Chapter one

Large Chambers, golden chandeliers hanging from the ceilings, flowery gardens, thick purple velvet curtains, golden dishes and shiny marbled floor. These were the features of the castle of KU, the kingdom of Utopia.

Prince Chadwick walked to his brother's room with his hands tucked into his pockets and his face devoid of any emotions. His steps echoed throughout the empty hallway. Every maid he came across bowed to show their respect and honour to him. Most of the time maids blushed and jumped around happily like tiny grasshoppers whenever he replied to their greetings. It was a great honour and deal to see Prince Chad the heir to the throne of KU in person.

Prince Chadwick was very tall, he was muscular, he had sea-blue eyes, a chiselled jawline, he had ebony black silk-like hair which fell across his face and a perfect contour. Simply put Prince Chad was a very handsome man in his late 20s and every finest woman in the kingdom wanted him as their groom.

He arrived at a large oak door made with the finest materials and knocked on it gently.

After a few knocks the doors opened and a frown crawled to Chad's face when a female servant ran out of his brother's bedroom holding her chest with her clothes loose.

He saw his brother, Prince Calvin adjusting his trousers in his room and there was this big mischievous grin on his brother's face.

This was not the first time this had happened, and this was the very reason why Prince Chad hated visiting his brother's room.

"How many times do I have to tell you to stop having affairs with the female servants you simpleton?" Chad said through his teeth standing by the door. And his brother waved his hands in the air and acted like it was not a big deal.

He dropped his hands and said with a smirk. "What brings my beloved brother to this place?" Prince Chad and his brother were not on good terms and they rarely crossed paths. " And Don't blame me, Chadwick, she wanted it, so I was just being nice by sleeping with her." He sighed and kept a sad face. "I can't do anything about it, they are the ones who meet me for it. They should be happy they have this type of gracious opportunity."

Chadwick walked to where his brother was standing and grabbed him by the collar. Prince Calvin was two years younger than Chad and just like Chad he was very handsome, he was tall but not as tall as Chad, and he had blue eyes just like Chad which they inherited from their father, King Louis. Calvin greatly disliked his brother Chad because of the many differences they had.

"You're a damn royal, Calvin, the son of the King,  the Duke of Avinton,  the second heir to the throne, it is unthinkable you normally do such a thing, you have to control yourself!" 

Avinton was a province in KU and it was located not too far from the capital, Duban.

Calvin slapped his brother's hands off him, "Enough with your big talks, brother, I normally use a condom, so there will be by no means the royal blood will be carried by a peasant." He paused and raised an eyebrow. "Do you come here to babysit me?"

Chad knew that all this was pointless and no matter how he tried to talk to his brother he would not listen.

Prince Chad sighed, "Well, whatever. I just came to tell you that His Royal Majesty is throwing a grand ball this evening." Chad told his brother and his Calvin's heart leapt with joy.

"It seems like I will set my eyes on some pretty ladies this evening," Calvin said happily and Chad became disgusted.

"I am taking my leave now," Chad announced and his brother frowned.

"Why are you always too serious? Stay here for a while let's have some sibling time." Calvin put his hands around his brother's shoulder and told him sarcastically, "Even though you keep pretending as if you are a good person."

"I would rather be alone," Chadwick muttered and removed his brother's hands from his shoulder.

"Say, will you be attending the ball tonight?" Calvin asked his brother as he was about to leave his room.

"I may not attend the ball tonight, I have a concert tonight." Chad said heading towards the entrance door.

Chad was not only a royal but a musician and actor, he had acted in some movies and series which won some awards and he had sung many songs that were recognised and loved Internationally.

"He always acts as if I am the bad person here when he toys with people's lives like they are some antique in the 1960s." Prince Calvin thought to himself and stared at his brother whose back was facing him in spite.

"One last thing, Calvin..." Chad half turned, "Mind the way you speak to me unless you shall face some serious consequences." Chad threatened and left his brother's room.

Calvin's heart skipped a beat, he thought that his brother heard his thought. But became relieved when he realised that his brother Chad was just saying that out of arrogance and some other reasons.

His phone rang on his desk and he went to pick it up.

He checked the caller ID and it was his girlfriend, Laura that was calling.

"Hey, sweetheart." Prince Calvin said into his phone and his lips curved into a smile.

"My prince charming," Luara replied with a flattering voice.

Laura was the daughter of a rich Noble and for the past six months, she and Prince Calvin have been dating. Their relationship was not going well but it was quite better than before. She was just one of Calvin's toys but mysteriously Calvin accepted her as his fiance after some time.

