Welcome to the Kingdom | Jeno
Chapter Twelve: The Wedding
Prince Jeno x Princess Reader, enemies to lovers au!, royalty au!
Word count: 2770
Genre: drama, fake relationship
Author: maari
Warnings: Jealous Jeno again bc like it, mentions of alchool and some sexual tension.
Note: FINALLY THANK GOD! PLEASE DON'T HIT ME 😭😭 You don't know how I wanted to finish this chapter but couldn't, now things are going to start getting interesting 😏
Summary: The wedding is finally going to happen. Will we have more surprises?
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Y/N tried to control her heavy breathing with exercises she had learned but she still couldn't make her anxiety lessen as she looked at her glamorous and angelic reflection in the mirror.
Even though she had tried on the same dress several times before the wedding, now she was ready and just minutes away from entering the cathedral to get married.
She was nervous that day, she had woken up early to have a good coffee and start getting ready, her hair and makeup needed to be perfect and it would take time for that to happen.
She was finally going to get married!
As for her fiancé, she hadn't seen him since the night before that kept haunting her mind. She still didn't understand what had happened in the jacuzzi, whether it had been a lapse of carnal desire or simply one of the steps in their little game, but she couldn't contain herself. It was stronger than all the provocations until then.
Maybe that's why she was like that, she was anxious but also scared, she didn't know what awaited her from now on. She would be bound to Jeno for the rest of her life, for the good of her kingdom as well as his.
Yeah, actually spending 5 minutes alone before going to the ceremony hadn't been a good idea since her mind kept creating all the possible scenarios.
Her daydreams were interrupted when the bedroom door was opened, she turned around and looked at her father's figure, traditionally dressed in royal formalwear, he was also wearing the crown.
She smiled nervously at her father who was visibly excited to see his daughter dressed as a bride.
“You are the most beautiful princess in the world.” he smiled widely and walked towards her, extending his hand.
“You’re only saying that because I’m your daughter.” she replied, holding her father's hand.
“I’m saying this because it’s the truth.” he kissed her forehead and looked at her deeply. Y/N stared at her father expectantly, she was ready to listen to her father's advice before getting married.
“Don’t be afraid, marriage isn’t that bad.”
She laughed lightly.
“Even though it’s just a strategic alliance?”
“Every marriage is an alliance.” she looked at him suspiciously. “See me and your mother.”
“The difference is that you really love each other.”
“And it can’t be like that with you and Jeno?” he asked and Y/N didn't immediately deny it.
The truth is that as much as she wanted to give a negative answer, there was no way she could have predicted it.
It could go very wrong or it could go very right.
But she was more prepared for the possibility that it would go wrong.
Loving Jeno seemed like a forbidden idea in every way.
“That’s what we’ll see, right?” she shrugged.
“Until then,” her father extended his arm for her to support and she did. “I just want you to be happy.”
She smiled excitedly and rested her head on his shoulder for a few seconds.
Even though it was an arranged marriage, a strategic and political alliance, she couldn't deny that she was happy that day.
A lot would change from then on and she felt more than ready.
The princess found her mother at the end of the stairs and she had to control her tears when she saw her, her mother was visibly moved and hugged her with a strength that seemed to recharge Y/N's energy.
Leaving the castle to the historic carriage and the journey to the cathedral were overwhelming for Y/N, the only concern she had was being able to breathe properly so that she wouldn't show the immense nervousness she was feeling, she felt her father's watchful eyes on her and the mother's voice sounded distant. The princess trembled internally with anxiety, in a way she had never felt before.
She let out her breath as soon as she held her father's hand as he got out of the carriage and extended it so he could help her out of the carriage. She heard the voices and applause of those watching the wedding outside the cathedral and smiled restrainedly behind her, waving briefly.
Y/N heard the camera flashes capturing that moment and especially her dress which, although it had some classic details, was undoubtedly very different from what they had speculated. The princess had opted for a dress that had embroidered details on the skirt that wasn’t too full but long enough to provide an elegant tail, the bust was well worked with the same designs and highlighted the princess's waist, the sleeve fell over her shoulders. It gave a clear view of the diamond necklace that had been in the family for generations, the veil, although it only had the same embroidered details on the front, was long and covered the braid she had made.
The queen extended the bouquet to Y/N who thanked her with a nervous smile, the mother then entered the cathedral while her husband stayed behind and prepared to enter with their daughter.
