The Crown Prince's Love

My eyes widened in shock at the announcement. Even though I knew he would say that, I didn't want to be the next king. I wouldn't say I liked the position of crown prince in the first place, but now, I felt it was being forced on me. If my parents didn't return, I would become the king, meaning I would have to marry Ariel. It would mean the end of Desmond and myself.

I looked at Desmond as he stared back at me, waiting for what I had to say. He was not the only one; everyone else was waiting for me to say something about what they said. I knew that any decision at that moment would change my future.noveldrama

I took a sharp breath and then closed my eyes briefly. When I opened them again, I heaved a deep sigh as I looked at Uncle Harold, ready to say what I had decided. "I refuse," I announced. In the past, I would have been shaking as I made decisions, but at that moment, I didn't care about what was bothering me because I had made the right decision about what could change my future, and I was not going to change it for anyone else.

"That is not what I wanted to hear you say, Randy," Aunt Helen said. "You should have..."

"No, I am going to bring back my parents, and I can't do that by becoming the king. I am not the rightful person for the throne because I love Desmond, and this kingdom would never want a prince who is not straight, and..."

"You are going to throw it all away?" Noah said and laughed. "I can't believe that you are saying this. After all the training you had gone through all these years, you will throw it away because of a boy?!"

"Yes," I responded. "That boy is my life, and when you have one, you will realize what you have to do just for your love. That is exactly what I am going to do."

Desmond smiled at me, and I smiled back at him as I walked towards him and held his hand, pulling him up. "Aunt Helen, Desmond, and I are going to bring my parents back because it started with us, and this is what we can do for them."

"Are you insane?" Aunt Helen shouted at me.

"He must be going crazy," Uncle Harold joined. "Do you have any idea what the black clouds are? That place is not for people like us. You could die the instance you enter."

"The man in the taxi said that if we overcome our desires and..." Desmond's explanation was cut short by Aunt Helen's shout.

"It doesn't mean I will allow the two of you to go because it could also mean you won't return. If you are crazy, then I have to tell you that there is no way I am going to allow you to go there. I will never allow you...."

I shook my head in response. "We have already made up our minds, Aunt Helen. We are going to do this."

"Why can't Desmond go alone since this happened because of him?" Uncle Tristan, who hadn't spoken up since finally said something. "If he goes alone and he doesn't return, then..."

"That is the more reason why I am going with him. He is my life," I proclaimed and held his hand tighter. "If anything was to happen to him, and I am not there, then there is no way I will continue living because Desmond is my life."

Noah groaned and palmed his forehead.

"You have gone crazy. There is no other explanation except for the fact that you are insane. How can you even think of dying for love?"

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I didn't reply to him; instead, I faced Aunt Helen, waiting for her to respond. She was the only one who could take us to the black clouds; only her decisions would make things right.

"I..." Aunt Helen began and then let out a soft groan. "I don't know what will happen if I agree to this, but at the same time, I have to admit that someone has to stop Hecate, and if they are willing to do it, then there is no reason why we should stop them."

"You are agreeing to this!" Uncle Harold shouted. "Helen, they might not even return. Do you think Newman and Gina would be happy if this were to happen to them?"

"We are going to return, Uncle. You don't have to worry about that. We would most definitely return, right, Desmond?"

Desmond nodded in response. "This is my mistake, and I will never be at peace until I make the right decision, so we are doing this."

Uncle Harold sighed and then nodded his head in response. "If they agree to it, then we start preparing them to leave, and there will be no further talks about..." he shouted

at Noah, who wanted to say something and I turned to face Desmond and heaved a sigh of relief. "Let's do this," I told him, holding his hand tighter.

'Yes, we are going to bring the king and Queen back," he reassured me. ~Desmond's POV~

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I took a deep breath and closed my eyes, holding Randy's hand on the bed, hoping our decision was correct. My heart started pounding in my chest as I pictured us not returning. I had to admit that I was scared of what could happen to us if we didn't come back.

Could we end up like the man in the taxi? I didn't want to remember his death, but I couldn't stop thinking about it.

"Look at me one last time, Desmond," Randy muttered beside me. I opened my eyes to his beautiful blue eyes. "If anything happens to us there, you can forget me. But you should know that I will always love you, forever, no matter what happens."

I smiled at him and gently rubbed his hands. "I love you too, Randy. You don't have to worry about anything because we are going to be fine, and there is no stopping us from achieving what we aim for." I reassured him, even though I was getting scared about the possibility of never returning. I had to appear strong before him because everything was my idea, and I was the cause of everything.

"Are you done with your talks?" Helen asked as she walked into the room. "I have to tell you now that this is the time for your goodbyes and time to get serious," she said. "You will have to hold each other's arms until you reach the black clouds, and on no account should you leave each other behind."

"Yes," Randy and I both said in unison. I closed my eyes, waiting for the transferring to the other world.

The next time I opened my eyes, a bright light shone into them. I squinted for a few moments until my eyes adjusted to the darkness. Looking around, I realized I was no longer in the royal home but at the entrance of a cave.

"Randy," I called out, looking around, my heart pounding in my chest. "Where are you?" I feared he might not have come to the black clouds with me, and I didn't want to imagine doing it alone.

Alone, with no idea where to go, I sat down and stared at the dark cave. Tears started streaming down my face as I thought about how I would do this alone. Then, I heard his voice from inside the cave.