Romance With The Devil Prince
Princess Nandini's POVMy fingers brushed over the soft petals of flowers as I walk. The Queen has beautiful collection of flowers. Even if I walk around the whole day in the garden I couldn't finish the tour. Taking the little space for myself is peaceful, without anyone's interruption. "Princess, do you like these collections of flowers?" Hanna asked. "Her highness the Queen has put much efforts to make this place. How can not I like this?" "Princess, I heard Princess Shaila has already reached the palace. Prince Harish went to escort her personally" "She is here?" I turned to look at her. "Yes, everyone knows her engagement with Prince Harish and even some of the other princess were teasing her saying how she won Prince Harish's affection beating you" at the end her tone suddenly changed."Why you sound angry Hanna?" I asked as I focused my gaze on the white canterbury bells. It looked beautiful which caught my eyes. The bell shaped flowers were dancing with wind as it blows. "Princess they must have known you are also here to attend the ceremony which is why they are using such remarks to tarnish your name. This is so hateful, they are talking behind your back and laughing" Hanna said which made me smile. I played with the flowers before signing and looking at her again, "since they are talking behind, then let them be" "Princess aren't you angry? They want to harm your reputation" Hanna groaned. "Reputation?" I shook my head, "a reputation is made in imagination, we couldn't really see it with our eyes, can we? Since we can't see it, how will it get harmed? The back-talkers will always talk behind our back because they know it's the right place where they could belong, behind us" "I...." Hanna's eyes widened, "I never thought of it" she shook her head. "You don't have to worry yourself with such matters. They will stop once they're jaw hurts" "Princess you have changed" Hanna said, "if it was past you, you would have went to meet Prince Harish when you heard him arrived but you didn't. I am glad you are finally moving on" "If we want to live we need to change ourselves Hanna. Not for others but for myself, because I understood one thing, I love myself more than I had any affection for him" "Princess that...." Hanna's voice faded and she didn't say anything after that. "Let's go, I want to explore the garden more" I said as I turned around only to find someone was standing behind me. My eyebrows creased as I looked at him. I wasn't expecting him to stand behind me. Was he hearing our words. "Princess Nandini, I wasn't expecting to see you" Prince Harish smiled. Looking at him I couldn't help but feel confused. I don't know why he was here. He would always runs whenever he saw me, yet he came to by himself? Without any hesitation? I couldn't believe it. "Prince Harish" I gave a small smile, "the situation is mutual your highness" He nodded, "I have seen princess Soma and Hansika yesterday. But they hadn't mention about you" "I didn't know about that matter Prince Harish. I couldn't invade their minds to speak for myself" Prince Harish looked taken aback with my reply. I never had a formal conversation with him before. At that time I was more into pleasing him and would do whatever he says. But now things has changed. "Why do I feel that you are hostile towards them Princess Nandini? They are your sisters afterall. The Queen has raised you as her own daughter all these years" he replied making me frown. It looked like he is filled with such information. Besides he always spends his time meeting with the Queen more. It's not surprising he would be taking their side. "I am aware of this matter better than you, your highness. And you are a prince, for you to invade in my personal matter, such attitude doesn't suit you. I am old enough to understand my surroundings and I don't need other's opinion to decide what I should do. It would be better if you don't advice where it's not needed" I said using my cold tone. Prince Harish frowned, it was clear he didn't liked my reply and also the tone I used on him. In the past I would have taken whatever he said and agreed to it. But now he needed to understand I am not that old Nandini whom he can use however he desire. "Princess Nandini what kind of attitude is that?" His face twisted with displeasure, "I was just trying to make you understand the things clearly. I have known the Queen, and she is a gentle woman. Whenever we have time to talk she would always be worried about you. She wants good for you. What happened to you suddenly which changed your heart and mind so much? What influenced you so badly where you are losing your manners too?" His word made my body shook with anger. What the hell does he think of himself? Does he thinks he can advise me and I will jump into it without any words? Does he takes me for a plaything for himself?"Prince Harish I didn't know other than your title as a prince you even started to work as an advisor. You are treating me as a culprit here, what does such action mean? We aren't close nor we have any relationship other then our father's being friends for years. As I said, I am aware of this matter and I need no one to guide me for it. Besides if Princess Shaila see us talking more than necessary, she would have bad heart or may be accuse me for taking advantage of the situation. I have no heart to face such a scandal. So I request you, please refrain yourself from interfering in my matter. If you have any dissatisfaction then you can go to the Queen since you both have been close lately. Excuse me, I would like to leave" I said and turned around leaving. I had enough of his ridiculous action. If I see his face, it will make me puke at anytime. "Princess Prince Harish is too much. He was clearly trying to insult you. I don't know what's his problem" Hanna hugged beside me. "Don't care about him. He don't have works to