Chapter 3

He has everything, his room really looked like the one of a prince. It has a master's room, a beautiful king sized bed, a study room and lots of musical instruments. I was about complimenting him when a girl about our age walked out of his study room. I must confess she is beautiful, then I was admiring her dress when I remembered what Jennifer told me about seducing the Prince. The girl in front of me had her makeup done, her dress is very beautiful and it Exposed her smooth and creamy skin and also some parts of her breasts.

"Andrew who is she?" She asked my brother who sighed in frustration.

"Am his wife to be and I have come so that we might get to know each other" I said and walked over to my brother hugging his hand to my chest and smiling sweety at him.

"So you choose some American chick over me, a princess" she said very annoyed but did she just call me an American chick, how dare her.

"Yes he choose me over you and you are invading our privacy and I want you to leave, now" I said walking to her. My brother who was speechless with the whole event tried stopping me when he saw me walking to her but I ignored him

"Who are you to tell me what to do? Andrew and I have been friends since we were three years old, how dare you think you can break it up" she said closing the remaining space between us.

"I don't care if you guys are childhood sweetheart all I know is that I want to chat with him and you will leave this room, call me your highness and cry on your way down" I said to her staring fixedly at her.

"Yes your highness" she said and walked like a zombie out of the room. Few seconds later I started hearing cries. I smiled to myself this is the third time I am trying this on people and it worked. I at first I wanted to get scared that I was possessed but after it saved me two times I counted it as luck.

When I turned my brother's mouth was open. I don't know what to define the look as, should say he is surprised or shocked.

"How did you do that?" The Anna that I know wouldn't have left this room without fighting not to talk of crying" Andrew asked

"Well, you are welcome. I know you were trying to get rid of her" I said ignoring the question.

"Does did mean mom and dad was right about you? He said.

"Right about what?" I asked confused

"About the story, the night we were born" he said assuming I know what he was saying but I was totally lost. What happened the night we were born? I need to know what happened.

"Andrew what happened the night we were born?" I asked him

"Wait mom never told you?" He asked surprised

"Yes, as a matter of fact she hates me. She said she regretted ever giving birth to me that she should have left me at the motherless the day she divorced dad" I said and sighed in frustration. I walked over to my brother's bed sitting down at edge, he also sat beside me. Even though I just met him after so many years, he was able to recognize me and I felt we both have a strong bond that our parents can't even break.

"Am so sorry Mia, for the pain you passed through or still passing through" he said

"Tell me what happened" I replied him.

"On our tenth birthday, I wanted so much to see you, I told Dad to inform mom to come with you while coming for my birthday party since Dad normally organize one for me and mom made sure she was always there or if she couldn't come she send her gift later" he said looking at me.

I was shocked, growing up I never received one gift from my mom nor my Dad and my birthday was never celebrated.

"And then what happened?" I said

"That was another failure after attempting to see you many times. I was angry that I couldn't see my own sister. On our fourteenth birthday I decided to confront Dad, that was when he told me I can't see you until we turn sixteen. I wanted to know why but he refused saying anything until I attempted on running away to see you because I thought maybe something happened to you that they were not telling me that was when he opened up" he paused and took a deep breath before he continued.

"The night we were born, mom was in labour and the doctor's were doing their best to make sure mom was stable. Dad said he was present in the room, he said they heard my cry first and I was taken out of the room to be dressed by the nurse. Mom was already weak and was trying to push you out, after many attempts the doctor said mom was too weak to continue pushing and she is losing a lot of blood already.

The doctors decided to operate on mom since she was too weak to push, but mom insisted on trying more. After few more attempt mom was able to push you out but you weren't breathing and your body were cold. The doctors thought maybe they were too late but then you open your eyes and let out a cry, just immediately that happened the whole city went on black out. Dad said he looked from the window and there was no light coming from the city.

The operating room was dark until a light shined from your neck for a few seconds and went off then the light returned to the city. No one understood what happened" he said staring at me.

I was surprised, then I remembered the mark on my neck, it has been there as long as I can remember.

"Is that the mark on my neck"? I asked

"Yes, Dad said one of the greatest witch of all time was summoned. And she said you bear the mark of darkness. She called you the dark princess and said you must be taken away from the palace until your were sixteen. That's was all he told me Mia.

"A witch, I thought witches don't exist?" I asked him.

"They do but they are rare to find" he replied.

"So that was why mom hated me so much, let guess am the reason they are not together, mom and Dad"

"I don't know Mia but I don't hate you, you are my twin sister at least now you are back at the palace"

"Am not here to stay, I will be leaving very soon" I told him surprising him.

"Why?" He asked

"Dad wants to marry me off and am not letting that happen. Since they want me to disappear from their life that is exactly what am going to do" I told him

"Are you crazy? Where are you going to go if you leave the palace knowing fully well mom will not take you back"

"I don't care where I will be going. I just want to have a life for myself that's all"

"Mia, you don't have to do this"

"You are right i don't have to do this, I need to do this. Mean while I bet you will make a good king when is your turn to rule" I said changing the topic. We discussed on other things and what our childhood was like before I went back to my room.

My food was served for me in my room, I guess my father doesn't want to eat with me. I went to the mirror staring at the mark on my neck and wondering if it is really the mark of the darkness.

I wish my life would have been more easy and if this mark is of the dark why did it choose me? Does this mean am a bad person? I couldn't help wondering all of this. The next morning Eva and Tessa were in my room to get me ready for the ball. I did not hesitate because I had my own plan. They took their time in washing my hair and they also did my manicure and pedicure for me.

The fashion designer came and I started regretting all the ball gowns I was given while I was seated taking my fruit juice and some snacks. After a while they all gave up and picked one for me. And did my make up then helped me get dressed. After everything they told me that my Dad was already waiting for me.

I dismissed them and told them I will join them soon. ones they were out I took a scissors, a small looking flowers from the designer bag. The dress was too big for me so I decided to put it in my own taste. I cut the hands making it an off shoulder, I also cut the side of the gown exposing my legs then using the flowers to design it.

When I was sure it was to my liking I left the room and headed to the ball room, my mom was a model so most of her stylist normally design her dress at home so, I learned one or too from them.

When I entered the ball room all eyes was on me, most people were wondering who I was why others were looking at my dress.

Of the people in the ball room the only person I loved his expression was my Dad.