A Mother's Hope

AN- This is my first fanfiction story. Please do review to let me know what you think and to if you have any comments on how to improve, please give them!

"What!"

"It is true milady. The king and queen of Swan Lake have announced
that a royal heir will be born next summer."

This was not what Queen Lauren of Langsburg wanted to hear. Not that she happy for her friend Odette. They had been friends for years, especially since they both had fathers that wanted them to marry to unite their kingdoms with other kingdoms. No, it was the sad fact that Lauren's husband was just like her father, wishing for his heir to marry the heir of another kingdom. When this news reached his ears, more then likely a plan would be formulating in his head to unite the two kingdoms together through marriage.

Queen Lauren sighed. Odette and Derek were fortunate enough to fall in love with each other. Lauren was not so lucky. While it was true that her husband Charles was a good and kind man, it was not easy to marry him when the same love that Odette and Derek shared did not exist between them.

Charles was good to Lauren and "loved" her in a certain point of view, but it was not the same. At the very least, Lauren had a great amount of respect towards him, but it was not love. Not that she had tried to love him. Like him, she "loved" him from a certain point of view.

"Is there any thing I can do for you milady?"

"Not right now, Xavier. For now, I need time to think. "Please send Calissia with some bread for me."

As her servant exited from her study, Lauren began a letter of congratulations to Odette and hoped that for now Charles would not get any ideas in his head. But in her heart she knew he would when he found out that they too would be expecting an heir in the upcoming summer.