Yancey resident

" Father I have decided to Marry princess Ema," Joe broke the news as the family sat down to eat dinner. The room fell into a pin drop silence. Everyone paused what they were doing trying to process his words.

"What?" Lady Yancey was the first to react. Lord Yancey could not even believe his ears. How could his son, the feature lord of Yancey family think of something so stupid..

"Why would you want to do that?" Lady Yancey asked after she composed herself from the initial shock.

Joe swallow his saliva, wondering why his parents were acting as if he had said something that is forbidden.

He looked at the three curious eyes looking at him as if he said something wrong he would be murdered.

"Nothing, I just feel angry. The Queen is definitely keeping her to Marry a good and reliable man while princess Ellen is being sacrifice. I just want to make her life agonizing too." Joe answered honestly.

Right from when he was young, his father always talked about him marrying the princess. He has heard it, all his life that he felt hurt loosing her without a fight.

He may not have loved her, but he had worked so had all his life, just to be suitable for her. Yet he lost her before he got the chance.

He felt frustrated, and he needed someone he could transfer that resentment to. Princess Ema become his target. He blame the Queen for everything that happened, so having the princess to transfer all his bitterness to felt really satisfying in his head.

"It not worth it, I would not have the Yancey family's blood mixed with the daughter of scheming cunning snake. She would be just like her mother. If she becomes the lady of the Yancey family, would our family not come to ruin," lord Yancey said.

"I agree with your father, bringing that girl to this family will not save the princess. We can not sacrifice our family just to show our grievance." Lady Yancey said.

The whole family nodded in agreement even Joe thought of his decision and changed his mind. How could he spend the rest of his life with a viper.

" If only there was a way to kidnap Ellen and save her from the hell of marriage plan tomorrow," Danny Joe's sister commented.

Joe cast her a glance and said nothing. The family eat the rest of their meal quietly, But no one could have thought that Danny has sowed a seed in her brother's heart.

He has been thinking of a way to stop the wedding, but he never had the idea of kidnapping the princess. Sure kidnapping the princess will not be an easy fist for anyone but fortunately, he was someone who knew the Palace like the back of his hands.

During the three years of war, he has been among those who protected the Palace a few times. He had a great sense of direction, so he was certain he could get in and out of places.

So immediately after dinner, Joe excused himself. His plan was simple. He just needed to disguise himself as a royal guard, that way, he would be able to get to the princess chamber without been caught.

Next, he convinced the princess to come with him. He believes that he would be able to convince her to leave with him. Once she agrees, she will disguise herself as another royal guard, and they could leave the Palace. He did not believe that any young miss in the kingdom will not be happy to have him as her husband.

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Princess Ellen's bed chambers.

It was already late at night but Ellen could not sleep. She kept thinking of the fate that would befall her the next day. She was sad but she tried hard not to cry. She did not want to look miserable.

'So what if I get married to the cursed prince? My father's house is not safe either. Royalty comes with responsibility and I must carry out my duty' she comforted herself.

She thought of running away, but where would she go. She shakes her head as she knew she would only create more problems for herself if she runs. She could not guaranty the fact that she would not be captured by my bandit and turned into a Salve.

She heaved a sigh and got off her dressing table and walked over to her bed. She lay down and closed eye to sleep, but all she did was trout from one end of the bed to another.

She felt restless.

*knock *knock,

Ellen heard a knock on her door. "Enter" Ellen answered thinking it was Ann or any of her personal maid.

She was surprised to see a guard walk in, if it was at other times she might have thought the Queen was trying to harm her. But with the current situation, she was sure the woman would do everything possible to make the marriage a success.

After all, should anything happen to her, Ema will be her replacement. With this thought in mind, Emily relax waiting for the guard to state his business.

She believes that even if the guard was from the Queen, he was sent to her to make sure she did not run away.

"My princess I am here to make you escape from the Palace and your marriage to the cursed prince, the guard who just entered said.

Ellen narrowed her eyes when she heard him. 'Why would a guard risk his life to help me...?' Ellen thought.

Unless the Queen sent him, and this is another of her plans to get me into trouble' Ellen thought and her eyes fired up with anger.

The guard was shocked at the princess's reaction.

"Go tell the Queen that I will never fall for one of her lowly schemes," Ellen said, in a low calm voice, which was different from the look on her face.

She did not scream like she wanted to, if she raised an alarm. She felt the Queen would easily deny her involvement and that will only put her at more odds with her father.

She was leaving, and she wanted to be at peace with the king, especially for the sake of Richard. She did not want her father to get any suspicions and put him in more problems.

Ellen wanted to giggle hard at the Queen's behavior, but she was too sad to even smile.

"My princess this has nothing to do with the Queen," the guard said. Ellen was about to let out a low chuckle, when she noticed the guard take off the helmet covering his face.

She was beyond shock at what she saw.