Eleanor still can't leave the Palace behind.

Queen Helena stormed out from King Robert's room, stumbling upon Jasper on her way. She looked at him with contempt and spit her words. "Good Luck in there! Jasper!"

Jasper smiled and walked in the room, not acknowledging the despite as she said his name. She was upset and he always was one of her favourite punching bags, so he didn't give her the pleasure of him returning the rudeness and entered the room.

King Robert was at his desk reading what appeared to be a newspaper, without even facing Jasper he asked. "How many surveillance cameras are around the library?"

Jasper took a moment to think, "If I recall right there are three, each one facing one door. May I ask why your Majesty?"

King Robert smiled and still not facing him said. "Yes you may ask but that doesn't mean I have to tell you! Mind your manners Mister Frost. You can go!"

Jasper felt the heat in his stomach burn, the king was trying to get on his nerves since Eleanor left. But Jasper was not going to give him reasons to fire him so he turned his back before he excused himself and left closing the door behind him but King Robert added a last order. "And call Mr. Hill here please!"

Jasper didn't give himself the bother to answer him, just nodded and left the room.

It's had been two days since Eleanor left, two days that Jasper didn't sleep for more than three to four hours. He kept playing in his head ideas on how to keep in touch with her. He wanted her to enjoy this time of her life but the memory that she was with that Sebastian guy just make him sick. And she did send him that text that he read and read so many times. He answered back but she didn't return. "I will fight for US" he texted her but he got nothing in return. Basically, he felt like a school girl for the number of times that he checked his phone, day and night. But she had been radio silent since she left.


Jasper was looking at the monitors, feeling his body go numb. The lack of sleep was finally taking over him, he let out a yawn and didn't notice Mr. Hill enter the surveillance room, making him jump in surprise when he asked, "So how long are you not sleeping? Four, five days?"

Jasper rubbed his face hard trying to look more awake. "More or less, yes!" Releasing a sigh he added, "Basically I spend the nights tossing around the bed trying to figure out a way to make her accept me back."

Mr. Hill smiled at his commitment. "you have to give her time mate! She needs it!"

"Yeah, I know!"

"Did you even tell her how you feel about her before she left?"

Jasper smirked. "Yes, I did! I said I loved her and that I was the one for her!"

Mr. Hill nodded, "Bold! And?"

"And what? I watched her leave with that prince or something and did nothing because she will hate me even more if I did something to stop them."

"Look I'm still not OK with the way you handle things…"

"I already said I'm sorry!" Jasper cut him off.

Mr. Hill paused and faced him before speaking. "Jasper at this time a sorry is not enough. Not for me and apparently not for the princess either. By now you were supposed to trust us, but you don't learn and I assure you that you are lucky if she is even talking to you! But as I was saying I'm still not totally ok with you and your manners but I'm a soft heart and a big shipper of your love so maybe, just maybe you should keep with the letter thing."

Jasper stood silent for awhile. "I don't know, she said she send me a letter on Christmas but there was no letter in our secret spot. Lost me completely when she told me what was in the letter. And guess it gets on my nerves the fact that I will not be able to read it."

"Use another spot. I think it's a good way to show her how much you want her back. And I can't believe that I'm telling you this!" Mr. Hill finished waving his head and smiling to himself. As he looked back at the monitors he noticed Prince Liam leave the Palace through the tunnels. "And you better go because your friend is heading to his extracurricular activities again." He said showing Jasper the image of Liam going out with a black hoody with his head covered.

Jasper didn't say a word, just turned his back and left. He was indeed the King's security detail but he was not leaving his friend going to his fights alone. Who knew what could happen in that place.

When Mr. Hill was alone in the room he tried to look for the Christmas day footage. The King had asked him to delete that day on the cameras around the library with no reason or justification. After all, he was the King and he could do what you wanted and unlike his father, he liked to impose his sovereignty and didn't like to be questioned about it.

But Mr. Hill was an old fox and he knew better so he informed his majesty the King that the records had been deleted but he kept one copy for him to investigate when he had time.

He watched the footage on fast forward to see if something strange popped up but he didn't see anything strange or remarkable, just the Princess entering and then leaving, some staff members and King Robert.

Mr. Hill put the footage aside but moments later was looking at the videos again, because King Robert seemed to be watching the princess in a strange way, almost like he was spying on her. Playing the footage again he noticed some movement inside the room that was impossible to see clearly because of the angles of the cameras. But Mr. Hill was almost sure that someone was in the library right after Princess Eleanor left. Now he was almost sure that someone had taken that letter from their spot and he could be wrong but he was almost certain that King Robert was the one to blame.


