[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 ~
My mom was freaking out.
Somehow she'd gotten even more anxious than I remembered while they were here.
I had a splitting headache and my head was foggy, which was scary given what they said had happened. I remembered getting knocked off my horse and Ash screaming and launching at me, but nothing after that, even though they said I'd stirred a lot and spoken a couple of times.
I kept blinking, my eyelids heavy. Like I wanted to sleep. The doctor they'd brought in was worried.
"Concussion is very likely. You'll need to be woken every hour overnight to ensure that your brain hasn't swollen. Unless…" he turned to look at my father, whose lips pursed suddenly.
"Unless?" I asked, then winced, because my own voice sounded so loud in my head, it hurt.
Ash was staring at me, and for the first time I was seeing the darkness and intensity in him that I used to see in Arinel.