The Selection

Chapter Twenty Five

I wake up in a room that is most definitely not mine. A hand clasps my mouth shut before I scream. Cole lets go and a swat at him.  I look around and I remember the sleepover last night. Only Katherine remained sleeping.

Cole looking at my confused face answers. "Bethany left only a minute ago to order the Chefs to make her some breakfast. Jacob and Lilliana left earlier."

"Let's go get some breakfast. I'm hungry."

"Alrighty." Cole says as he takes my hand and leads me out of the room.

We stroll down the halls in our pj's. "What are you gon-" I'm interrupted by a loud bang.

Cole and I shuffle our way to the closet where the sound came from. He opens it up and I can't believe what I'm seeing. Lilliana and Jacob are kissing against the closet wall. I turn my face to look at Cole and he was more angry than I've ever seen him before. Lilliana and Jacob separate and come out of the closet.

He turns to Lilliana. "You are hereby eliminated from the selection. Leave now." He now faces his cousin. "And you, can leave. Forget about the ball! And don't you think that you can just get away with this! I'm calling your parents and fiancé right now."

He grabs my hand and I cringe trying to take the pain. He then storms up the stairs dragging me up with him. He walks into his office and tells me to sit in a very fancy chair next to his. It wasn't a throne but it was definitely meant for his wife.

He takes a phone and calls a number. He rants on and on but what I worry about the most is that it's down to the final three. He has to choose within three days.

King Kile and Queen Eadlyn run into the office. They look at me and then Cole and Eadlyn smiles. "Did you choose?" She asks

"No. But I will have to in three days. Jacob and Lilliana wee found together so she was eliminated and I called up Jacobs parents and Princess Isabelle. They know." He replies

"Well what about the ball? It's in more then three days. We can cut the convection but not the ball." Kile announces

"I'll make an announcement publicly. At the ball I will announce my fiancé and the other two girls can leave with their parents. As for Henry, make sure he knows that it was Lilliana's fault and she should be punished." Cole stands up and charges out the door. The King follows but Eadlyn stays with me.

"I was hoping he already chose you. I'm sure he will. I just think he's really upset. For as fake as that girl was, he cared for her. Maybe not as strong as love but I know who he has feelings for and now that she's eliminated, you are obviously his favorite but Katherine is his close second. Bethany, he knows she doesn't truly love him."

"What about Jacob? Cole said he had a fiancé." I ask

"Princess Isabelle. Most likely by now, they split up. It must be devastating for her. She loved him." Eadlyn sits down realizing what a mess has just happened.

"Nothing happened other than kissing right?" She asks with a worried expression.

"Cole and I were just walking and we heard a noise. We opened the closet and found Jacob and Lilliana practically swallowing each other. Eadlyn? Do you think Cole will change? I mean, will he act different because he has been betrayed?" I reply

"I'm not sure. One time that happened. He was about fifth teen. He got his first girlfriend. They were a young couple and they never even kissed. She became bored so she cheated on him. He was depressed for about an hour but then continued as normal being swept up into work." She answers.

"I hope he's normal." I say in a whisper. I hope that it is true.