do which is the main reason of today's action" I said as we walk further from the garden area. Hanna giggled. As we turned the corner I bumped with another person. I sighed in my heart silently. I don't understand why I am unlucky today? Who's face did I saw when I woke up today? "Elder sister, why are you in such a rush?" Soma asked smiling at me. Beside her there was another woman. And the last time I have seen her was the day when I jumped into the river. "You may not know her" Soma said again, "she is Princess Shaila of Wattair. I have told you about her yesterday elder sister" but before I could reply she turned to Shaila "and Princess Shaila she is my elder sister Nandini" Shaila's expression changed and a mocking smiled appeared on her lips "I have heard about you Princess Nandini and I was curious to meet you too" I stared at her then my gaze followed the woman standing beside her. Looks like Soma has feed many information in her ear. Is this two conspiring together to deal with me?"Oh, I have told my younger sister all the time, not to speak too much outside but alas it looked like she couldn't hold back herself" I smiled, "nice meeting you Princess Shaila, since you know about me so much then I don't find it any need to talk much" The smile on Shaila's face left instantly. Beside her Soma pursed her lips as she looked at me. "If you please excuse me" I smiled and walk past them. Soma was not enough, so Shaila joined hands to deal with me? The smile she threw at me was meaningful and anyone with a eyes could see what does that mean. My infamous history with Prince Harish was such a huge scandal and I know Shaila is aware of it. And now that she is engaged to him, she will be more hostile. Later in the evening, I met Gurnoor again. I haven't seen her the whole day and now that she got hold of my arm, she was not letting it go. "Sister Nandini, I have few collections of cloths which was sent to me in the early morning. I spent my day engaging myself to decide which should be better. But at the end, I couldn't find the perfect one" "You should choose the one which will make you feel good" I said looking at her. "But all the dresses were so beautiful, I couldn't chose only one, it seems so difficult" I sighed, "what do you want me to do?" She grinned, "why don't you help me chose one?" I could see the hope in her eyes and her expression was something I couldn't refuse at all. At the end, I gave up. "Alright Princess" I nodded, "since this is what you want. I will help you"
I watched the witch going away with Princess Gurnoor. I don't understand how she attracted Princess Gurnoor on her side. Mother was right this woman is a witch and knows spells to attract others. They behaves like they have known each other for years already. I couldn't stand her grabbing all the light. I turned to look at Princess Shaila who was looking at their direction. "Princess Shaila what are you looking at?" I asked with a smile. "It's nothing" she turned to me and shook her head. "You don't have to be hesitant, you can speak your heart's desire" She sighed, "I have no intention of invading in your family matters but I think your elder sister is not what I heard in rumours" I frowned, "what are you trying to suggest?" "As you can see yourself, I heard your elder sister is crazy, unruly and also a love-sick towards Prince Harish. But since I came here, I never saw her chasing him or giving him any kind of attention. I thought I had to deal with her when I reach Minnagara, with such known reputation, I imagined to have an love rival yet what I am seeing here, is something different. Princess Soma are you sure your description was right?" I smiled, "Princess Shaila, you shouldn't blind her attitude. My sister is clever and knows how to work things. She knew you will be here, maybe she wanted to pretend on surface and make it look like there's nothing. But it's not only me but the whole Sagala and Lothal knows of her crazed admiration towards his highness Prince Harish" I sighed, "there's also time when I feel pity for his highness. He is such a poised and mannered while my sister is clingy and unreasonable. His highness must feel unhappy seeing this. Mother has been trying to make her understand the reality yet my sister is too stubborn to understand this small thing" "So you are saying, she is pretending?" Princess Shaila frowned. I nodded, "you are a smart woman and now that you are engaged with his highness Prince Harish, I must warn you. You need to take care of his highness the most. Afterall, my sister could attack at anytime, and I don't want you to feel insulted and your relationship to get ruined. Though she is my sister, I will always stand with the truth" Her face hardened, "since what you are saying is true, then don't worry, I know what I should do. I won't let her get me in disadvantage and ruin my relationship " I nodded, "yes, I feel bad for my sister but I also don't want a perfect couple to get seperated by her crazy behaviour. Please do not taken offence, my sister is always like this. There's also saying her birth star is not fortunate which is also the reason her mother died. I don't want to enlighten this matter but because of her behaviour I had to" "Please don't worry, I won't say anything about this matter to anyone. I understand the privacy. Besides I won't harm her, I will just guard myself and his highness enough not to fell in her tricks " "Thank you Princess Shaila, I knew you are understanding and today I have seen it myself" She smiled, "you have praised me highly" I shook my head, "it's because you deserve it" Princess Shaila left with her maids and I saw Hansika walking towards me, "elder sister what happened?" "It's nothing. I am just trying to find ways to deal with that bitch" I gritted my teeth. "But mother has warned you not to involve yourself in her matter. All you need to do is focus on winning Crown