Married To The Enemy

MATURECONTENTHewantedtoruinherbyeverymeansbutwhathappenswhenheistheonewhobecomesherprotectorinanenemykingdom?Canshesurviveinakingdomwherenothingbuthostilityawaitsher?Synopsis:Intheyear299oftheLunarSystem,amysteriousredstreakfelltoEarth,landinginunclaimedterritorybetweenthekingdomsofEldoriaandSelvarys.Thediscoveryofmagicalredstonessparkedadecade-longwarbetweenthetwonations.Toendthebloodshed,thekingsofEldoriaandSelvarysarrangedamarriagebetweenPrincessCynthia,whosereputationinhighsocietywasmarredbyscandal,andPrinceLucian,theillegitimatesonofSelvarys’sking.PrincessCynthia,knownasavillainessandtroublemaker,hadrecentlyfacedabrokenengagement.Despitehernotoriety,sheagreedtothemarriagetostopthewarandsaveherpeople.PrinceLucian,recentlyreturnedfromthebattlefield,despisedthethoughtofmarryinganenemyprincess.However,asanillegitimateprince,obeyingtheking’scommandwashisonlywaytosurvivethepalaceconspiracies.Inamarriagemarkedbymutualdisdainanddistrust,cantheyputasidetheirhatredandlearntolivetogether?Orwillthehostilitysurroundingthemintheenemykingdombetoogreattoovercome?Excerpt:“YourHighness,whydoyoualwaysavoidlookingatmewhenyouspeak?”Cynthiaasked,hertonefirmasshetiltedherheadcuriously.“Isitbecauseyoucan’tkeepeyecontactwithme?”sheaddedherwordscarryingasubtleedge.ToLucian,herremarksfeltlikethinlyveiledcriticismheheardcountlesstimes.Heclenchedhisjaw,thenraisedhiseyes,meetingCynthiasgazewithhisstrikinggreen-emeraldeyes.“Areyoumockingme,YourHighness?”LucianaskedquietlyandliftedCynthiaschin,leaningincloser,hiseyesreflectedhisirritationattheprincess’sharshremarks,theirfacesnearlytouching.“Well,itdoesntmattertome.Aslongasyouperformyourdutyasmywifeproperly,Iwillhavenothingagainstyou.Butthemomentyoufailinyourobligations,”hishandslippedonhershouldersashestareddeeplyintohereyes.“It’sthemomentyouwillregretthismarriage.Youwillregretmarryingintoanenemykingdomwhereyouhavenoonetoprotectyoufromharm.Wherenotevenyourhusbandisbyyourside.”AsoftchuckleescapedCynthia,confusingthemanbeforeher.“Iwillnotregretanyofit.Youwillregretitwhenyoufallinlovewithsomeoneyoudontevenwishtosee,”shemumbled.Disclaimer:Thisisenemiestolovers.Readonlyifthisisyourcupoftea!