Archer has always known what is expected of him. He accepts to be betrothed
to a woman he doesn’t know, for the sake of the kingdom. An alliance
between the two kingdoms is needed in order to fight off the rebels. He
goes to great lengths to win the affection of his betrothed.

Adalia doesn't want to be an ornament. She wants to be a strong queen, who
joins her army in battles. But she is a princess. The only thing expected
of her is to be beautiful and reproduce one heir after another. Adalia goes
to Archer’s kingdom ready to accept her fate. But when she runs into Xander
her childhood crush, she commits to marrying him instead of the future King.

BRED FOR DUTY

"Don't do that," Archer was slowly getting irritated by Adalia's guilty expression each time they crossed paths with Xander. It made him feel like she didn't think what they were doing was right. However, to him it felt perfect. 


"I don't like it when you make that expression," he pressed his palms against her cheeks. "Like what we are doing is wrong?" 


She pulled his hands down. "What we are doing isn't wrong. But what I did was. I shouldn't have told him I would marry him without being sure first." 


"Yes," she kissed into both his palms. 


He felt a whoosh of tense air exhale from his lungs. "It's going to be fine." 


Once they were far enough from the North Kingdom, Xander turned his horse and geared it towards the forest. He was going to hide and watch until it was time for him to carry out his plan. 


CHAPTER TEN