The Prince Is Actually a Princess?! Chapter 10

[Scene: Isla’s Chambers – A Very Betrayal-Worthy Blush]

Isla sits on the edge of her chaise, arms crossed, lips pursed.

She is not blushing.

She refuses.

Absolutely not.

Her hands are folded in her lap, but every few seconds, her fingers twitch—almost as if they still remember the softness of Adrian’s.

That—that— was unexpected.

Her warlord fiancé, the terror of the battlefield, the ruthless, unreadable Adrian—

Had hands softer than silk.

Isla scowls.

It means nothing. Absolutely nothing.

…Then why is her face warm?

She aggressively shakes her head.

Isla Rosewood (princess/fl)

No. No. He’s a man, Isla. You don’t even like men but why are his hands soft like a woman?

She says it out loud just to hear how stupid she sounds.

Unfortunately, she is not alone.

Helena Astoria (fl bff)

[door swinging open] You don’t like who now?

Isla whips around, looking guilty.

Helena, her ever-annoying and far-too-perceptive friend, narrows her eyes.

Then—she grins.

Helena Astoria (fl bff)

[gasping] Oh my gods.

Isla Rosewood (princess/fl)

No.

Helena Astoria (fl bff)

[pointing, eyes sparkling] You’re blushing.

Isla Rosewood (princess/fl)

I am NOT.

Helena Astoria (fl bff)

You ARE.

Isla Rosewood (princess/fl)

[gritting teeth] I am merely—mildly frustrated.

Helena saunters over, looking entirely too smug.

Helena Astoria (fl bff)

Mildly frustrated? So, tell me, dear Isla—who exactly made you mildly frustrated enough to be sitting here, fanning yourself like a lovesick maiden?

Isla glares.

Helena grins wider.

Helena Astoria (fl bff)

Is it perhaps… your fiancé?

Isla chokes.

Isla Rosewood (princess/fl)

You are delusional.

Helena Astoria (fl bff)

[Gasps dramatically] You are blushing over Adrian! This is the greatest day of my life.

Isla stands up so fast she nearly trips.

Isla Rosewood (princess/fl)

I am NOT blushing.

Helena Astoria (fl bff)

Oh, sweetheart, you so are.

Isla Rosewood (princess/fl)

[muttering] I hate you.

Helena flops onto the chaise, positively delighted.

Helena Astoria (fl bff)

So. Tell me everything.

Isla Rosewood (princess/fl)

No.

Helena Astoria (fl bff)

That’s fine. I’ll just sit here and observe your reactions until I figure it out myself.

Isla Rosewood (princess/fl)

I loathe you.

Helena grins.

Because she knows.

She knows.

And Isla?

She is never living this down.

─── ✧･ﾟ: ✧･ﾟ: ✧ :･ﾟ✧:･ﾟ✧ ───

[Scene: Adrian’s Chambers – The Beginning of His Downfall]