THE CHOICE: My King or My Knight?
[COMPLETE] When Zara walked in on her boyfriend sleeping with another woman, she cursed God for the lack of good men in this miserable, modern world. Then she woke up in a romantic land of honorable Knights and the Royal Court. There, Zara is stunned to find herself one of eighteen women called The Select, from which the handsome, powerful King will choose his bride. She finds the magnetic King compelling. But her dashing Knight Defender has declared his love—and vows to save her from certain death: Tradition requires every woman in the Select who is not the King’s chosen bride to be executed to cover her family’s shame. Yet, the King is also making his intention to win Zara clear. None of this would matter if it was just a dream. But Zara is soon forced to accept that this is no fantasy. Which means each man—and his love—is real. And this world is a deadly nightmare. As the tension between the two men grows, Zara must make a choice. But how can a woman choose between a powerful King and a deadly Knight? Especially when either would kill to keep her? Are you #TeamKing or #TeamKnight? COVER IMAGE: Copyright (c) 2023 Author AimeeLynn
Time for the Truth
~ ZARA ~
"Darling," David breathed, his brows pinched and forehead lined. "I didn't mean to hurt you. I just needed them to believe that I would."
"I know," I croaked. "I know, David. But… but this is the way it's always been with us. There's always one face to the world and another to each other. And I know… I get it now. That we have to do this, I know we do. And I will. I'll play along. But I need… I need something from you. I can't… I can't keep any more secrets from you, and I can't keep watching you pretend to hate me until I'm certain of you. Because this is hard and I'm afraid of you when you get like that. I don't want you to have questions about me. And I don't want to be afraid of you anymore, either."
David jerked. His eyes widened.
"What have I done to make you uncertain? That cut? I hated that, Zara. But I couldn't give them any reason to believe I won't hurt you right now. They have to believe we're enemies if this is going to work!"