Pearys

"Whoever insult the Jerivians is insulting my fiancee and insulting my fiancee is insulting me."

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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!

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*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! 

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The Alliance Marriage Went Wrong

In the royal palace of Helsia, Derin walked inside the King's chamber and bowed to greet the king who was sitting on a chair behind the desk.

When the King looked up at him, Derin felt the pressure. He really wished to avoid giving this report to the King. However, there was no way to avoid it.

"What is it?" Zaro Aventine asked as he could sense that something wasn't right.

"The soldiers who went to check on Her Majesty have returned but... they said that Her Majesty didn't enter the palace, let alone the capital," Derin informed the King with his head bowed.

Hearing this, the eyes of the young King grew wide and he abruptly rose from his seat. "What do you mean?" he asked. "How is that possible?"

"I have no idea, Your Majesty," Derin replied, not daring to look up even once.

Placing his palms on the table, Zaro Aventine narrowed his eyes as many possibilities entered his mind.

It Will Be Too Late