Her Unwanted Mate On The Throne

#Chapter 5 Prince William is searching for the girl?

Prince Martin’s mouth parted slightly as he read, always in deep thought. Doris dragged her gaze away from his slight frown and allowed her eyes to trail along his sharp nose up to his bright eyes that creased just slightly whenever he smiled. She wondered how many girls had fallen for him just for his smile alone.

“Doris, right?” His soft voice broke her out of her thoughts, Prince Martin’s simple question almost startled her when she caught his green eyes fixed on her.

“Oh! Yes, your majesty.” Doris straightened herself and silently prayed he hadn’t caught her curiously staring at him. It was rare for her to be alone around royalty, she couldn’t help herself.

The side of his mouth lifted, “That’s a lovely name.”

Doris felt her cheeks warm. “Thank you, your majesty.”

Her fingers lightly touched her pulse along her wrist and felt her heartbeat pick up. He didn’t talk to her often, usually they both read in silence if she wasn’t cleaning. At first, she thought it would bother him if she read nearby, but he only ever smiled at her. And his smiles were quite encouraging. She never got the impression that he wanted a conversation, she expected him to only crave the silence that the Library offered so she never interrupted him. Doris often hoped he would say something to her first, anything to disrupt her thoughts. But he never really did, until today.

“How long have you been at the Palace?” He asked as he marked a page in his book and set it on his lap. Her eyes followed his movements in an attempt to distract her from her own nerves.

“Five years, your majesty.”

“Five years? And you’ve been stationed in the Library the entire time? They never promoted you or relocated you?” He tilted his head slightly as he studied her.

up at the tall shelves around them. “I wouldn’t want

felt his gaze still on her, she dropped her eyes to meet his own. It was a wonder how he was related to Prince William when he was so… kind and gentle. Prince William was rough and hot-tempered, they were seemingly complete opposites of each other. Agh! She didn’t want

her when she realized it was yet another comfortable one. She didn’t feel as if she had to fill the room with conversation to please him. “I love it here, too.” Prince

watched him leave, his book tucked beneath his arm. Slowly, her heart tamed from the shock of it all. He treated her like a normal person, not as if she were his maid or someone he could control. Almost like a

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Doris made sure everything was set in its right place before she started to leave. The halls were empty for the most part, she loved the silence that followed her whenever she was alone in the Palace. It was the time of night when there was no one to demand anything of her, everyone else was already tucked away in their grand beds. She longed for that sort of comfort that only rest could

she entered their room. A small look of panic coated her delicate features. “Doris! There you are, what happened with Prince Martin? Did he say anything…?” Doris knew exactly where Beth’s mind went, if the prince had overheard any of their

pushed back her friends’ red curls and shook her head. “No, he didn’t mention anything. I

her apron and began to dress for bed. It only took seconds before her friend was

neared Doris with an innocent expression on her freckled face. “How come you never told me that Prince Martin visits the

Doris spun to face her friend, cheeks flamed. “Of course not!

tapped her fingers along her arm. “Are you sure it’s not more than that? The way he looked at

tossed her pillow at her friend. “You live for gossip,

back at her. “Alright, fine. But truly, what happened

bed and avoided her gaze. Part of her desperately wanted to spill everything to her friend, but the other half made her hold her tongue. Shame still washed over her from just the thought of the night before. “I’m just exhausted, especially after what happened with Melody and everything. Can’t we just go to sleep? I don’t feel like answering a million

at Doris for a moment, as if she could see between all the lies in her head. After a minute, she sighed. “Alright, just don’t forget I’m here for you if you ever need me. No matter what it is.” Beth leaned down to hug Doris, it took everything in her not