The Helio's Bride
A princess with a twisted past. When her fate takes an unfortunate turn, she is thrown off her pedestal and into the web of marriage with the bloodthirsty king of the enemy kingdom. Faced with life and death choices, Delaney must decide whether to side with the enemy—her new husband—or her family who betrayed her. __ As the son of the sun goddess, Darius finds his life unnecessarily long and boring. Until he meets his bride, Delaney, the feisty, fiery princess who is rumored to have rejected suitors by the dozen, the only female descendant of his arch nemesis, and a demon princess. When they get married, will he use her in his quest for revenge, or fall in the trap of her charm like every other male does?
The broken mirror (5)
That night, Marlena couldn't sleep. She tossed and turned in bed restlessly. After what felt like endless hours, she got out of bed and decided to go to the kitchen to find some warm water or milk.
Maids weren't usually allowed to take anything from the kitchen if they had not been permitted by the head maid or the queen but since Queen Loretta had set her eyes on passing Marlena off as a princess, she had allowed the young woman unlimited permission to eat and drink anything she wanted.
She was surprised to find Regina already in the kitchen.
"Mother?" She called.
Regina poured something into a cup and brought it to her, making Marlena step back from the offensive smell emanating from the strange-looking concoction.
"What is this?"
"The best drink you will ever have to help you sleep. You have been restless. I thought you might need something to help you fall asleep."