The Crown Prince's Love

Once the limousine drove out of the school grounds, I took out my phone and muted Ana's conversation with Desmond. I checked Noah's status and noticed that he had posted. When I clicked on it, it was the picture where I had rolled my eyes.

"That was the only picture where you didn't look stiff." Sonnia, seated beside me, remarked. "You look more natural, as if you're enjoying yourself. It's the best picture to post." "Right," I responded, placing my phone back into my pocket.

I closed my eyes, trying to ignore the sight of Desmond and Ana seated together, making my anger boil.

For a few minutes, the ride continued until it stopped, and Sonnia announced that we had reached the hall.

Exiting the limousine, we were surrounded by camera flashes from every angle, and reporters rushed towards us to ask questions. Out of nowhere, ten hefty men in black appeared, blocking them away from us and giving us the chance to walk into the hall.

The hall was beautifully decorated in brown and gold. As we entered, hundreds of eyes turned towards us.

There were familiar faces from high school and more unfamiliar faces from the royal college. At least hundreds were present for the party.

I never expected that Ana could draw such a large crowd.

We walked down a long red carpet until we reached our tables. I sat beside Sonnia while Noah sat beside Desmond and Ana.

Once seated, I brought out my phone and started using it again. Then, I noticed someone's burning gaze on me. Slowly raising my eyes, I saw that Desmond was staring at me, and even when our eyes met, he didn't try to look away. The stare was intense and captivating. I could not avert my eyes from him, it felt like we were the only ones present at the party.

My heart started racing against my wishes, and then he smiled at me, making my heart thump grow louder.

I frowned at him, raising my brows, and he did the same.

We were having our little moment until Ana turned his face towards her. They both stood up from their chairs and headed towards the stage where Ana's birthday cake was.

"Happy birthday to myself!" Ana shouted excitedly, and everyone applauded her. "Thank you so much for coming, and also, I must appreciate the prince's and princess for attending my birthday," She said, pointing towards us.

We all waved at her and stood up to wave at everyone else. After that, everyone stood up to sing the happy birthday song for her, and she cut her cake.

"Thank you all, and also, I have an announcement to make tonight. I have decided to get back with my ex boyfriend Desmond," She said, turning towards Desmond, standing on her tiptoes, and then she leaned in and kissed him. Time stood still, and the voices in my head became whispers. The only thing I could hear was the thumping of my heart.

I had no idea how long the kissing went on, but I fought the urge to walk up the stage and pull them away from each other.

I sat there, boiling with anger.

I scratched my palm with my fingers to stop myself from going over.

"Desmond and I are getting back together!"

Ana announced, and everyone clapped and cheered for them.

Sonnia, seated beside me, nudged me on the shoulder and pointed towards them.

"They look so good together," She said.

I hissed at her, but it wasn't intentional.

I viewed everyone supporting Ana and Desmond as enemies.

"Randy!" she shouted my name and frowned at me after my hiss. "What the hell?"

I muttered an apology and stood up from the chair, trying to hide my bleeding palm from them.

Noah was the first to notice, pointing towards my palm.

"Why are you bleeding?" He asked.

I stared at my palm, clenched it tightly, and without saying a word to him, I turned to leave the hall.

"Prince Randy!" Ana shouted my name before I could reach the entrance. "Please do us the honor of also coming to the stage to take pictures with us." Why?

I wanted to scream at her.

She knew what she was doing, yet she pretended not to know anything. I had no idea if she was trying to spite me or show me she was meant for Desmond.

Her intentions were unclear, and no matter how I tried to understand it, I couldn't figure out why she didn't want me to be together with Desmond.

You can just ignore her or climb that stage and make your feelings for Desmond known!

I thought about these options.

Even though the second option sounded tempting and was what I wanted to do, I knew it would give the royal family a bad reputation, and in the worst case, Desmond wouldn't feel the same way. "I..." I tried to say something, but I lost the words as all eyes turned towards me, eyeing me.

Among all those eyes staring at me, the one I was more focused on was Desmond's. He, too, was staring back at me with mixed emotions as if he was trying to read me.

I averted my eyes from his and heaved a deep sigh. I knew that my next decision would determine how everyone would see me, but I didn't care. So, I opened my mouth and made the decision.

"I have to turn that down because I just got a call from my father." At the mention of the king, they all jumped to their feet and bowed their heads.

"Right," Ana said, lowering her head.

"Maybe you can join us when you finish the phone call, Your Highness?"

I nodded in response.

"Of course," I replied, then walked out of the hall.

Once out, I bit my lower lip to stop myself from screaming out loud and stared at the sky with thunder flashing.