“Don’t let me fall, dad.” she whispered, not even recognizing her own voice, she sounded so vulnerable.
"Never."
She smiled at him and then heard the wedding march play imposingly, she took a deep breath and raised her head before starting to walk slowly into the cathedral, even though the corridor was long and it was crowded, her eyes looked for Jeno and she even managed to control her expression of surprise but her eyes didn't lie.
He wore a formal uniform that wasn’t only elegant but also respected the history of Y/N's kingdom, using the colors of the family crest. Blue, white and gold.
The outfit had looked so good on Jeno that the princess couldn't take her eyes off him, she had imagined that he would probably wear the famous white and gold suit but she was completely wrong.
He had his hair perfectly combed so that only one strand fell into his eye.
And the eye... Y/N didn't seem to be the only one mesmerized at the beginning of the ceremony, Jeno also admired her from top to bottom without any discretion.
As soon as the king handed his daughter to Jeno, the prince's hand was as cold as Y/N, the ceremony began and went faster than both could have imagined, and it was true to say that neither of them paid that much attention to the words from the priest since they were too busy watching each other out of the corner of their eyes.
Y/N only felt nervous again when it was time to exchange the rings, she didn't want Jeno to notice that her hand was shaking but it was impossible.
She wasn't nervous just because Jeno recited the vows looking deep into her eyes, but because she knew that after the exchange of rings, the ceremony would end with the bride and groom's passionate kiss.
And well, even though she and Jeno showed the world that they were extremely in love with each other, she had never kissed him until then and it was obvious that she was scared of it.
Because she didn't know how her body would react to the kiss and doing that in front of millions of people was scary, to say the least.
The princess felt her heart pound against her ribs when the priest announced that they could kiss, she looked at Jeno anxiously and all she saw in his eyes was a fire that made her ears heat up.
She already felt her legs shaking when he held both of her hands. She was ready to lean over but Jeno had other plans.
He knelt down and kissed Y/N's ring for a long time and then rested his forehead on her hand, who although she was confused, felt her stomach turn. He received a standing ovation from all the witnesses.
Jeno had clearly knelt before the crown of the kingdom and in a silent gesture showed that he respected and would serve that country as the husband of the future queen, there was no way to show greater devotion than that.
He had just won the entire kingdom and the respect of Y/N, even though she was disappointed that she hadn't kissed him like a common bride, she silently thanked him for the gesture when he stood up.
After all, she was absolutely right. They were no ordinary bride and groom.
[...]
Y/N felt her cheek hurt from smiling at the people who came to greet them, Jeno was next to her with his hand comfortably on her waist. The princess had already changed her dress for the wedding reception, although it wasn't exactly a white dress, it was as elegant as the one for the ceremony, worked in stones from the short sleeve to the long skirt, the neckline was perfect for her to continue wearing the family jewel and had removed her veil so everyone could admire the braid.
The Lee family had been the first to greet the newlyweds and Y/N could see a little sadness in Mark's eyes but he hugged her the same way as always, wishing her happiness and she could do nothing but thank him.
Now, Y/N was talking to her cousin a little further away from Jeno as he was talking to his brothers. They had already greeted all the guests and were free to move around the room.
“My God, you two…”
The princess looked at her cousin who was taking turns looking between her and Jeno.
“What happened, Yeri?”
“You two are impossible, you know?” Y/N raised her eyebrow, confused. “Just looking at you can already feel the sexual tension.”
Y/N laughed and shook her head.
“You’re kidding me.” She drank some of the champagne she was holding and her cousin looked at her offended.
"I'm serious. This honeymoon is going to be promising.”
The princess swallowed hard and felt the champagne bubble inside her throat.
Oh sure, all she needed to imagine was the honeymoon.
“He didn’t even kiss me.” Y/N remembered in disbelief.
“And you’ve never heard of foreplay?” Yeri asked and her cousin's eyes widened, looking around her to see if anyone had heard.
"Shut up please." she begged.
“He’s raising your expectations, after all, you’ll finally get some action after so long without…”
Y/N looked towards the main door of the room and her jaw dropped when she saw a familiar figure, as she grabbed her cousin's arm so she would stop talking.
“Tell me I’m not drunk and I’m actually seeing who I think I’m seeing.”
Yeri followed her cousin's eyes and smiled mischievously.
“Your wedding party just started getting more lively.” hummed and the princess looked at her quickly, partly in panic.
However, the cousin moved away from her when she realized that the reason for Y/N's attention was walking towards her, letting her arm fall to her side as she stood still.
