The prince

"I want you to meet someone." Jai declared as he stared straight at Alyssa who sat across the table from him.

"Who is it, father?" Alyssa asked immediately as she felt a bad premonition on what she was about to hear.

"Lucas Brine, The man you are going to marry." He responded before going back to his meal like he did not just say something so shocking.

Everyone at the table froze at they started at King Jacob in shock.

Alyssa was the most shocked of them all.

"The man I am going to marry? What do you mean by that father? Is this some sort of a joke?" She asked urgently panic seeping into her voice.

Jai did not care about her disrespectful tone and replied her slowly.

"You heard me right. I do not joke with matters such as this." King Jai responded with a serious look.