I hated this as I was getting my tuxedo on with my fancy white shirt that took a while to clean with a little source of water. I had my tuxedo on with a tie that looks marvelous on me. Tommy was in the same sort of tuxedo but he had a red tie instead of black. We were done with getting ready so I went to get my motorcar to drive to the palace.

When we got there, it was completely packed with many people. They ladies were wearing exotic dresses while the men were wearing tuxedos. It was winter so I saw snow on the ground. Tommy and I got out of the car to walk to the entrance but a bodyguard was there. We gave him our invitations so he nodded, gesturing us that we can come in.

We got through the door, as it was grand ballroom with chandlers and beautiful lanterns or mirrors. The floor was a tile but it had the face of Royce, which made raise my eyebrow. This was a magnificent ballroom with all the decorations. It looked like it was from the 1800's.

I spotted Royce with his fiancée, his beautiful fiancée that I couldn't get my eyes off of. She had blond wavy hair with blue eyes with a white coat that had a red dress underneath it. She was smiling as Royce and Solider Huston were laughing. The music was a waltz so I might as would show my formal greetings towards the man I despised. I walked gracefully towards Royce.

"Royce, very great to see you again," as we were shaking hands, not hugging since he's British. "Would it be so informal to ask your fiancée to dance this marvelous waltz?"

"Oh no, Rose wouldn't mind that, won't you dear?" he hugged her closer.

She did a nod as she took my hand. I walked with her to the dance floor as we started to dance. She was very beautiful.

"So what's your name?" she asked.

"General McCarty." I answered. "But you can call me Emmett. You must be Rosalie Hale."

She nodded. "You know, what your trying to plot against Royce won't work."

"I don't know what you mean."

"If your trying to out rule Royce, it won't work." She explained, raising her eyebrow.

"I'm not a leader, I'm a fighter that happens to control his army troops. Why would I want to rule England? Royce is doing terrible with the French conflict. He wants war because he hates French people. If you think that's not absurd, then your crazy." I admitted,

"I agree with you."

"You what?"

"I've been trying to persuade him not to do war over hatred but he won't listen to me. He thinks I'm kid with no right to speak, which is irksome." She sighed. "I wish that I wasn't engaged to him anymore."

We were dancing but it became more silent. Something was irritating me that I should have told her something. Our eyes were on each other as we smoothly glided through the floor.

"Rosalie, I'm not one of those men that like woman over beauty and I don't just go up to any woman." I had to confess.

"What do you mean?" She asked, confused.

"Even every man in the world has told you that you are beautiful but this is something I've never told any woman ever in my life: I think you're the most beautiful woman I've ever seen."

She stared at me until she looked down and then looks back at me. "Your compliments mean nothing to me."

"I beg your pardon?" I was astonished with her reaction.

"Emmett, I'm glad I satisfied you, but I'm engaged. Yes, I do get that compliment a lot and you probably mean it like any other guy, saying it because you think I'm a push over, so what makes you so special? That you're very muscular, have tons of honor and yet you think that impresses me, then you are very oblivious." She tried to walk away but I didn't let go. She is very adamant but she won't fool me.

"That's not all of my personalities. Thousands of women try to seduce or try to catch my attention but all of them failed. You're going to be the only woman that'll ever catch my attention." I grinned while she scoffed.

"You're unbelievable! You may be smart, but your never going to be with me, I'll make sure of that!" she tried to walk away but I was still holding her hand. She growled. "What do I have to do so you can let me go?"

I laughed. "You'll probably have to be with me all night."

"You pigheaded, bastard!" she tried to insult me but it didn't work; it just made me laugh harder.

"Keep insulting me, but you'll never be free, at least from me." I grinned, while she rolled her eyes.

"General McCarty, this isn't formal. If Royce catches you like this, you'll be hanged to death and I'll laugh." She was trying to set herself free. I wasn't convinced.

"Let him hang me, I have no desire to live even if the woman I only appreciate wants me hanged. Fine, tell him but I know that's not what you want."

"You can continue to try to trick me, but I'm not that easy. I don't like sentencing people to death, so you're right but I don't want anything to do with you. Now excuse me, General McCarty." I let her go as she walks away to Royce as he was talking to Tommy. My heart actually sank as I saw her laughing with Royce. I walked away from the ballroom to go back to my place. I'll leave Tommy there and he can find a way home. I sighed as I knew I'll never find love again because love was right in front of my eyes.