going
on?”
He said nothing as he turned and
walked away. What the hell was going on? Nervous and anxious, I
turned to Emoren.
“ I'm sorry,” He
said.
“ No- That’s not it. Just-
Wait here. Somethings wrong. I have to see what's going on,” I said
before leaving Emoren in the courtyard and hurrying off to the
throne room.
I flung open the throne room doors and
marched angrily toward my father. He was sitting there, looking
completely unimpressed by my display.
“ What did you do!?” I
asked.
“ I was wondering when I
would be seeing you,” he said as he began to stand.
“ What have you
done!?”
He walked casually toward the windows
overlooking the courtyard and stared out the window. “There's
something you're going to do for me.”
“ Another one of your
suicide missions? I refuse!” If the look I was shooting him didn’t
make it clear that I was pissed, the contempt in my voice certainly
did.
“ No...” he said, turning
to me and flashing a cruel smile. “You've already reclaimed the
only kingdoms I care about. The rest are tainted trash that I have
no interest in any longer. No, as a soldier, you're no longer
useful to me.”
I stood there quietly as he spoke,
trying to figure out what the hell else he could possibly want from
me. Something about this whole thing was just off. Like the calm
before a storm, it felt as though something ominous was
approaching, like something awful was about to happen.
“ However, there are other
ways you can serve me, and you will serve me,” he said, signaling me over to come
stand alongside him in front of the window.
“ What the hell are you
talking about?!” I said, not moving an inch.
“ Benethil is the only
kingdom left that interests me. And instead of going to war and
destroying much of what I want, we're going to absorb their kingdom
through marriage. And, since he already has a son, Alexander has
agreed to marry you – not that you'll be much more than his
whore.”
“ You're insane.” I
couldn’t help but laugh. “What makes you think I would ever agree
to something so absurd?”
Again, my father signaled me over to
the window. Reluctantly, I walked over and took my place beside him
and stared out the window that overlooked the courtyard. There,
seated on the fountain, was Emoren. And as I stood there, staring
down at my beautiful savior, my father leaned in close.
“ You think I don't know
everything that happens behind these walls?” he whispered, grinning
maliciously.
My heart immediately filled with fear
as I heard those words. He knew my secret. He knew about Emoren. I
didn’t speak, I just listened.
“ You will continue your recompense.
You will be of
use to me. And, you will marry Alexander.” My eyes began to fill with
tears as he went on. “If you choose to disobey me, in any way, the
price for defying the King of Ashborne won't be paid with your
life, but with his.”
Silently, the tears began streaming
down my face as I looked down at my sweet Emoren, the man who was
saving my soul from the darkness, my savior, and I watched
helplessly as two royal guards began approaching him.
Not even living a thousand lifetimes,
could I have been prepared for the heartache and fear my father had
just caused, nor could it have prepared me for the unthinkable act
I knew I had to do next...
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on?”
He said nothing as he turned and
walked away. What the hell was going on? Nervous and anxious, I
turned to Emoren.
“ I'm sorry,” He
said.
“ No- That’s not it. Just-
Wait here. Somethings wrong. I have to see what's going on,” I said
before leaving Emoren in the courtyard and hurrying off to the
throne room.
I flung open the throne room doors and
marched angrily toward my father. He was sitting there, looking
completely unimpressed by my display.
“ What did you do!?” I
asked.
“ I was wondering when I
would be seeing you,” he said as he began to stand.
“ What have you
done!?”
He walked casually toward the windows
overlooking the courtyard and stared out the window. “There's
something you're going to do for me.”
“ Another one of your
suicide missions? I refuse!” If the look I was shooting him didn’t
make it clear that I was pissed, the contempt in my voice certainly
did.
“ No...” he said, turning
to me and flashing a cruel smile. “You've already reclaimed the
only kingdoms I care about. The rest are tainted trash that I have
no interest in any longer. No, as a soldier, you're no longer
useful to me.”
I stood there quietly as he spoke,
trying to figure out what the hell else he could possibly want from
me. Something about this whole thing was just off. Like the calm
before a storm, it felt as though something ominous was
approaching, like something awful was about to happen.
“ However, there are other
ways you can serve me, and you will serve me,” he said, signaling me over to come
stand alongside him in front of the window.
“ What the hell are you
talking about?!” I said, not moving an inch.
“ Benethil is the only
kingdom left that interests me. And instead of going to war and
destroying much of what I want, we're going to absorb their kingdom
through marriage. And, since he already has a son, Alexander has
agreed to marry you – not that you'll be much more than his
whore.”
“ You're insane.” I
couldn’t help but laugh. “What makes you think I would ever agree
to something so absurd?”
Again, my father signaled me over to
the window. Reluctantly, I walked over and took my place beside him
and stared out the window that overlooked the courtyard. There,
seated on the fountain, was Emoren. And as I stood there, staring
down at my beautiful savior, my father leaned in close.
“ You think I don't know
everything that happens behind these walls?” he whispered, grinning
maliciously.
My heart immediately filled with fear
as I heard those words. He knew my secret. He knew about Emoren. I
didn’t speak, I just listened.
“ You will continue your recompense.
You will be of
use to me. And, you will marry Alexander.” My eyes began to fill with
tears as he went on. “If you choose to disobey me, in any way, the
price for defying the King of Ashborne won't be paid with your
life, but with his.”
Silently, the tears began streaming
down my face as I looked down at my sweet Emoren, the man who was
saving my soul from the darkness, my savior, and I watched
helplessly as two royal guards began approaching him.
Not even living a thousand lifetimes,
could I have been prepared for the heartache and fear my father had
just caused, nor could it have prepared me for the unthinkable act
I knew I had to do next...
Dear Reader…
Thanks for
reading!
I truly hope you enjoyed reading this
work as much as I enjoyed writing and sharing it.
You, my readers, are the motivation for
my continued writing and publishing. Thank you.
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when I release my next book?
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writers!
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