Prince's heart" Hansika frowned. "I know, you don't need to worry about it. I have taken good care of it. I know how to use the situation well. Haven't you seen how she is familiar with Princess Gurnoor? What do you think? If she gets close to Princess Gurnoor, there's also chance she will get close to the Crown Prince. That woman knows how to use charm and if Crown Prince get attracted to her, then what will happen to me?" "Then what are you planning to do?" I smiled, "It's good that Princess Shaila is here. I can use this situation better this time. The history of Princess Nandini and Prince Harish is something, which won't fade. And all I need to do is, pour oil in it to make it bigger and strong. I also want to see how she escape from it" "Elder sister what if the planning to wrong? What will you do?" "Why are you thinking about the bad side?" I frowned, "don't let mother know about it. And I will handle everything here. We will stand at side and watch the drama to unfold" I smiled, using Princess Shaila to handle her is not bad. Since Prince Harish is here, I really want to see what will she do? Afterall hall Princess Shaila is a jealous woman who could do anything to hold on her fiance. Later I met mother in her room. She was enjoying her drink as I walked in. "Mother you wanted to see me?" "Yes, sit down Soma. I need to talk to you" she placed the tea cup as she said. "Mother what's the matter? You looked serious" I frowned and sat on the chair still looking at her. "It's because I am serious. Your father is busy with others and couldn't find time for us. He was also careless about your marriage matter" I can see her clenching her fist. "all he could think is that daughter of him. I don't understand why he is so biased towards his own children. Anyways since he don't want to think about it, I will do it. Whether he cares or not, we need to progress our plan. You the know celebration will be holding in a day time. And I als talked with the Queen and found her wanting to select bride for the Crown Prince" My eyes widened, "she is going to select in the ceremony?" Mother nodded, "her words sounds that way. I guess she wanted to look closely and chose a better one for her son. And of course every mother would want her son to get the best bride" she revealed a smile "and I know no one could be more better than you. This is your chance and you need to grab it faster than anyone. Soma, are you understanding what I am talking about?" "Yes mother I understand. But what about Nandini? Mother you know if the matter of marriage would come then father will think of her in the first place. He was always like that" I frowned. "What are you fearing for? That unruly! What does she knows? All she could do is make troubles for us. Even if your father thinks of it, do you think King and Queen of Minnagara would accept a girl who has a bad history with another man? What about the reputation? Would they want to drag it down?" "You are right mother, I was thinking too much" I shook my head. "Soma, Crown Prince of Minnagara is well reputed and you won't get a second chance of you lose this time. Once you become the Crown Princess then you will enjoy a life time luxury without any problem. Bestdes you won't have a title of 'second' of something" I nodded my head. I knew mother was not satisfied being the replacement of another woman. She wanted to be one. But father was not gentle or harsh on her. He even love that dead woman instead of mother. I can understand her pain and I know I couldn't place myself in her position. No matter what I have to fight for the position of Crown Princess. "Mother, please do not worry. I will try my best to win this battle. I won't let you down" I said like a promise. Mother smiled, "I know you will. Bestdes give more attention towards the Queen too. She is a kind hearted woman, you need to win her heart too if you want your position to be unshakable. Bestdes I heard Crown Prince respects his mother too much. So if you win The Queen's heart, it will make you easier to get along with the prince. It's just a matter of time, before everything settle down" "Yes, I will do as you say mother"
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I watched the witch going away with Princess Gurnoor. I don't understand how she attracted Princess Gurnoor on her side. Mother was right this woman is a witch and knows spells to attract others. They behaves like they have known each other for years already. I couldn't stand her grabbing all the light. I turned to look at Princess Shaila who was looking at their direction. "Princess Shaila what are you looking at?" I asked with a smile. "It's nothing" she turned to me and shook her head. "You don't have to be hesitant, you can speak your heart's desire" She sighed, "I have no intention of invading in your family matters but I think your elder sister is not what I heard in rumours" I frowned, "what are you trying to suggest?" "As you can see yourself, I heard your elder sister is crazy, unruly and also a love-sick towards Prince Harish. But since I came here, I never saw her chasing him or giving him any kind of attention. I thought I had to deal with her when I reach Minnagara, with such known reputation, I imagined to have an love rival yet what I am seeing here, is something different. Princess Soma are you sure your description was right?" I smiled, "Princess Shaila, you shouldn't blind her attitude. My sister is clever and knows how to work things. She knew you will be here, maybe she wanted to pretend on surface and make it look like there's nothing. But it's not only me but the whole Sagala and Lothal knows of her crazed admiration towards his highness Prince Harish" I sighed, "there's also time when I feel pity for his highness. He is such a poised and mannered while my sister is clingy and unreasonable. His highness must feel unhappy seeing this. Mother has been trying