[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
~ ZARA ~
The wild, unhinged look in his eyes was terrifying.
"I get it, David. I do. I'm not… I don't want to make this worse for you. But I also don't want you to accidentally fall into one of his traps. He's been working on you since before I got here. You said yourself, he knew your father—"
"Don't." David stiffened and his voice was cold with warning.
I took a deep breath. "David, we have to look at all of this the way it really is. We can't… we can't flinch."
"You think I'm flinching?" he growled. "You think I have done anything since you left but face what I have been forced to face—without you!? Believing you were my enemy?! You think I just—"