Chapter 1

"She'll be mine soon," I heard Kieran, my fiancé say in a low but clear tone with pride and narcissism in his voice. "Once the marriage is over and the contract is signed, I'll have full control over her. The council will bend to my will, and the throne will follow."

 My breath caught in my throat. I remember when my fiancé walked up to me and professed his love to me sweetly making me believe that he might have actually been in love but with me , but right now, i can't believe that this words is coming out of the same mouth.

 "And her power?" another voice asked , one i didn't recognize, perhaps one of Kieran's advisors.

 "She's a pureblood," Kieran said, his tone dripping with confidence. "The power in her bloodline is tied to the Moon Goddess herself. Once we are bound, that power will be mine to command. And with it, I'll have the strength to crush anyone who opposes us."

 My chest tightened heartbroken. I had always known Kieran's ambition was ruthless, but to hear him speak so openly of using me , my blood, my power for his own gain… It was worse than i could have ever imagined.

 "We'll need to move quickly," the advisor added. "The council won't approve of such force. If they suspect anything….."

 "They won't," Kieran cut in, his voice dark. "By the time they realize what's happened, it will be too late." 

 "All you need to do as soon as possible after the marriage is to get her pregnant," a familiar voice said ."That way,she would be chained to you forever" . I quickly realized that it was the voice of the King, my fiancé's father whom I'd always gist with whenever he was around.

 I pressed a hand to my mouth with my mind spinning and heartbeat getting faster further realizing the true meaning of what i had just heard.This wasn't just about an alliance. Kieran intended to control me completely, to strip me of any agency and use me for his rise to power. And he wouldn't stop until the entire kingdom — and beyond — was his.

 My heart sank. All my life i've been the perfect princess, learning manners, diplomacy, and always flashing the perfect smile for the camera.

 Today , I'm going to take the biggest step towards helping my nation. I'm going to marry the prince of Austania to build the military alliance. For an extra rehearsal for our wedding, i snuck into the prince's private quarters at the west wing and overheard the conversation that shocked me to my bones.

 My fiancé's father chuckles darkly "Don't underestimate her, I've heard several conversations with her ,son. Her claws are too sharp now and you would have to nullify that part of her,"

 "Sharp claws or not, she's nothing more than a girl," Kieran says, his voice thick with ridicule . "What's the worst she can do?. All she has been trained to do is to play princess, smile for the camera and wear pretty flowery dresses just like mom."

 "Kayla Snow is nothing like your mother who easily succumbed to me before our marriage," his father replies. " This girl has been given too much freedom, her parents and brother have treasured her and allowed her to learn skills that women wouldn't dare to do. You'll have to break her and fast. And the most assured way is to get her pregnant tonight!"

 My jaw drops open in shock, my left hand covering my mouth to hold back my someworth amazed gasp. Never… not even once has my fiancé made me feel that he felt this way about women! Most especially about me!

 "Kayla is just a killjoy, " my fiancé says with a downhearted sigh, and my cheeks burned with humiliation that he could say that about me!Me!. "She's so naive and barely lets me kiss her, I don't think having intercourse with her would be happening tonight."

 "There's a great deal at stake if you don't,son," the King snapped at my fiancé , and I silently peeked through the doorknob into the room to see four men seated round the dining table in the room, their arms crossed in their wedding tuxedos while casually talking about how to make me succumb.

 Anger mixes with the disgust at the pit of my stomach turning over and over again until I feel sick to my stomach.

 "You need to have an edge over this Princess," the King coughs while continuing. "Conquer her, and then all the resources of her kingdom and her pure blood powers will become ours. If she won't submit willingly tonight ,you will have to force her."

 "She react like every other girl would. She would scream and her guards will come running!"

 "She won't!" my fiancé's father growls. "It's in a female story nature to submit…. Women are just animals, they obey the strong. Just show her that you are her Alpha and she would succumb….soon enough."

 "And if she says no? Or if she prove stubborn and tries to escape?" My fiancé tilts with his eyes on his father clearly enjoying the suggestions that he made.

 "There's no way she can escape from us," the king huffed. "In our Kingdom, we have complete control over our women. Even if after marrying you, she automatically becomes Queen, Kieran, she still belongs to you."

 I notice their lips turn upward with greedy smiles.

 And me? I almost puked out of anger, fear and disgust. 

 I tried to calm myself down stroking my left palm down my chest while silently breathing in and out with my heart was pounding loudly though it wanted to jump out of my b-cup chest.

 My mother's voice, soft and gentle, echoed in my mind.

 "You are more than a princess, Kayla. You carry the blood of the Moon Goddess herself. Never forget that power."

 I slowly backed away from the door, dashing with my heart pounding in my chest.I absolutely cannot marry him I thought with tears flowing from my eyes running down my cheeks. I just can't allow Kieran to take everything from m….my freedom, power, my future.

 My mind faltered with how much my world just collapsed.