AnotidaMandemwa

[WSA 2024 Entry]
Everyone is playing a regal game. Everyone except Lucia (who probably should).

After her father faced accusations of trying to seize the throne from his father and king, he was exiled along with his family. They were no longer royalty, but his wife would not have it. She was friends with the queen of Vershia and used that to her advantage. Her two older daughters were the right age to marry the two princes, and she would make that happen come what may.

That became a problem when the oldest daughter was ignored by the crown prince, who formed a friendship with the youngest of the girls. There was still hope; Lucia could become the future queen. But Lucia was not groomed for this role. She did not want to live for the type of marriage she could snag. She did not want to take the man who had been planned for her sister.

But that’s the thing with plans, isn’t it? She never planned to fall in love with the man, and there she was: an unwilling participant in the regal games. Would she capture the crown? How would everything affect her relationship with her sister? Was there ever pleasing her mother?

Regal Games

<p>Caroline wanted to cry. With the jewellery in place, she looked better than she had ever dreamt. She wanted to pinch herself. It was happening, today she would marry Alex. She wanted to pinch herself. She looked up at her mother. Josephine was looking down at her and beaming proudly at her handiwork. Her eyes were glittering with unshed tears. They were tears of joy. Her goal for her second daughter was being reached. The queen had sent her a gift that said more than words could ever. She was accepting Caroline into her family.</p>

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