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
Under the Eyes
~ ZARA ~
Nerves had grown in my stomach since the minute things calmed down and I didn't know why. I'd been so calm with David the night before—and kind of blurry-eyed, but calm while I was healing.
But something about going back to a normal day, to being under all the eyes of the Select and the Witnesses and everything else was unsettling me.
It wasn't until Abigail had me ready and Ash and I headed out of my room that the fear hit though. It came out of nowhere and made it hard to breathe.
What was going on? Why did I feel suddenly terrified?
Ash looked at me from the side. "Are you okay?"
How could he tell that I wasn't?
"I don't know," I said honestly. "I'm just… really shaky all the sudden."
He stopped walking and turned to face me. "Shaky how? Pain?"
"No, that's the thing. My body feels fine. It's… I'm afraid."