Everyone was happy about their relationship, especially her father, he was the happiest of them all because if his daughter married the prince, it would increase his status in the kingdom and empire, and his grandchild would be of royal blood and an heir to the throne which would be a great achievement for him.

"Just wait a little longer, your prince is coming to be with you." He said into the phone and with his voice as thick as the Amazon forest.

"I'm waiting, sweetheart," Laura said with a grin.

He cut the call and called his driver to prepare his ride to Laura's house.

He put on black tuxedos and the royal crest rested on the collars of the tuxedos. This crest showed that he was a Royal and a top official of KU. He left his room and his bodyguards escorted him.

On his way to the royal garage with his bodyguards, he met a female servant who was dusting the artefacts in the hallway. Maids worked round the clock in shifts in the castle.

She was very beautiful. She was fair-skinned, had full legs, and her black and white maid uniform adorned her body.

Calvin became interested in her and his instincts drew him to her.

The maid noticed that someone was staring at her so she raised her head and her eyes met with Calvin's eyes.

He winked at her and she blushed a little.

Using this slight opportunity to make use of his authority for a selfish purpose, he walked towards her and then said plainly, "You have defiled the law of this place," his eyebrows wrinkled, "How dare your cheeks turn red in my presence, do you by no means want to seduce me?" He questioned angrily.

Among the many rules in the palace, there was one which prohibited servants from informally interacting with the royals. The slightest failure to obey this rule could cost them their jobs. And because of this rule and his authority Calvin used this to take advantage of the innocent maids of the castle.

"What did I do?" The servant stammered, "I did nothing wrong..."

"Blasphemy!" Prince Chad cried out, "This peasant has committed blasphemy against the prince, the throne and this kingdom." He turned to his bodyguards behind him. "This peasant just talked to the prince, the Duke of Avinton, an heir to the throne, without referring to me as 'your highness', such disrespect shouldn't be handled lightly!"

"I'm so sorry, your highness, I didn't mean to do that, I promise that this will never happen again." She said and fell on her knees begging him for mercy.

Prince Calvin smiled wickedly knowing that his notorious plans were working perfectly. The female servant was very beautiful, she had petite pink lips, big breasts and she was quite curvy. All that Prince Calvin was thinking about was him lying down with her.

"Mercy? You need to be punished for this." He said and turned to leave. "I want to see you in my room now."

"No one is coming to your room, Calvin." Prince Chad walked in, stopping his brother right in his tracks. "Why do you have to do such an unthinkable thing?"

Calvin rolled his eyes at his brother, knowing that his brother just spoilt his plans. Calvin well knew that when it came to his brother he was powerless.

"She disrespected me..." Calvin tried to defend himself but his senior brother cut him off.

"You can leave us," Chadwick said to the servant and she bowed and went away. Chadwick held his brother's arm.

"Why do you keep doing this?"

Calvin quickly removed his arm from his brother's grip and went away with his bodyguards.

Calvin entered his metallic black Royce Rolls car and he was still angry about what happened earlier.

He badly wanted to have that maid for himself and no matter how he tried to get her off his mind, he could not.

"Do you know what that peasant's name is?" Calvin asked his bodyguards. He was still pissed that the servant went free without him having something with her.

"I do not know, sir." His bodyguard answered him.

"What is your use? Find out what her name is unless I'll do to you twice as I want to do to her." Calvin thundered and his bodyguard bowed his head.

His bodyguard gulped in fear, Calvin always meant his words.

"Laura my love," Calvin pulled Laura into a hug and they kissed briefly, he held her waist and stared at her and her cheeks flushed.

Prince Calvin no doubt was very handsome, he was tall and well-fit. He had sea-green eyes which could captivate the attention of any girl, but Prince Calvin had one problem, he was cunning, very manipulative and arrogant, Laura did not know that side of him, it was only the sweet and caring side of him she knew about at first, but she had begun sensing that Calvin was not all that sweet and caring.

"I missed you so much." Laura loved Calvin so much and she could do anything for him, while Calvin, just had a liking for her and that was it. She was the only woman that he cared about a little. "Why did you take so much time to get here?"

Calvin began thinking of the lie he would tell her. The both of them were on the porch of her father's house, her father's house was a mansion named; Willow's Mansion, named after her grandfather who bought the house. The house was massive and elegant, it was located in the capital, Duban. It has a spacious front yard and a fountain made out of white clay resting in the middle of the front yard.