“Y/N.”
She felt her heart race when she heard the voice, it had been so long since she spoke to him, she couldn't even remember the last time.
“Hongjoong.” She smiled.
He was different, more mature. He wore a black formal suit with red and gold details, his light brown hair very different from the blonde she knew.
“I needed to come and greet the bride.” smiled sideways
“I didn’t know you were here, I didn’t see you at the ceremony.”
“And did you notice anyone in the cathedral?”
She laughed lightly, shaking her head. In fact, she couldn't identify even half of the people in the cathedral because of such nervousness.
“Did my parents invite you?” she asked, interested, seeing him nod.
“Our commercial relationships still remain very strong.”
Y/N tilted her head to admire him. She had always known about the potential of becoming one of the main food suppliers for Y/N's kingdom but seeing it actually happen was impressive.
From afar, Jeno watched the princess talk animatedly with a man he hadn't met until then. He tried not to stare at the two of them but it was practically impossible considering that he saw something there that he hadn't seen with anyone else until then, intimacy.
Y/N seemed extremely comfortable with the man, who he noticed was a noble by the posture and clothes he wore, she looked at him with admiration and considering that he had met the princess's entire family, he knew that this wasn't her cousin.
Jeno's jaw clenched when he saw her take her hand to the man's arm and his sudden reaction didn't go unnoticed by Haechan.
“You guys just got married and you already have a competitor for her heart?” the brother spoke quietly so that only Jeno could hear, even using his famous joking tone, it wasn't enough for Jeno not to glare at him.
Haechan raised his hands in a sign of surrender and didn't even need to provoke his brother further, who began to walk in long strides towards Y/N and the excited guest.
Jeno wasn't jealous, at least that's what he repeated in his head as he approached the princess, but he made it very explicit when he put his arm around his wife's waist, who was startled by the sudden touch.
“My love, I was looking for you.” He kissed the top of her head and she looked at him with a frown. “Don’t forget you promised me a dance.”
"Oh yes of course." Y/N agreed, still looking at Jeno in confusion.
An unsettling silence fell between the three and Y/N cleared her throat.
“This is Duke Hongjoong, he is from the northern kingdom.” she introduced the two of them and Jeno reached out to squeeze his hand tighter than he should have.
“From the Kim family.” Hongjoong added and Jeno raised his eyebrow.
He really wasn't wrong about the guy. He just didn't know that Y/N was his friend.
“We have some commercial business and he came to greet us.”
Jeno nodded silently and took turns looking between the princess and the duke, the fact that his wife didn't look him in the eye said more than he wanted to understand.
"Congratulations on the wedding!" Hongjoong spoke and Jeno smiled discreetly.
There was something bubbling hot inside him, like snake venom.
"Thank you very much. I hope you come to court more often.” Jeno wanted to hit himself for sounding so polite, he actually wanted to threaten the Duke and not seem like he wanted to be friends.
Y/N stared at Jeno in disbelief, it was the second time that day that he surprised her.
But if he knew the past between Y/N and Hongjoong, he definitely wouldn't invite him to the castle.
"Of course it will be a pleasure." Hongjoong took a step back and greeted them. "See you soon."
Jeno hugged Y/N's waist tighter when he saw that the duke directed his last look at her and he didn't like how natural it felt.
Okay, he had perfectly understood what had happened there. There was a history between the two and he didn't know if he wanted to know what it was.
Before he could ask anything, Y/N's parents approached while the princess scratched the back of her head uncomfortably.
“Jeno, Y/N, you will spend the night at the castle.” the king informed and they both looked at him in surprise.
“In the castle?”
“Your father and I have agreed that you and Jeno should go to the chalet tomorrow morning.” the queen explained. “It’s further away, surrounded by security guards. You will be safe.”
“I thought we were going to the summer house.” Y/N said, looking at her father and then her mother.
"It's risky." was all his father said.
“Your parents are right, Y/N.” Jeno patted Y/N's back and she felt a shiver run down her spine. “We have a lot of guests here, we need to take care of our safety and theirs too.” Y/N pondered for a bit until she nodded.
"You can extend the honeymoon as long as you want.”
Although the princess didn't want to agree out loud with Yeri, she needed to admit that there was sexual tension there.
And Jeno's warm palm wasn't helping at all, especially when she remembered that the next day she would be alone with Jeno in the chalet away from the royal family and everyone else.
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