Sabrina smiled to herself as the carriage drove into the kingdom drawing attention from passers by.
Sabrina's smile widened when the village became familiar to her eyes. She still remembers this place well, everywhere was starting to bring the memories of when she usually comes here with her father.
She sat back on the chair of the carriage feeling her pride rise, she's finally here. Finally here to live her dreams as Queen of Cordenia. Her father must feel so proud of her right now.
She can't forget the look on her sister's face when they heard the news, it must have shocked them to the core, now they must have realized that she's truly better than them.
She's getting married to Prince Luciano, every maiden's dream. Even though he's cold hearted, every reasonable maiden still admires him, and now she's getting married to him. She's sure gonna be an envy to every other maiden out there.
As the carriage drove into the castle, Sabrina smiled as she sighted the King and Queen outside waiting for her but no sign of Luciano.
*He must be busy* she concluded in her mind.
She stepped out of the carriage as it came to a halt. She smiled and spread her arms apart as the Queen rushed to her, engulfing her in a hug.
"Oh my! Sabrina! Look at you!" The Queen exclaimed, holding her shoulders and staring at her in amazement. "Just take a look at you, all grown up and.... Oh my God! You're so beautiful. Axel take a look at her!"
"I know, I know." The king laughed before drawing her into a hug.
"How have you been?" He asked.
"Very well, your highness."
"Ugh, keep the formalities aside." The queen snickered. "Come on, Let's go inside. You need to eat and rest, you must be very tired right now." She held Sabrina and they both walked into the castle.
"Where's Luciano?" The Queen asked, looking around.
The sound of footsteps was heard and Luciano could be seen walking down the stairs just in time. Though, his face contorted in pure annoyance. It was obvious he didn't want to be here.
Sabrina smiled and walked to him. "Hello Luciano, it's been long since I last saw you. How have you been?" She asked in a sweet voice.
Luciano paused at the last stair staring at Sabrina with disgust evident in his eyes.He still can't believe that he'll ever see her bitchy face again talk more of getting engaged to her. She must feel on top of the world right now. What she doesn't know is he's never getting married to her. Never.
Luciano climbed down the last stair and walked past her heading to the direction of the kitchen when his mother yelled. "Luciano!!"
He turned back to face her, quirking his eyebrows at her questioningly. "What?" He asked.
"Don't be rude. That's Sabrina greeting you."
"So?" He raised his brows in irritation. "Aren't we getting this whole dinner thing done."
"Luciano, that's your bride there. Don't act unconcerned." His father growled.
Silence settled in the room between the four. Luciano glaring at his parents while Sabrina stood near the staircase smiling sweetly.
"There's no problem mother. I'm hungry, let's get to dinner."
"Oh darling that's right, let's just pretend Luciano did not play rude. Come on, let's go." Ariel held her hand and led her into the dining room.
The King glared at Luciano who stared back drily at him before walking into the room.
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"Is the table set?" Madam Helen asked, rushing into the kitchen.
"Yes, Madam Helen." The maids chorused.
"The wine?" Madam Helen asked. "Get the wine, come on! Hurry! They are at the table already."
She placed the bottles of wine in different trays and handed one to Eleanor and some other maids. "Go, go hurry!" She urged.
Eleanor took the tray and walked into the dinning room along with other maids. As she stepped inside her eyes landed on Luciano who sat on a chair directly facing. He was clearly not interested in the dinner.
Her breath hitched as his eyes landed on her. She kept her face down and walked to the table, trying to gently place the bottles on it as her hands were shaking slightly. She doesn't like being around these people.
She moved around the table, placing the bottle on different parts of it. She took a quick glance at the bride to be. The woman was clearly more sophisticated than she can ever be. Her blonde hair was shining unlike her dull and dirty ones. Her dress was clearly worth more than she can ever imagine. The woman is really beautiful unlike her. She paused, why is she even comparing herself to her.
"Move away from me! Quick!" Eleanor snapped out of her when she heard a voice bark. She glanced up and saw different pairs of eyes staring at her, most with disgust.
It was then she realized she had stopped moving and was standing beside the bride to be, who was obviously the one that barked at her.
"Oh, I'm sorry. Please forgive me. I'm so sorry." She apologized quickly, dropped the last bottle on the table and took a quick glance at Luciano before scurrying out of the room.
Wait, is it her imaginations or did she just see Luciano staring at her with concern. She shook her head to remove all thoughts. It must be her imagination, nothing like that can be real.
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Sabrina walked into her new room and shut the door behind her, rolling her eyes. She heaved a sigh of relief before plumping on the bed. She is finally here, here to make things work out.
She scoffed when she remembered Luciano's attitude to her, he must be thinking so highly of himself. Too bad she's not here for him alone. He should just keep his ego down.
She sat on bed and looked around the room, observing it well, it's good enough for her to manage before the master's chambers would finally be hers.
She shut out all thoughts and walked to the bathroom to have a bath, her maids must have prepared that for her. At the thought of that, she wondered where her maids must have gone.
They're probably checking out the palace.
She climbed into the bathtub and relaxed her back on it, closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Very soon, she'd be Queen and all would bow to her.
She took her bath and went to bed with a satisfying feeling in her.