Chapter 1

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Today is the worst day in my life. I've been chosen as an Alexandrian wife. I mean,I knew I was going to be a part of his harem one day or the next. But not today, I'm only 10! The day started like this.....

Ra rose, my ma cooked, my father worked, the rooster croaked, the day started like any other day. After finishing my daily chores I played outside with my fellow pulchritudo children before having to attend my lessons. That's when the procession passed by, every summer the royal family goes on a progress throughout the empire. That's when she saw me, the Sapiens Queen.

My village isn't like any other, its a concubine village. My village was founded for one purpose, one purpose only. That purpose is to provide generations of wives, concubines, mistresses, sometimes even queens to the emperor and his heirs. Every year the current emperor individually chose each woman and man in this village to breed his and his successors' harems. Unlike the rest of the world, my village prayed for girls. Girls were an honor to bear, their child would live in the palace, and serve the Emperor. Other then the honor each family was paid a small amount for their addition to the harem. Of course the girls who were lucky enough to not be blessed with their parents good looks or were damaged goods became palace maids. As the Emperor says," Every girl will pleasure the Emperor. Only the best, beautiful, and most talented are to become wives. Although only the most virtuous will become Chief Wife. But only one will be Queen, only she will rule along side her king as Empress."

Each and every person in my village was born with natural grace, poise, charm,and beauty. So it was only a few times where girls from my village became maids. Peasant girls were often picked to be maids though, they weren't as pretty or virtuous as us. If a family didn't bear a girl then they would be shamed and deemed a disgrace until they did.

Anyways I met the Queen's gaze and immediately swept into a curtsy I was yet to perfect. She smiled amusingly, the procession halted. I was still bowing low, gritting my teeth. Forcing my legs to keep still and balanced.

"In three months time, when the progress has ended, you are to be escorted to my personal palace."

And with that she left. My legs instantly fell and I hit the Earth. My mother rushed to me, dragging me into the house. I didn't understand what just happened but all the adults of my village did. As the three months passed some fellow villagers started treating my family and I like royalty. My father got more money for working less hours, my mother had less village chores to do. But that also meant that some women started bullying my mother and I. The women would tease and bully my mother. Tripping her and sabotaging her chores. It wasn't any better for me, the older girls would pull my hair, trip me, push me into the mud. And the younger girls would follow their example, they would kick dirt in my face as I did my chores. They said some hurtful things to me. They said I wasn't good enough to be Queen and I was just the army's whore. Oxana, one of the older girls told me that I was only called to the Queen's personal palace to be executed because I am such a disgrace. I cried on those days. But my Mother told me they were just jealous of my new status. And when I asked her what that status was, she told me I would understand later.

I was no longer allowed around boys,the only male I would make contact with is my father. I could only have half an hour outside and could only walk, not play. They were afraid i'd get hurt and make ugly scars. What I didn't know was that my life would change forever. _______________________________________

Three Months Later

I was escorted to the queen's personal palace. I only had the clothes on my back and a lapis lazuli around my neck. Hung by a golden cloth my mother gifted to me. I now lay prostate on the marble tiles, my forehead touching the cool marble. When I first arrived at the Queen's palace I was amazed at the glory and richness.

"Rise" the queen's strong voice commands. "I have chosen you, specifically you to become my heir. The next queen." I gasp and crawl up to her feet, kissing them with all my worth. No wonder the girls in my village talked about me as queen.

"I will forever be in your debt my queen. But why me?" The queen laughed a beautiful, light laugh. It was like the song of angels. "Because my child, there's something in you that I see in me, when I was young like you. You were destined for this role." I was speechless, how was I like the queen. I was born to join a harem, not be a queen! The Queen just be mad. Yes she was mad, I'm not fit to be Queen.

"Now child, let me show you around your home for the next 5 years."


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Hey it's Jo! This is the debut of a story i've been working on. I hope you like it and please comment what you think of it and vote if you like it.


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