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
Held for You
~ ZARA ~
I'd never known there was a holding cell attached to the council chambers. Two of them, actually. Of course, it made sense. It was where David and his Advisors heard the testimony of people when there was a decision to be made. Of course they needed a way to contain enemies or possible spies—a place where they couldn't be seen or contacted by anyone else.
When David stalked away from us down in the dungeon, my heart had thrilled because I'd known what he was doing—getting me out of there.
But then Emory started panicking, because it was clear she understood that too.
I'd pleaded with her to stop fighting as they dragged me away. But she was desperate and trying to get David to listen.
The guard was beating her again when they pulled me out of there and it made me sick.
In that moment, I resolved that as a part of this strategy to make the people believe I'd swayed David, that I would be able to free her.