Tha day of the fashion came and went without a hitch. As expected, it was a success for both Alexa and Andrea. Everyone in the fashion industry had learned of them, and they become the most sought-out runway model and designer after the show. President Grant attended the fashion show incognito. He didn"t want to alarm the people of their relationship with each other. He left as soon as the fashion show was over, he only stopped by long enough to congratulate Alexa and give her a big hug, then went as he was never there.
This is a big mistake on his part, because if he had only let Chrissy know that he was there... They could have straightened everything out.
No sooner than the fashion show was over, Alexa took off and flew to Stonasia to pay a visit to Prince Alexander as she promised. She wanted to surprise him. Therefore she did not call or text to inform him of her plan. Alexa was so excited and couldn"t wait, only to be disappointed when she arrived.
"What do you mean I need to make an appointment?" Alexa asked the Royal Guard at the palace gate, unhappy.
"Yes, Miss Grant! We have specific instructions that if you are to arrive and wanted to meet with his Royal Highness, that you must first make an appearance before the King and Queen. However, for you to do so, you will require to make an appointment."
Lucas, who was sitting in the front seat of the car, couldn"t believe what he was hearing. This is the daughter of the President of the United States of America and the girlfriend of his Royal Highness Prince Alexander...
Then yet, they cannot just announce her and let her in. Instead, they want her to make an appointment to see the King and Queen, and who knows when that might be.
Lucas looked at the rearview mirror and saw how devastated Alexa, and he decided to intervene. "Excuse me, may I ask when is the available date that Miss Grant could make an appearance to his Majesty the King and Queen?" He asked sternly and with a scowl on his handsome face. While looking at the Royal guard straight on, he was trying to intimidate him.
"Excuse me for a moment." He then made a call somewhere in the palace. However, from the look of his face, it seems that the news was not favorable to Alexa seeing them anytime soon.
Alexa saw the face of the Royal Guard and decided to forget about surprising Prince Alexander and took out her phone and made a call. However, she was shocked to hear a message. [The number you have reached is no longer in service... if you feel that...]
"What in the world is going on?" She mumbles, which Lucas heard loudly and turned his head to look.
"Everything alright, Miss Grant?" He asked, curiously.
Alexa didn"t want to alarm Lucas, "everything is fine." She then gives him a half-sad smile. She tried once more... - However, once again... It"s the same message. She starts to panic, and it"s showing on her face as Lucas saw from the rearview mirror.
She then remembers Prince Alexander"s a.s.sistant Pierre. She quickly searches for his number from her contact list. Once she found Pierre"s name, she quickly swipes the call b.u.t.ton and put the phone in her ears. The phone began ringing, and Alexa"s face brightens.
However, after three rings... She heard the same message. Pierre"s number was no longer in service. "WTF!" She cursed loudly and made Lucas turned his head once again, and this time did not ask if everything was alright. Instead, he only looked at her and wait for her instructions.
"Lucas, let"s get out of here and go to the nearest hotel. I need to think about this and what we need to do." She then leaned back and began ma.s.saging her temple and the back of her neck.
Just as Lucas was about to order his partner to drive to the nearest hotel, the Royal Guard came back... He opened the gate and waved his hands to let them through. "The King and Queen would see you now." He apologizes for the wait as he closed the gate behind them.
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When they arrived at the door of the Palace, Alexa was shaking to the core of her being. So many things were running around her mind, and she"s unsure of what"s ahead of her inside the Palace. She took a deep breath and then dusted off an imaginary speck of dust, before getting out of the car.
She stood for a moment, took another breather, then... "Ready or not, here I come!" She said to herself but loud enough for Lucas and the other secret service to hear. As she about to walk toward the opened door of the palace, Lucas stopped her. "Do you want me to accompany you?" He asked, calmly.
Alexa looked at Lucas and about to say yes, but in the end, she decided against it. She needed to face them on her own. If she shows up with Lucas, they might think something else is going on with them. She cannot afford that, and she cannot let them think otherwise.Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click for visiting.
The King and Queen of Stonasia, along with all the advisors, were waiting for Alexa at the Palace hall. When she entered, everyone"s eyes were focused on her. Therefore, she decided to think of them as an audience watching her doing a catwalk on a runway. She walked in like a supermodel, tall and beautiful, graceful like a beauty Queen and elegant as a future Queen of Stonasia.
All the advisor"s mouths were wide open and gawking as she pa.s.sed by them. They had never seen a beauty like her in all Stonasia. No wonder the Crown Prince of Stonasia was so obsessed with her. She looks like a G.o.ddess descended on earth.
Alexa saw it from the corner of her eyes, how they all gawking and salivating with her beauty. "That"s right! Keep looking, this is me, Alexa Grant. You all don"t forget that!"
Once she was right in front of the King and Queen of Stonasia, Alexa made a slight bow to pay respect. "h.e.l.lo, my name is Alexa Grant. Thank you for giving time for me to have an audience with your Majesty." She said while waiting for acknowledgment from the King and Queen.