to make her understand the reality yet my sister is too stubborn to understand this small thing" "So you are saying, she is pretending?" Princess Shaila frowned. I nodded, "you are a smart woman and now that you are engaged with his highness Prince Harish, I must warn you. You need to take care of his highness the most. Afterall, my sister could attack at anytime, and I don't want you to feel insulted and your relationship to get ruined. Though she is my sister, I will always stand with the truth" Her face hardened, "since what you are saying is true, then don't worry, I know what I should do. I won't let her get me in disadvantage and ruin my relationship " I nodded, "yes, I feel bad for my sister but I also don't want a perfect couple to get seperated by her crazy behaviour. Please do not taken offence, my sister is always like this. There's also saying her birth star is not fortunate which is also the reason her mother died. I don't want to enlighten this matter but because of her behaviour I had to" "Please don't worry, I won't say anything about this matter to anyone. I understand the privacy. Besides I won't harm her, I will just guard myself and his highness enough not to fell in her tricks " "Thank you Princess Shaila, I knew you are understanding and today I have seen it myself" She smiled, "you have praised me highly" I shook my head, "it's because you deserve it" Princess Shaila left with her maids and I saw Hansika walking towards me, "elder sister what happened?" "It's nothing. I am just trying to find ways to deal with that bitch" I gritted my teeth. "But mother has warned you not to involve yourself in her matter. All you need to do is focus on winning Crown Prince's heart" Hansika frowned. "I know, you don't need to worry about it. I have taken good care of it. I know how to use the situation well. Haven't you seen how she is familiar with Princess Gurnoor? What do you think? If she gets close to Princess Gurnoor, there's also chance she will get close to the Crown Prince. That woman knows how to use charm and if Crown Prince get attracted to her, then what will happen to me?" "Then what are you planning to do?" I smiled, "It's good that Princess Shaila is here. I can use this situation better this time. The history of Princess Nandini and Prince Harish is something, which won't fade. And all I need to do is, pour oil in it to make it bigger and strong. I also want to see how she escape from it" "Elder sister what if the planning to wrong? What will you do?" "Why are you thinking about the bad side?" I frowned, "don't let mother know about it. And I will handle everything here. We will stand at side and watch the drama to unfold" I smiled, using Princess Shaila to handle her is not bad. Since Prince Harish is here, I really want to see what will she do? Afterall hall Princess Shaila is a jealous woman who could do anything to hold on her fiance. Later I met mother in her room. She was enjoying her drink as I walked in. "Mother you wanted to see me?" "Yes, sit down Soma. I need to talk to you" she placed the tea cup as she said. "Mother what's the matter? You looked serious" I frowned and sat on the chair still looking at her. "It's because I am serious. Your father is busy with others and couldn't find time for us. He was also careless about your marriage matter" I can see her clenching her fist. "all he could think is that daughter of him. I don't understand why he is so biased towards his own children. Anyways since he don't want to think about it, I will do it. Whether he cares or not, we need to progress our plan. You the know celebration will be holding in a day time. And I als talked with the Queen and found her wanting to select bride for the Crown Prince" My eyes widened, "she is going to select in the ceremony?" Mother nodded, "her words sounds that way. I guess she wanted to look closely and chose a better one for her son. And of course every mother would want her son to get the best bride" she revealed a smile "and I know no one could be more better than you. This is your chance and you need to grab it faster than anyone. Soma, are you understanding what I am talking about?" "Yes mother I understand. But what about Nandini? Mother you know if the matter of marriage would come then father will think of her in the first place. He was always like that" I frowned. "What are you fearing for? That unruly! What does she knows? All she could do is make troubles for us. Even if your father thinks of it, do you think King and Queen of Minnagara would accept a girl who has a bad history with another man? What about the reputation? Would they want to drag it down?" "You are right mother, I was thinking too much" I shook my head. "Soma, Crown Prince of Minnagara is well reputed and you won't get a second chance of you lose this time. Once you become the Crown Princess then you will enjoy a life time luxury without any problem. Bestdes you won't have a title of 'second' of something" I nodded my head. I knew mother was not satisfied being the replacement of another woman. She wanted to be one. But father was not gentle or harsh on her. He even love that dead woman instead of mother. I can understand her pain and I know I couldn't place myself in her position. No matter what I have to fight for the position of Crown Princess. "Mother, please do not worry. I will try my best to win this battle. I won't let you down" I said like a promise. Mother smiled, "I know you will. Bestdes give more attention towards the Queen too. She is a kind hearted woman, you need to win her heart too if you want your position to be unshakable. Bestdes I heard Crown Prince respects his mother too much. So if you win The Queen's heart, it will make you easier to get along with the prince. It's just a matter of time, before everything settle down" "Yes, I will do as you say mother"
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