Every fairytale ended with happy ever after but what happens after ever after?... When I was growing up I wish everyday and night to meet my prince that will save me when I am in danger nor make me happy when I am sad. The man who is there to be with me and make me that happiest woman alive on this planet.
When I was 5 I see may happy family slowly crumbling down. I see my mother crying every single and night begging for my father to go home. One day I see my father hitting my mother my fairytale dream gets crushed when my mother dead when I am 6 she's the only person that keeps telling me stories about life will end happy ever after. In the fairytale Prince never and should not raise there hands to hit a woman but my father did raise his hand and make may mother fall from the second floor of our mansion.
Just like Cinderella my father brings another evil stepmother after a week pass by after my mother's death although she seems nice when my father is around but when my father goes out to work she treat me more awful than Cinderella. At least Cinderella don't get punished and whipped when she doesn't get the orders wrong growing up I get bruise every part of my body. I still hope to be saved by a prince back then but when I get 15 married alliance with Knight's for our family business. That gives me hope to be wild and free to step out of the world wondering what's on the outside of the mansion. Ever since then I never ever step a foot outside of the mansion.
The day of my marriage my father give me a grand wedding making my fantasy came to life. I remember I draw a wisteria vines that was placed in the ceiling with lanterns falling down like chandeliers at the forest. Fairy lights in the walls with flowers making it like a firefly resting at flower fields. My wedding have everything that I dreamed of from the guest wearing red velvet tuxedo and gowns... while I wear the gown I personally made. But the only dream that will never happen is getting married with the man I love because this will the first time that I will see my groom the man that I will share the rest of my life with and have family. I hope that they would treat me will more than my stepmother treated me.
I arrive at my wedding the exact time... but the groom is still not there. The wedding ground is being chaotic from the people talking and arguing where is the groom. Of course I am not that I'm not that important why would the only heir of the biggest company on the world want to marry me when he can get everything that she could ever wanted.
*Knock *knock
A knock from the window the car gets me out of my thoughts.
"This is for you. I'm sorry I am late." He said his masculine voice makes me remember the man I heard talking with my father a week before the wedding. I can only see his ocean blue eyes from the window, it's forbidden to see the bride before the wedding.
"It's alright, Thank you for coming." I said and give him the best smile I could.
"Hahaha... it's our wedding silly of course I'll come." He chuckled and give me box.
"Mr. Knight let's go!" The wedding coordinator said and he walks towards him. I forget to thank him after receiving the gift he personally deliver.
I opened the box and it has teardrop shaped diamonds on the necklace. It looks so elegant and expensive that I can't even afford even I am a wealthy man's daughter.
"Should I wear it or not?" I argue with myself.
"Madam you should wear that to make your husband happy." The chauffeur said.
"Okay, thank you for the advice." I said and put on the teardrop necklace.
I get nervous my heart is pumping so fast watch every guests entering the church one by one. It's time to walk down the aisles I am having second thoughts that should I stay or should I run away...my knees is getting weaker but I tried to remember every reason I want to move out of my father's mansion. It's give the determination to look forward for what's going to happen next.
I stand in the front in the altar and look at him if I should stay or I should run but his eyes where telling me to stay. His deep ocean blue eyes is making my nerves calm that no body every did make me calm ever since my mother died.
"Do you Nathaniel Knight, take Alexandria Cleodeth Cleisthenes to be your lawfully wife. I promise to be true to you in good times, in sickness and in health. Love and honor you all the days of my life." The priest said.
"I do!" Nathaniel said smiling then he puts the ring into my finger.
"Do you Alexandria Cleodeth Cleisthenes, take Nathaniel Knight to be your lawfully husband. Promise to be true to you in good times, in sickness and in health. Love and honor you all the days of my life." The Priest ask.
"I do!" I said even though I'm having hesitation but this is better than staying at my stepmother's house. I put the ring to his finger.
"Now I pronounce you husband and wife... You may now kiss the bride." The priest said.He kissed me like he has along waiting for it. The kiss is passionate and deep.
We once again walk in aisle were guests throwing flowers in the air. They all look happy like we both newlyweds are. After we enter the car, it's quite tiring.
"I can't accept this necklace Matthew it's to expensive." I said and look at him. He look mad but he didn't let it out.
"Ms.Cleisthenes it's may gift for you on our wedding day. You do what ever you want to do with it. You can throw it out if you don't want it." He said and the whole trip to the reception is quite I didn't even dares to talk to him but I ruined the atmosphere first I should get to talk to him and swallow my pride.
"I'm sorry... for ruining the atmosphere." I said and hold his hand.
"I should be the one to saying sorry. In the future I don't want you to never sorry to anyone and your not allowed to feel sorry." He said then kiss the back of my hand.
"When you we're young I see you planting wisteria in your garden with your mom... Is wisteria your favorite flower?" He said he makes me wonder if we already meet before.
"I didn't remember a handsome boy looking at me when me and my mom where planting wisteria... and Yes, it's favorite flower because it symbolize long life. White is my most favorite because it symbolizes spirituality, purity, and innocence just like those princess that I look up to when I was young." I said and tell him happily like he is my long lost friend.
"So you what to be a princess?" He asked me.
I don't know what say I start to not to like being a princess ever since everything change. "Will if you asked me ten years before I would say yes but now I don't want to be anyone else more than myself... What's your dream?"
"I don't have a dream anymore I have everything I could ask for." He answered my question. Why did I ask him anyway but his right he can buy anything he wants and he can have anything he can ask for.
"Alexandria ...where her let's go!" He said and open the door for me. His being a gentleman like those prince I wished when I we're younger.
"Thank you, Nathaniel." I said and hold his hand. We both enter the reception.
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