Shanna has spent her whole life waiting—waiting to be old enough, waiting for the day she must pick a consort, waiting for a chance to finally overcome her despicable stepfather… and waiting for someone to finally banish the loneliness that comes with being a queen-in-waiting one step away from being murdered.On the eve of the two-week event during which she must pick a consort from a bevy of suitors, two strangers arrive claiming to have been invited—though she knows full well they did not receive any such invitation. But the handsome, mischievous Prince Kallaar is too intriguing to resist, and his quiet bodyguard too compelling to ignore…But she’s learned the hard way never to let anyone get too close, and on the verge of gaining true independence her stepfather will stop at nothing to see she never gets it.

Threesome, Bisexual, MMF, Bodyguard, Royalty/Nobility, Secret betrothal, Protective, Serious

Lifesworn is created by Megan Derr, an eGlobal Creative Publishing Signed Author

Lifesworn Series

When he woke, bright sunlight was spilling in through dusty, blurry panes of cheap glass. All seemed normal outside, to judge from the level of noise and what little of the words he could make out. Pulling on his boots and weapons, he crept downstairs and stood where he could see out the shop window without anyone seeing him.


   A great many guards filled the streets, so they must still be looking for him. Not that it would do much good, given he'd been masked the whole time, but they would definitely take notice of a heavily armed, wounded man.


   He'd just have to keep waiting it out. Hopefully the innkeeper wouldn't sell him out. But then, nearly everyone in this city seemed to despise King Mercen and the foreign soldiers harassing and overtaking them, so he wasn't too worried about the innkeeper. On the other hand, if they had reason to suspect he was hiding something, threats and money went a long way toward loosening tongues.


Chapter 94