ka hous

h of the

ouse and after a few moments passed, a you

bearing the royal message ask

he responded, r

of his jacket and handed the nea

t’s from the Royal Palace,”

Master Jobe of house Asika and his eldest daughter, Ariel A

urite. Her beauty made many maidens in the kingdom feel insecure but unlike many of them, Ariel’s beauty wasn’t the only reason she was loved. She also had a nobl

rupt you, but this letter c

ished, almost sensing someth

anded the letter to him. “Thank you, Ril

d read through it. His eyes hardened at

ming concerned at the mood her father h

ing’s punishment was

The council of alphas have chosen you as the future bride o

pha king, and he was ruthless, cold and problema

much as Jobe hated it, he kne

f over six women and two men, arrived at the A

central temple tomorrow as decreed by the council of alphas. And the Royal bride ma

he house since the break of dawn in search of a better scholar, returns

knew her father would be. Once at the door, she pushed it open and stepped in

n our house?” she demanded, her vo

he did, he explained everything to her. “So you see, your

.

bride makers tried to fit Ariel into a wh

that!” she snapped, ma

she had on, but being too nice to hurt

oman with brown curly hair

er sister! And she ca

bes and when they put it on her t

ase get all the rest you can.” the curly-haired woman infor

’s face broke into a wide grin and she beckon

king up when you di

verything. Tomorrow you will be q

’m not happy or sad. I’m just going to g

ppy. At least one of us will ma

ows to watch Mia properly. “And y

e been fortunate to find a scholar that would le

happiness matching that

eak the news and my other plans to father today, but the news of yo

othing for her here and developed the courage to seek something more. She knew she would always be in her si

her sky-blue eyes made so many feel at home. Her perfectly shaped full red lips, down to her long neck, screamed perfection in the flesh.

ad met no maiden or man in the kingdom with the same eyes colour as hers. Her nose was long and pointed and her lips pale and small. Her hair was cu

opposite whenever she stared at herself in the mirror. Whenever she stepped out

sued enlightenment and after her fourteenth birthday. She started on her quest to leave the king

I will support you the best way I can, but promise you will share

r marriage to the alpha king doesn’t work out the way you

. “I doubt I’d want to leave this place

u will be a won

again, and Ariel k

.

of sleep and sends her eyes flying wide open. The cock was still yet

ough the door and the broken tone of his voice had

ning the door wide as soon as she got there. Jobe ent

, what’

Ariel,

way, even as she waited for him

when his wife died, he was doing a very poor job now. She took hold o

d to Ariel? W

, Mia, Arie