Royally Entangled

ng with frustration. Her sister, Danielle, sat calmly on the c

le sis," Daniell

about this. Not about what it felt like to be forced into a marriage y

tory. To them, Danica was a means to an end: a tool for securing alliances and expanding their influence. Danielle had been

oice trembling. "I'm not ready to get married! I want to marry the man I

she also knew their parents wouldn't listen. The decision had already been m

. But behind the beauty lay a harsh truth: in Beaumont, wealth and status ruled. The poor were invisible, and

Or cold and calculating? Did he care about the people he would one day rule or only a

ng for the annual festival. Traditionally, he would greet the city's maidens

love-with

and no one, not even her parents knew about their relationship. I

est cabin, a thrill surged through h

ard, Raymond. "His Majesty gave strict orders f

anced at hi

d. I'll return

ed aside and let the prince pass. He had learned long ag

hen, he'd chosen silence. The prince could be both charming and infuriating, and defying him was dangerous. But if t

Jane answered the door. Her eye

sked, flashing that fam

he door wider, voice barel

and kissed her deeply. Their love, forbidden and

thing for certain: he had to find a way to be with Jane openly. No

ollapsed onto the couch, her energy spent.

pered. "I can't marry a man I don't love

ll figure something out, little sis

aze drifted, her thoughts tangled in unc

nection was instant. He was a noble, like her, and they shared the same values, the same world.

ed nobles, commoners married commoners. It was a centuries-old system,

y challenged and never b