[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
Things remained tense with Ash. We rode back to the castle in near silence. He helped me dismount and hovered at my shoulder on the walk back to my rooms, but there was no chat. And definitely no laughter.
A part of me grieved it. He was a friend that I cared about. And I knew he would have put his life on the line if I'd been under threat. But his unwillingness to listen to me when I told him how I was feeling was a huge red flag.
I was starting to think that maybe Ash's attachment wasn't to me, but to himself. His pride in himself for what he would do, and this idea he had that he could be my savior.
I shook my head at myself for the unforgiving thoughts, but they wouldn't leave me alone. His reaction when I tried to explain had been to make me doubt. And even though I knew he didn't know everything that was happening, so of course he'd be skeptical, it still left a bad taste in my mouth.
He wasn't listening.