“Why would you refuse this opportunity to relax, Scarlett ?” he asked in disbelief.

For a moment, I was thinking about changing my mind but then I mustered the courage to approach my father, with a proposition that would deviate from our usual vacation. As members of the royal family, vacations would usually mean going to a private resort, an island, or on a yacht while cruising the ocean. I didn’t want any of that. I wanted a different one; something I frequently watched in television series.

"Daddy," I began, my voice filled with hopeful anticipation, "I don’t want to go to our vacation house but if you will insist,...