PROPOSAL

Count Freya's POV

"It is an honor to be in the presence of thy Lord your highness" I was wondering why the King of Persia had suddenly requested a meeting with me, when he finally spoke "As you know, nearly half of Persia is owned by your late brother-in-law, Baron Leonard, and since you are now in possession of the assets, I would like to make a proposal" he probably wants to ask for one of my daughters hand in marriage, but I would never let an old man as he lay a hand on my precious jewels.

"I want one of your daughters to marry the third prince of Persia, Azazel", my heart literally skipped a bit, that man was rumored to be lucifer himself, I will not give my children to a man like that."Your highness, my first daughter is married and is expecting child" this was a total lie as they were just newlyweds and she vowed that she would never bear child but another woman would bear her children." What about your second daughter?" the King asked, "she is underage,15 years, your highness" " what do you want me to do now?, it is clear, that you do not want your daughters to marry into this home" he said with a rather annoyed face, " it would have been better if one of them survived" he mumbled, and suddenly I blurted "Clementine" "what?, why are you talking about fruits" the King asked," the girl, my brother-in-law's only daughter, Clementine, she is of marriageable age and we were planning a with Count Pala–" I was cut short immediately, " why didn't you say so earlier, that's even much better" the king said so with a smile, "how much is her dowry, I want them married by tomorrow", it caught me all by surprise and there was a tinge of guilt in my mind, but I waved it off and blurted "2 million starres" the king looked at me with his eyebrow arched, " for a mere girl, that's too much don't you think? ", I thought of this as an escape route and said " that's her price, if you can't accept it, I shall take my leave then" A nobles daughter, should be 1 million starres at most and asking for two million would be too much, I stood up and was about to take my leave when, "you really don't want to give any of the women at your residence to the kingdom, but if that is all, I shall pay the price on her head" the king said this with a determined look and asked the servant next to him to get something and in the next few minutes two bags of gold starres were at my foot and my eyes went wide and I could only mutter "Thank you, your highness, we shall start making preparations for tomorrow's wedding as soon as I get home" "I shall send help, we don't want her making a fool of herself, since I have never heard of this 'Lady Clementine' " he said with a grin on his face.

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"Elora is Ophelia home? hurry and get her " "but father why do you look so tense" Elora my second daughter asked, " Clementine gets married tomorrow ,tsk" I clicked my tongue as I suddenly heard " I am? " Clementine spoke with a soft calm voice , when I turned around, she was wiping her hands on her apron with a grin on her face, she then continued " I was actually tired of waiting, but Count Palestine could've mention it yesterday, I would have started preparing since this morning""... that's because you are marrying the kings third son", " Oh, father" Elora spoke with a rather pale expression and Clementine was still smiling for some reason, Ophelia hard just walked in with her husband and a girl " I found a girl!" she announced...