"You may rise, thank you, Miss Grant." The Queen said while still looking her up and down. "Hmmm, she"s not bad, not bad at all. It"s too bad that she"s not from a Royal family and a half-breed at that." The Queen was thinking as she keeps on a.s.sessing Alexa.
"Miss Grant, what can we do for you? You came all the way from Asia, I believe? There"s must be an urgent reason why you would come here." The Queen was acting like she doesn"t have a clue who she is.
Alexa put on her sweetest smile before answering. She looked at the King and Queen straight ahead before she began. " Yes" I did impact just arrived straight from the Philippines. The reason that I"m here is because of the promise I had made with Prince Alexander.
"He had invited me a while back when we met in America at the First Lady Dianne"s funeral service. However, due to an engagement that I have, I was not able to come. Therefore, I promised him that as soon as I"m done that, I would come. So, here I am!" She said with a sweet smile procured on her face and with two heavily indented dimples in both of her cheeks.
The Queen bent towards the King"s ear and said something. The King only nodded while not taking his eyes off Alexa. In his mind, "it"s a shame that your just a commoner. If only your a Royal Blood, there would not be an issue, and we would wholeheartedly approve of your marriage with my son. Tsk, tsk, tsk."
"Miss Grant, thank you for coming all the way to Stonasia and keeping your promise with "Crown" Prince Alexander. However, he"s currently no in the Palace. It"s a shame that you arrived just now, for he had left earlier to meet with his fiancee and future "Crown Princess" of Stonasia. Do you know what I mean?"
Alexa was taken aback, but she didn"t show it to anyone. She still holds her ground and continued with her sweet smiling face. "Oh" I"m sorry to hear that I missed him and was not able to congratulate him in person. Nevertheless, please! Give my regards to Crown Prince Alexander and his future "Crown Princess."
"Then, I should bid my goodbye. Thank you! For your generosity and letting me know. Goodbye!" She then curtsy as gently as she could before walking backward as she left the Pavillion.
Once Alexa made it out of the door of the Palace Pavillion, she began shaking, and her legs were about to give out. It"s a good thing that Lucas was standing guard and waiting for her to come out. He was able to catch her before she fell on the ground.
"Easy now, hold on to me. I"m going to get you out of here in no time." Lucas then lifted Alexa like a princess and helped her inside the open door of the vehicle.
Once Alexa was inside the safety of the vehicle... She then let it all out and had a breakdown. She was crying her heart out and didn"t care that she looks a mess. She continues sobbing as they left the Palace of Stonasia...
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No sooner than Alexa stepped out of the Palace door, the advisors, the King, and the Queen began their discussions. It seems that all the advisors were not against Alexa at all, along with the King.
However, the Queen was adamant that she would not, under any circ.u.mstances, would accept her as a candidate for Crown Princess. She"s a n.o.body and a commoner at that, end of discussion.
The Queen called her a.s.sistant to hand all the information she gathered about Alexa. She wanted them to know who she is and why she couldn"t accept her at all.
Unfortunately, since Alexa"s record was sealed by the order of President Grant. The Queen"s investigator was only able to find information when Alexa was in the Philippines living a hard life.
They were not able to find out about her being the daughter of the President of the United States of America. b.a.s.t.a.r.d or otherwise...
"There, you all could see that she is an orphan and came from the gutter. She lived a hard life in the Philippines until she was able to find a sponsor, and that"s Mrs. Garcia, the wife of Dr. Garcia.
"Yes" she did clean up thoroughly and now made a name for herself as a model. But, that is not acceptable and suitable enough for her to be a candidate for the Crown Princess position. " The Queen said calmly to the advisors and the King.
After looking over the reports that were handed to them, one by one, the advisors shake their heads for they like Alexa. It"s too bad that she"s not good enough to be a Crown Princess... All the advisors talked among themselves and came up with the conclusion. They would continue with the fabricated illness and let Prince Alexander think that he"s dying... Hoping that it would work and he would then forget about Alexa Grant.
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Meanwhile, Prince Alexander was still knocked out from the drugs that they had put in his food and drinks during breakfast. The Queen requested the Royal Physician to create some kind of drug that would make him faint in order to make him think that he has an incurable disease.
The Queen had plotted it so she could push him to quickly get married in order to produce an heir for the kingdom. The Queen"s plan that if it works out, he would not have any choice but marry the person she has chosen to be the next Queen of Stonasia...
However, the Queen"s plan did not work to her benefit. Prince Alexander, even after being told that there"s a chance he would not live long enough to see a grandson, was adamant that he would only marry Alexa, or he would die alone.
The King, the Queen, and all of the advisors have no choice but to give in and let him pursue Alexa. Unbeknown to Prince Alexander, the Queen, was only waiting for the right time, and she would strike once again...
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Alexa left Stonasia the same day and flew back to America to be with her father and brother. She didn"t let them know what happened. She acted as if she came straight from the Philippines, and President Grant did not question here at all.
"I"m so happy that your back my Princess, how long will you be staying this time?" He asked while they were having dinner.
"I"m taking a break for now, until I"m rested. Then the next thing on my agenda is the Miss Universe compet.i.tion. After that"s over... Then I"m all yours. How do you like that?" She said with a smile, but sadness was clearly visible in her eyes.
