Pearys

"Whoever insult the Jerivians is insulting my fiancee and insulting my fiancee is insulting me."

* * *

An alliance marriage was arranged between two rival Kingdoms - Qalagon and Jerivia. The agreement was that the Crown Prince of Qalagon will marry the Princess of Jerivia.

But due to an assassination attempt, the Princess of Jerivia was in a coma just weeks before the wedding. If the alliance marriage fails, then what awaits the two Kingdoms was an unprepared war.

The female Army Commander of Jerivia Kingdom was tasked to take on the identity of the Princess and fulfil the alliance marriage.

As such, the infamous Commander of Jerivia, Iria Alewine disguised herself as the Princess and meet the aloof yet powerful Crown Prince of Qalagon, Arin Helev.....

"No less than three months and no more than six months. We need just that, Commander Iria. Stay at Qalagon as the Crown Prince's wife during that and when you come back, you will lead the soldiers to fight the Qalagons."

This was the original plan but what will happen if an unlikely romance sparked between the two? Will Commander Iria be able to follow the original plan?

Rivalry of the two Kingdoms
Palace Politics
Palace Romance
Friendship and Betrayal

With all mentioned above taking place, read the story to see how the alliance marriage went wrong!

-------

*Excerpt*

"Don't you still understand?" The words escaped her lips before she could even realize. Then she met his gaze - calm yet sincere. It only made her felt the pressure more. "You should distance yourself from me unless you want to get hurt."

She made a deliberate paused before she said, "I'm not someone who is capable of loving you."

He still maintained that calm demeanor and she felt helpless. For the first time, she wished to know what he had on mind! However...

"You can say anything you want, Iria. But you can't lie to yourself."

"..."

The Commander's face turned pale in the blink of an eye! What did he just say? 

Iria Alewine quickly took a look at her own heart. She realized that the walls she built in order to not let anyone in were close to crumbling! The walls were already weakened by the holes that were drilled from the exterior, slowly yet continuously.

Then she realized one thing. He was telling the truth! 

-------------------

Disclaimer: I do not own the cover photo. It is uploaded from another source and all rights credited to the real owner...

The Alliance Marriage Went Wrong

As everything went well, Emperor Kalos Francia was very quick to talk to the Duke of Manea who was delighted by the news. The talk went very well and even the date for the wedding was set right away. Considering Arin and Iria's situation, they decided for the wedding to be held a week later.

It wasn't easy for the King and Queen to travel too much and even when they travel, they cannot stay too long. So, both Orius and Valerie agreed to have the wedding early.

"I thought that I'm here for uncle's birthday party but it turns out that it's also for the wedding of my twin brother," Iria said to Arin with a smile on her face.

After spending half a day exploring the capital, the couple were now resting on the farm which belonged to the imperial family. They were in the orchard sitting under the tree and shielded from the strong sun by the shadow.

Not A Hassle