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
Answer the Question – Part 1
If you like music while you read, try "Reclaim" by Divide Music. It's what I listened to while writing this chapter!
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~ DAVID ~
The following morning while Zara was with Mardie, I had her snake of a father brought to the council chambers cell where we could be left alone.
I'd had Stark measure the so-called King of Time, to test my own assessment. And we were in agreement: Raymond was a warrior in mind, but not in body. Oh, he'd had training and could handle a weapon—he'd thrown that knife at Erik with precision and force. But he was toothless now. I would be armed and he would not.
In truth, I prayed he would attack when we were alone. It would be my pleasure to run him through. I knew Zara would forgive me.
She still didn't know about what we'd learned, but that was only because the time hadn't been right. And I expected to get more information from the man, which would only help her make her decision.