President Grant sensed that there"s something she was not telling him. However, he didn"t push it and left her alone. He figures that she would say to him when she the time is right. If and when that time comes, he would be there to listen to her and make sure she smiles once again...
No sooner than Prince Alexander was given the approval, he flew to America to ask the President for Alexa"s hand in marriage. When he arrived at the White House, at first Alexa would not want to have anything to do with him, but after Daniel spoke with her... She ends up seeing and speaking with him.
Prince Alexander begged and pleaded to give him another chance. "Sweetheart, I would rather die alone if you are not by my side. I already told you once, and I would repeat it again. You are the only woman in my heart. No matter if it"s the end of the world... I will not marry anyone but you!" He said it while he"s on his knees... Which soften Alexa"s heart very quickly and forgiven him in the long run...
Thus, she agreed to marry him, with Alexa"s condition that he would wait until she finished with the Miss Universe Compet.i.tion. Prince Alexander happily agreed, he had waited this many years already... What"s with another year, that"s peanuts compared to what they had been through.
President Grant and Daniel gave them the blessing happily. Alexa then informed Chrissy over the phone and happily given her blessing to the couple. Everything went back to normal, so they thought anyway...
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The year 2020
Alexa W. Grant, it was the biggest night of her life. Finally, her long-time dream had come true. She was now the reigning newly crowned Miss Universe 2020. Next to her was her fiancee, Crown Prince Alexander, the future King of Stonasia.
Guests from all over the world gathered inside the Kingdom of Stonasia Grand Ballroom for the after-party celebration of Alexa"s victory.
The secret service and the palace guards were all in high alerts making sure that nothing happens to the reigning new Miss Universe and future Queen of Stonasia.
As the night becomes late, Alexa started to feel tipsy from all the drinks she had to accept from everyone congratulating her for her big win.
Prince Alexander sensed that she"s not feeling well. He could see droplets of sweat building on her forehead. Therefore, Prince Alexander devised a plan for them to sneak out into the palace garden for some fresh air. Once the party started to dwindle, he put his plan into action.
"Tired?" He asked Alexa from behind while he"s ma.s.saging her shoulder.
Alexa turned her head and nod before giving him a light kiss on his lips.
"How about we sneak out and get some fresh air, I don"t think they would notice. What do you say?" He asked, mischievously.
"Hmmm, that sounds fantastic. I could sure use some fresh air. I don"t know why? But I"m beginning to feel hot." Alexa said nonchalantly.
"Let"s go then!" Prince Alexander guided her towards the palace garden.
Ria and Logan saw that Alexa and Prince Alexander was about to leave and they started to make their way to follow the love birds. However, Prince Alexander saw them and wave them away to give them some s.p.a.ce.
Logan and Ria knew they were lovers, and also they"re inside the palace. Who would harm them in the garden? They decided to give them some s.p.a.ce and went back to where they were before.
Just as they were about to step out of the garden, Alexa needed to relieve herself. "Sweetheart, I need to use the ladies... Be back shortly."
"I"ll wait for you outside the door, you never know... Someone might kidnap you. Hahaha!" He banters while he wiped a falling bead of sweat coming out of Alexa"s forehead.
"Are you alright? You seem hot and bothered?" Prince Alexander asked curiously while they were walking towards the lady"s room.
"I know, babe, and I can"t understand why? I told you, I started feeling hot and... This!" She locked lip with him hungrily like she"s about to eat him whole.
Prince Alexander quickly ushered her to the lady"s room and pushed her inside. "Go, cool yourself down first, I will stay out here and wait for you, alright!" He said, smiling happily.
"Phew!" He sighed. "If he doesn"t push Alexa away from him, the way he"s feeling at the moment, they might end up in his chamber instead of the garden." He thought while standing guard outside the lady"s room.
Suddenly... "Thud!" Someone hit him at the back of his neck, and everything went dark...
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Meanwhile, Alexa was trying to cool herself from the intense fire that building in her body. She couldn"t understand what"s going on?
She was bent down by the sink, ready to splash water on her face when someone puts something in her mouth, and she was out.
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The next morning Alexa woke up in one of the palace rooms, lying b.u.t.t naked in a bed. "What in the world happened? Why am I here? I clearly remember being inside the ladies room, how did I end up here?"
Then she realized she has no clothes on, and when she tried to get up from the bed... He legs give way, and she fell back down to the rumpled bed. What she saw on the bed devastated her to the core of her being...- Bloodstain?!
She couldn"t remember anything after she pa.s.sed out, but the bloodstain on the bedsheets could only mean one thing...
She had spent a night with someone, but who could it be? She had to think hard, and there were only three possible candidates.
Her fiancee, Crown Prince Alexander of Stonasia, her childhood friend and future brother-in-law,
Prince Ramon. And lastly, Crown Prince Romano of Spaniard Kingdom.
She feverishly started to contemplate which one of them could it be, but one thing was sure…
She, Alexa Grant, had spent "One Night With A Prince."
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We are temporarily stopping here for now: Part 2 coming with the bang-bang ending...