Sovereign Fate Chapter 2 sneak peek

Here's a little snipped from chapter 2 of Sovereign Fate. Hope you enjoy!

Finally, the heat of the day and the weight of the dresses tired the young ladies out, as they collapsed on a bench near the older monarchs. Bella smiled as she lifted her face to the sky, the sun beaming down gloriously onto her face. Days like these always reminded her of Italy and Tony. Without even realizing she was doing it, she began to hum the song Tony sang to her on luxuriously lazy days such as these. The tune had haunted her mind and her heart ever since that time and even now it made her chest twist and twine in painful ways as the bittersweet memories took on a visceral effect under her skin.

Bella wasn’t sure how much she had hummed when she heard a gasp beside her. She opened her eyes to glance questioningly at a thoroughly shocked Alice. Her mouth hung agape in a very unladylike manner as her eyes darted back and forth. Then Bella watched on as her face slowly came back together, her eyes dancing with light as her lips pulled up into a vibrant smile so bright it rivaled the rays of the burning sun itself.

Alice noticed Bella’s confusion and reached over to pat her arm comfortingly. “Don’t worry, my sister, all will work out fine in time. Just keep faith, dear Bella, that God has greater plans in heaven and on earth than we can ever dream.”

Bella chuckled. “Isn’t that a poor, mixed up quotation of Shakespeare? I thought sure you, English Princess, would not have butchered him so.”

Alice smiled back with a sigh. Yes, Bella was most definitely the match of which her brother had always dreamed. She just hoped that the ignorant man-child had not already destroyed his chances for true and all encompassing happiness thanks to his crude and hasty actions. His only hope will be if this girl is truly the kind hearted girl that all of Europe perceives her as being.

Chapter 2 will post Wednesdays and Saturdays on both TWCSlibrary.com and fanfiction.net