Eleanor was amazed by Sebastian's property in West Sussex. It looked like a little palace facing the sea, literally on the beach, with an amazing view to one of the most beautiful sunsets she ever saw. She was thrilled with this opportunity, and she owed a lot to Sebastian for it. Her head was bubbling of ideas on how to furnish it and give that old house a new and fancy look of a modern palace.

They had arrived two days before and she had already planned the guidelines of the renovation project, and she couldn't be more excited about it, but it was bittersweet. She felt good and useful and productive like she never felt before but when they arrived and Sebastian showed her the house and then the backyard with that amazing view the only thing she wanted was to have Jasper by her side.

"Still can't unplug yourself from home, right?" Sebastian asked noticing her face falling flat and a sad smile taking over her lips.

She didn't answer him but travelled back to the Palace and to Jasper mostly.

Sebastian took her silence as "I don't want to talk about it" so he let her be.

The village nearby, Rustington was a sweet place, small and charming but the beach was a little crowded for her taste. Although she really was enjoying this first spot. "I really like this place you know? Really good choice for my first work!" She said cheerily, trying to put aside the feeling that was consuming he. She somehow felt she was doing something wrong and that she was leaving something important behind.

Sebastian gave her a big smile and hugged her quick. "Glad you like it! And do you already have ideas for the house?"

"I have yes! I have a lot of ideas actually! When can we start?" She asked enthusiastically.

Sebastian let loose a laugh and walked inside the house to listen to Eleanor's ideas.

The house staff received them with the proper ways for a Princess and Eleanor was not surprised by that, after all, Sebastian was a prince too and she felt very pampered by them.

At the end of the day when the sun was almost going down, she came to a little outside round terrace that had the most amazing view of the house. For that place, she had planned a breakfast corner. Looking to the sea and listening to the waves she felt herself relaxing and thinking about Jasper again. This place was so beautiful and she really wanted him with her, as upset as she was with him and no she was not ready to forgive him or to have him back. She missed him like hell though.

When the sunset started she stood and tried to memorize that image like she was taking a picture. It was so so beautiful. She felt a single tear fall down her cheek and her hand unconsciously grabbed the void where Jasper's hand should have been. When she realized what she was doing she went back inside, wiping away two more tears. Why did he always chose the dumbest and wrong way to solve his problems? Why did he still not trust her? The questions swirled in her head.

She felt conflicted, picking up her phone several times to text him or even call him the last three days. But she never did, something stopped her every time. She didn't know if it was her pride or her being so hurt or even the fact that Sebastian was right there always smiling and making an effort to distracted her from her demons. The truth was she didn't do it! But she wanted to so bad.

On the second night, she had the feeling that someone was in her room and when she turn on the light Sebastian was sitting on a chair with his hands resting on his legs that were crossed, he looked like a statue.

"I heard you talking so I came to check on you," He said in a whisper.

She rubbed her face, trying to wake herself. "What was I saying?"

Sebastian laughs lightly. "Apparently you were fighting your security detail… again!"

She looked down at her hands. "Well, I have a lot of things to say to him apparently."

"Hope this time away help you fix that!"

She nodded, "Well me too! Sebastian?"

He raised his head facing her, he looked sleepy but his smile was still there. "Yes, Princess!"

"Eleanor, please! And thank you was what I wanted to say. Thank you for this opportunity, for your patience and mostly for the respect that you have for me and my messy head!"

He got up from the chair he was sitting on and sat on the bed close to her. He reached for her hand and gave it a little squeeze.

"You're welcome! And now go to sleep ok! Good night."

She was restless in the bed for a while after he left, trying to not think of Jasper, until she finally fell asleep but he haunted her dreams all night long! When she woke up the next morning she felt a little more relaxed than the day before maybe the conversation that she had during her sleep were enough to clear her heart.

When she looked at her phone to check the hour she saw a message.

"Sarah Alice wants you to send her pictures from the places where you are working!"

Eleanor grinned, remembering her little friend, she got up and from the window of her room she took a picture and sent it to James. "Here is the place where I'm working this day little friend!"

And before she hit send it came to her that maybe, just maybe James could show the text to Jasper so, out of the blue decided to put there, something that only he could understand. "Still here" She added with two emojis.

Feel free to comment. This one wasn't easy for me, so I will love to hear your thoughts.