[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 ~
"Ash, how do they know you're here?" I was done. I was done with the mysteries and the vague sense of threat, and the hushed conversations.
These people knew where I lived.
They knew my secret dreams.
And apparently, they knew that Ash was with me.
When I said his name in that tone, he raised his hands to soothe me. He'd closed the door on the bedroom, which at first felt completely normal—something he'd been doing for months. But no… we were here in this world. I wasn't a Select here. I was a woman in her own apartment, and he'd just showed up and—
"Do you remember the day we met?" he asked quietly—so quietly, as if he was trying to stop someone from hearing. But he hurried up until he stood right in front of me. I folded my arms.
"Yeah. I'd just woken up in Arinel and Abigail was fussing and I was confused and you came in and almost caught me naked and… yeah. I remember. I thought it was a dream."