All Chapters of His Majesty's Forced Bride: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

My uncle gave me a couple of minutes of solitude so I could compose myself. As hard as I was trying, I was not able to stop crying, tears slipped down my cheeks no matter how much I tried to hold them back. Not only was I going to marry a complete stranger but I was doing it today. Everything was happening so suddenly that it felt unreal. Since a while back I suspected that my uncle intended to marry me as soon as I turned nineteen just to get rid of one of us, but I never imagined he would marry me  to a foreigner and send me away to another kingdom, and of course not even in my wildest dreams did I think he would marry me to a king!  I felt the urge to run out of the office to tell my brothers what was happening, to warn them that I was going to be taken away to another kingdom to be the wife of a complete stranger, but I knew the guard was waiting for me o

My whole body trembled. I had never been with a man before and now I was supposed to sleep with this complete stranger that became my husband out of nowhere. The attendees stood one by one to say goodbye to the bride and groom. Their smiles and good wishes felt like daggers to my stomach. Andrew walked towards me and hugged me, I could see in his face that he was mad and that he wanted to stop this, so I knew I had to stop him instead before he did something reckless. “I am fine, I wish I didn’t have to go, I will miss Lerene, but this is a good thing. I will be queen,” I whispered to his ear. “I love you.”“I love you too,” is all he said in return, he was confused by the fact that I kept on reassuring him and Edward that I was fine, so they had no idea how to act or what to do.

It took us three days to get to Dranda. During that time I barely spoke to my husband, he was cold and distant, like he could not care less about me being there and I appreciated it; having him near was intimidating so I preferred his silence and indifference. I was indifferent to him too, every time I had a question or needed something I resorted to Norton or Rudyard who were the friendliest among the king’s knights.  At last, we arrived at our destination. The City of Dranda was surrounded by a thick forest of tall trees, it had four main avenues that led to the castle located right in the middle of the city. As we marched down the North Avenue, people looked outside their windows to witness the king and his new wife. Luckily, the carriage’s roof covered me from their curious gazes. After three days out in the wild, I was in no condition to be seen by an entire kingdom

Four days went by, Cora taught me everything she knew about royal manners, she was a kind yet a strict teacher. During those days, Arlene and Sadie came back once again to bring me some other beautiful dresses that they made for me, some were casual for everyday and others for special occasions. The best thing about those days was that I did not see my husband once during that time, he usually went to bed very late at night and awaked very early in the morning. I could hear him as he came and went through the common area that connected our bedrooms but we never ran into each other and I preferred it that way.  Unlike my husband, desolation was a constant visitor. I inevitably felt broken every day before going to bed and every morning as I woke up. I missed my brothers, Lerene, and the life that was taken away from me without even taking my feelings into consideration. I hated my uncle for doing this to me

I woke up in a bad mood, I wanted to go home and forget I ever knew this place. Cora misinterpreted my moody behavior as annoyance because I had not spent more time with the king the night before. She was so wrong! She was so devoted to the king that she thought everyone felt the same way. In her mind, it was impossible for someone not to love him as much as she did, so, of course, she had no clue about my real feelings for Gregory. We continued with the lessons, this time I put more attention, I did not want to go through what I did the night before and forget everything I learned under pressure. Cora appreciated my extra effort. After the lessons were over, Arlene and Sadie brought more dresses for me, it seemed like their only goal in life was to sew. I enjoyed their visits, apart from Cora, they were my only distractions.