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

Maybe it's too much, the bride thought as she moved from side to side.

The glitter on the sheer halter neck and the tiny stones sewn into the skirt and corset caught the light and sparkled like stars.

She had gone a little bit crazy on the bling. It may have been the one thing that attracted her to the dress, that and the way the skirt had looked like it came out of a fairytale.

Her sisters were gaping at her. This was probably the first time they had seen the dress in its entirety with everything put together. Hell, her mother had not seen the glitter, and she had been there for the first fitting.

"Too much?" Caroline echoed before she went, "What the fuck do you mean too much? You look beautiful!"

"No wonder you were keeping the dress close to your chest!" Adela said approvingly. "You look like you came out of a fairytale!"

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