"The traffic was terrible." Calvin lied to her, Calvin did not want her to know about how his brother stopped him from preying on one of the castle's servants. She just forgave him for cheating on her with her cousin so he did not want her to be angry with him again. "And I'm preparing for the party my father is holding tonight."

"Oh yes, about that I want you to see the dress I will be wearing tonight." She told Calvin and he rolled his eyes. He put his hands on the small of her waist.

"Why don't we go to your room and have some fun?" He grinned and she blushed. One of the reasons why Calvin did not want her to get angry with him was that he would not be able to touch her when she was angry with him.

"Just come and see my dress and we will have some fun later." She told him and he rolled his eyes again feeling quite disappointed.

"Fine." He sighed. "You can leave us." He said to his bodyguards who were standing behind them. They bowed and they left.

.....

A white Mercedes Benz car stopped right in the front of the Shilling arena of Duban and Prince Chadwick's fans waiting for him at the parking lot of the arena rushed to his car knowing fully well who the car belonged to.

The street was full, and everyone were was full because Prince Chad a top personality was present there.

His fans cheered and most of them were carrying placards and 'we love you our Prince' was written on them.

Prince Chad came out from his car with six of his bodyguards all wearing black suits and dark shades surrounding him. Everyone started shouting and their shouts could be heard from miles away. It was difficult for his bodyguard to hold them back so that he could pass, for the crowd was too much.

"He is so handsome."

'My Prince Charming.'

"I want to touch him!"

His fans were going crazy just at the sight of him, he waved at them and smiled revealing the dimple on his right cheek, Prince Chad had one of the biggest fanbases in the world.

They tried to get close to him but his bodyguards did not let them, they made sure that Chad was protected always, because even though he was this popular he still had a lot of people who hated him for so many reasons.

Meanwhile in the royal palace, nobles, wealthy merchants, prestigious citizens of KU, intellectuals, royals, the queen and the King were present at the ball. The ball sure was a very colourful one, everyone looked their best with their ball gowns, tuxedos, tail coats and so on...tonight was going to be splendid. The castle rested at the centre of Duban, the capital of the kingdom of Utopia, it was a tourist attraction and one of the ancient wonders of KU, it was massive and elegant, designed with gold and silver, and it smelled of wealth, extravagance, prestige and power, it reflected the glorious wealth of the Royal family. The castle was where the king, the royal family and their countless servants stayed in. The castle was so big that it could accommodate more than five hundred persons comfortably, it had a large ballroom and countless guest rooms which were expensively furnished. The king's domain was one of the most secure and expensive places in the Castle, this was where the king stayed and where the throne of KU was located Prince Chad the first son born to the King was the heir to the throne, after the King's quarters the next important place was the ballroom...

The ballroom was breathtaking, the interior designs could make one's jaw drop to the floor, the hall interior was made mostly of gold, the floor was marbled and the hall glittered extravagance, the ballroom had eight huge human-sized windows covered with thick long purple velvet curtains, golden chandeliers hung from the ceiling and stunning statues were placed at strategic corners of the hall.

Prince Calvin walked in with Laura beside him, he was holding her hand and she had a slight blush on her cheeks. He was in a three-piece suit and then the royal crest was fixed to his breast pocket as usual--the symbol of KU is a lion crowned with a large golden crown, this symbol represents the kingdom's, pride, strength and wealth. All royals always had this emblem on to differentiate them from normal people. While his fiance Laura wore a long purple flare gown that revealed her hips and her hair was tied into a ponytail...she was indeed very beautiful.

All eyes were on Prince Calvin and Laura, indeed they were fabulous. Calvin and Laura walked to King Loius.

Calvin bowed before the king, and his father, and then his father tapped his shoulder. Laura paid respect to the king by bowing down with Calvin and the king took her hand into his and kissed her hand lightly, they went to the queen who was standing beside the King and they did the same thing.

The hall became rowdy and everyone--especially the women in the hall began whispering to one another.

"Oh, my gosh I can't believe that he is here."

"I thought he won't be coming?"

"I'm glad I came, I really want to have a dance with him."

"He is so good-looking."

"Prince Chad is finally here!"

It was Chad and everyone's eyes were on him.  Everyone was surprised to see him there. People were aware that it was on rare occasions that Prince Chad showed up in gatherings like these.

He was with his personal bodyguard Russell, who went with him wherever he went, they had known each other since he was little.

They walked majestically into the hall, with this nonchalant look on their faces.

