AnotidaMandemwa

[This book is complete]
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?

[WSA 2024 Entry]

Regal Games

Lucia rested her head on Michael's shoulder as their driver drove them back to the capital city. He was going to drop her off at the Handhoff Estate before going to the airport with her siblings and the rest of his family to pick up her parents. They had slept in after a long night of playing board games.

This time tomorrow, she would be walking down the aisle towards him. The thought put butterflies in her belly and made the muscles of her back want to contract. A shiver travelled up her spine.

Michael rubbed her arm in response.

She shook her head, "Nothing. I'm fine."

She wondered if she would be as nervous as she was now.

Yes, she decided, she would be, if not a lot more. She would also be as excited. She looked up at Michael.

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