As the fifth princess and last child of the King, you did not expect much of the throne due to the fact that your gender is not the dominant one and the crowned prince is your eldest brother.

Since childhood your upbringing is to be a perfect bride which is picked by your own father.

And the potential candidate to be your betrothed is Hale Beaumont, the second prince from an ally kingdom who is also your childhood friend as his father is also your father’s closest friend.

Time goes by your love for each other blossoms and just waiting for the right setting to finalize it.

It’s your 20th birthday and the wait is finally over when your father holds a grand ball to celebrate your birthday and engagement.

The night is perfect as expected, attended by all noblemen of the kingdom to wish you the best for the next chapter of your life.

And there goes Hale, asking you to dance with him which you immediately accepted.

While his arm wrapped around your waist as the dance went one and the other held your hand, he whispered.

“I know I will never love this way ever again…”

That brought you to tears until the dance ended when he placed your hand against his chest.

“Maybe I will just wait for you forever…”

Then he took you to your next dance partner.

“Or maybe in the next lifetime, it will be you and me…”

Those are Hale’s last words before your hand was taken by his older brother, the next king for a dance.

Your betrothed was picked by your own father to make you as the next queen of their kingdom.