"A ball? Are we in the fucking 1800s?" Chad muttered to himself as he walked to his father. He was bored already, he hated gatherings like this and preferred to smoke cigars on his balcony rather than attend balls.

He was the only one in the hall dressed casually, he had Nike shoes on with black jeans and a black leather jacket. Even though he was dressed casually every lady in the hall wanted to have a dance with him but approaching him was a problem. Even though he was charming they were still afraid of him, rumours had it that any woman he had an encounter with experienced a terrible fate.

"I greet you, Father." He said and shook hands with his father and then he hugged his mother the queen, his father was angry at his son's appearance, but he did not show it because he well knew who Chad was.

Chad hugged his sisters, Flora and Amanda but when Calvin was about to hug him he walked passed him, ignoring him and Calvin sighed.

"Once a dickhead always a dickhead," Calvin cursed under his breath. "What brings you here, brother?" Calvin was trying to act calm even though he was just snubbed by his brother in public. "I thought you had some fancy concert tonight?"

"I changed my mind, I postponed the concert."

Chad's fans were very disappointed when he told them he was not performing tonight, the organizers of the concert had to pull up something quickly before the fans started to ask for refunds or go crazy but all of this was not of concern to Chad.

"Hi." Laura chirped and Chad looked at her, and Laura felt intimidated by his piercing stare, his gaze was as cold as Antarctica and his blue eyes were as lifeless as the Eiffel Tower.

Chad removed his gaze from her. "I'll be taking my leave now," Chad said and left his brother with a frozen Laura.

"Why is your brother so cold and scary?" Laura whimpered and Calvin sighed.

"He is a dickhead, don't let him bother you." Calvin said, "And you should stay away from him."

"Why are you and your brother not always on good terms? And why should I stay away from him?" Laura asked out of curiosity. She could not understand why Calvin was strongly urging her not to have any dealings with his brother, there was something uncanny about his and his brother's relationship but he would not tell her anything.

"Do not let anything bother you, Laura," Calvin uttered and took Laura's hands into his and gave them a gentle squeeze. "Shall we dance, my lady?" Calvin whispered and Laura blushed and the both of them started dancing to the sound of the music playing.

Chad was alone when Princess Tiana Hernandez, the daughter of King Hernandez II the king of a small kingdom in the West named Cappa, approached him. She was beautiful, she had round eyes, and her skin was fair, it looked like there was no single blemish on her skin. She had a very shy nature and she had been trying to come in contact with Chad for weeks now. She had a liking for him.

"I dislike balls," she said and Chad contemplated whether to reply or not, she came to him complaining, this was the first time they were meeting and Chad graded her manner of approach as very poor.

He let out a sigh.

"Especially ones like this, right?" He replied to her and his blue piercing eyes met with her brown eyes, it took her a lot to remain calm even though he was intensely staring at her.

'He is so handsome' She said to herself. 'And intimidating, why did I even walk up to him?'

"Yes, especially ones like this." She replied slowly with nervousness sipping into her body and he chuckled.

"You can't dance?" Chad asked suspecting that she could not, because if she could she would not be here complaining but dancing.

"How did you know?" She asked surprised.

"I asked a question which deserved an answer," Chad said tersely making Tiana shudder. He was so intimidating and she felt a lump form in her throat but when he flashed a smile at her she became slightly comfortable.

"Yes, I can't dance." She stammered and then he walked towards her and stopped inches away from her.

"Girls who can't dance normally hate balls or occasions that involve dancing," he chuckled and raked his hair with his hand. "That was how I knew."

"I don't..." She paused, she was lost for words and she started hyperventilating and quivering because the hottest guy in the hall was this close to her. Almost everyone including Calvin was staring at Chad and Tiana,  Calvin was shocked more than anyone because he rarely saw his brother with a woman, especially on occasions like this.

He placed his hands on the small of her back and she became speechless because of how suddenly he touched her she froze and became lifeless like a statue. Some girls were annoyed when Prince Chad held Tiana, and they became indignant when Chad moved closer to her.

'She's not even that pretty," they began finding faults in Tiana as Prince Chad danced with her.

"Who is she?"

"What is she doing with the prince?"

"Why must he dance with here?"

Chad leads her to the middle of the hall and most people dancing stopped dancing just to see the both of them dance. That was how influential Chad was.

"Do not be afraid, let me show you how it is done." He whispered into her ears and she gulped, his voice was deep and smooth. She shuddered at his touch and her eyes were shut to avoid the glare of his piercing blue eyes.

He took her tubular hand which was as smooth as riverside pebbles into his and he danced with her, twirling her around.

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