The fortune trustee...

Romea, sitting in the full gown and putting on her makeup, thought she was going to throw up. She could not stop her heart from excesive punding, her hands were shaking, and for some unknown reason, she contracted a weird boner from the stress.

"Ugh, you are here ...", the bride said bitterly, seeing in the reflection the silhouette of her sworn rival, "Why have you come?"

"Your bridesmaids has dissappeared, and no one can find them anywhere. So I figured, despite our differences, you could need my help", Rosaline approached the woman in a white dress, "I really don't want someone like that guy to divide us."

"That guy is my future husband", Romea got up from her seat. She felt the other was up to something, "But I can understand why you did it."

Romea and Rosaline had been friends since childhood. They shared everything, every toy, every adventure, but they did not think that boys were also the part of the deal. They could get angry with each other, but also were always able to finally come back together. Romea understood this perfectly well, but somehow she took the Julius case more seriously than any other difference.

"You can be my bridesmaid", Romea saw a sincere smile on the face of her former friend, "But after I get married, I don't want to see you again."

"Trust me, you'll not", Rosaline agreed, hugging the bride with joy. Romea pretended not to notice the coded message in her words.

A knock on the door snapped them out of their embrance. The servants brought a wheelchair with an old tired woman inside. Everyone saluted her, including the bride.

"Nana, what are you doing here?", Romea was shocked by the presence of the family's matron. She did not think that by the mesalliance, the grandmother would honor her with the attendance.

"We need to talk, child", with one hand she dismissed her entire entourage, "in private."

Romea's eyes **** Rosaline to leave the room as well. She could not afford to offend the head of the elders. When everybody were gone, she did curtsey politely in front of the grandma and let her speak freely.

"I do not know if you are aware of it, but since you are a man, according to your grandfather's will, you inherit the entire legacy and fortune of Montane family, not your older brother", the old woman whispered, but the words rang in the girl's ears either way.

"But I am not a man, I just have a penis", Romea could not concentrate enough, but slowly the terrible truth was reaching her mind, "Wait, Grandpa said that?"

"Yes, he said that last night ... or in the morning ... or a moment ago. We've had so much contact with each other lately that I forgot when he was talking about it", the matron smiled distractedly, and the granddaughter almost snorted at the thought of her grandparents in an inverted positions, "After the marriage, you and your spouse will become the most powerful people in the entire region."

Romea felt the world collapse beneath her feet, stealing all her plans. Only Rosaline, listening at the door, enjoyed the change in the status quo. Now she could win much more, than before.