The battle of happiness and love
Prologue
Life isn't always what it seems to be. I know what you might think. I'm a princess, I get everything I want and I am able to life my life without a care. Everything is perfect. I live in a world consisting of butterflies, unicorns and rainbows. But truth be told, that is so not the truth. I may appear spoiled and unthankful but that is only my way of hiding how I really feel. My real me is perfectly hidden under the walls I started to build after my mother's death. She was everything a mother should be. She was the person that caught me whenever I fell, she was the person that told me that heritage isn't everything in life and that true beauty lies in a person's character not in their appearance and she would be really disappointed in me, if she was still here to prevent me from mistakes. You don't know why she would be disappointed? Well, let me tell you:
As a little girl I was every parents' dream. I was innocent, joyful and according to others, the most beautiful girl they've ever laid eyes on. They expected me to follow the traditions of our country and wanted me to be the next heir after my father's death, even though I wasn't a boy. With every passing day I became more curious and more beautiful. Don't get me wrong, I'm really not a bigheaded person, but even I can't deny my good looks. I inherited almost everything from my mother, I have her beautiful, wavy, dark blonde hair, her slim but curvy figure and her beautiful face. The only things that I inherited from my father are his unique ice-blue eyes and his mischievous smile. While I inherited my mother's beauty, I got my father's personality. I love to pull pranks and no day passes without me getting in trouble. Thankfully my charm is able to prevent me from too horrible punishment. Oh and before I forget it, I'm not an only child. I've got two younger brothers. The older one is called Antonio. He's only one year younger than me and together the both of us are unstoppable. My youngest brother Alessandro is 3 years younger than me. Even though he appears stuck-up and cocky, he can be a good person to talk to when you have problems. Our family was perfect, like a fairytale. But then everything changed. My mother got really sick and had only a few more months to live but she didn't want to think about her illness, she did not want us to worry. Till her death she lived everyday like there wouldn't be another one to follow. When she entered a room, everything felt lighter and more vibrant. She was the light in the darkness. That light is gone now… She is gone…Her death did not only take our happiness away, no, it also ripped my heart out of my chest. Everything felt so cold without her presence and most of all I felt alone. My brothers needed me. I had to be strong for them and even though I was mourning, I never cried, not even at her funeral. My father wasn't present anymore. After her death he became a shell of the person he was before. His eyes did no longer look full of life and mischief. They looked empty and dead. Deciding that it was too hard for us to live in the same castle mother died at, we moved.
Our new home is located in Archenland. The castle we lived in before is nothing compared to the palace that we live in now. Everything is green and colourful and the palace is surrounded with magnificent gardens. The palace also has enough room for a lot of guests and is located in front of a waterfall which I am able to see, when I stand on my balcony. It is easier now that we've moved. We can all have a new start. Father is slowly becoming the person he was before mother's death and Antonio and Alessandro are back to their old ways. Antonio and I go out on a ride every morning. If father would know that he would throw a fit. He is a lot more protective of us and does not like it when we leave the castle without guards. And all that because of his theory that mother did not die because of a sickness but because she was poisoned. If you ask me that makes no sense. She did not have enemies. Everyone loved her. But my father is very much believing in his theory, so I won't disagree. He is hell bound on finding out, who the person was that killed his wife. But that is not his only worry because right now he has a ball to plan and that without my mother's help…..