smiled in front of the mirror, admiring the final product. I took a deep breath and tried to calm myself down. Today was the day I was going to make Alexander see me in a different light...I was going to seduce this handsome man... It was going to be difficult, but I was going to do it.... 

As the carriage drove along the road towards Alexander's kingdom, I could not help but admire the scenery. The landscape was stunning. The trees were a lush, vibrant green. The fields of grass were lush and full. The sun seemed to shine brighter and it seemed as if even the flowers were more vibrant than usual. It truly was a beautiful kingdom... 

The carriage continued to make its way through the kingdom and I couldn't help thinking about how Alexander grew up in this stunning kingdom. I thought about the prince and imagined him playing as a little boy in these fields, under this beautiful light. The thought of the handsome prince as a little boy somehow made him seem more approachable. I didn't know why it did, but it did. It made me want to meet that little boy inside of the handsome man.... 

As I thought about the queen and her relationship with Alexander, I suddenly felt a deep sadness within me. The queen was always so distant and cold towards the prince. She never showed him love, nor did she care much for his well being. He was always treated like he was a nuisance rather than being treated as a prince. It was no wonder he turned out the way he did. I couldn't imagine how lonely and sad he must have felt growing up. I was going to need all the points I could get if I was going to make him fall in love with me. And since flowers were a big part of courting in that era... I figured I should make sure to get him a nice bouquet of flowers. I would bring them to him as a gift... hopefully he would appreciate it... 

I was on a mission to find the best flowers for Alexander. Of course, my maidens helped me. They pointed out the flowers that looked the nicest and the ones that would be most appropriate for a prince. I wanted to make sure that these flowers would be impressive. After much consideration, we finally had our bouquet of flowers ready. These were some of the nicest flowers on the entire continent. I hoped they would make him like me even more..... 

I stopped in my tracks as soon as I saw who was walking next to the prince. It was a woman, a woman I had never seen before. I watched her with a look of disbelief on my face. Who in the world was she? Was she a woman he liked? Was she his girlfriend? Was this why he hadn't looked in my direction...? 

I watched the woman and the prince as they walked together. My heart felt...heavy. I didn't know what was wrong with my heart. The feeling was so strange, I couldn't even put it into words. It felt like my heart was broken inside of my chest. But why? It didn't make sense. The prince wasn't my husband. We weren't even engaged. Why did I feel so devastated? 

In the book Alexander had never been married. I didn't know why the book had this woman with him. I felt my heart sink deeper into my chest. I wanted to run and hide somewhere. Why was the prince walking with this woman? What did this mean? Was she his wife? Was she his sweetheart? Was he flirting with her? Why did this hurt me so much...? 

I felt like I couldn't breathe. My heart was heavy and my breathing became uneven. I couldn't believe what I had seen. The prince was walking with a beautiful woman, one who looked like she was much more attractive than me... I had to get away from them.... my heart couldn't take it... 

I dropped the bouquet of flowers that I had gotten for the prince. I couldn't deal with the pain I was feeling inside. I had seen the prince walking with a woman, a woman who looked like he liked her. I felt like someone had stabbed me in the heart. I couldn't stand looking at them any longer, so I decided to leave...