I Spent A Night With The Crown Prince (under heavy editing)

CHAPTER 1

I didn't know why I kept having those dreams , and why sleep didn't come after getting them. In fact I  also wasn't sure why I kept  seeing some guy in my dreams too.

I obviously didn't know the guy because I could only see the silhouette of his  back , or the shadow of his face , which didn't really tell anything about him being real or just another person in my imagination who I was  attracted to.

The only thing I could  make out from these dreams was that I might be attracted to blonde hair , which was absolutely horrendous because there was only one person in this empire my age who had blonde hair , and he was NOT an option. 

"Dreams don't mean anything Annette."

I reminded  myself and drank the remaining contents of the glass. 

"Will you stop daydreaming and accompany me my lady? Because I am absolutely very bored right now."

Lydia suddenly touched my shoulder and narrowed her eyes at me. I smiled and turned towards her , moving my arm away in an attempt to stop her from grabbing my glass away.

"Hey! I thought you were happy that I came?"

"Of course I was happy but that was until you went back to daydreaming and drinking like you always do in parties. It's been so long since we attended a party together!"

"Well what else am I supposed to do at a party Lyd?"

"I don't know , have fun Annette?"

She was annoyed  now. I could see it from the way she furrowed her brows and started to pout in front of me. I sighed and put my glass on a nearby table.

Lydia had been my best friend , and only real friend since childhood. We have always been together since kids and she has always remained loyal to me. Unlike the people of this empire who only see your rank or money or chase after greed.

That was precisely the reason I stopped attending these gatherings , because they were only a waste of time , where people show the ugliest version of themselves wrapped in expensive clothes and sweet words.

I was sick of the gossip , the hypocrisy and how I was only viewed as a 'Valentin' and not Annette , me.

Of course my family being my family , started to worry that there was something wrong with me , and after countless visits to doctors , healers , you name it , they finally let go.

Still , Lydia was a force to be reckoned with because if she decided that you have to go to a party with her , you WOULD  have to go to a party with her.

Hence the society occasionally had a chance to see my face in parties , thanks to Lydia and my family plotting with her.

"You know I only go to these things because of you right?"

"Yes I know my love and the only reason why I  bring you along is because I want you to have fun , stop  worrying about the things you worry about." 

"I can't socialise with these people Lyd."

"I know and I'm not asking you to do that. I just want you to stop being in your head so much , talk to me if anything worries you."