The taste of power was something the King was accustomed to. So, when fiery sprites, like the one he had entertained this evening came into his life, he savored the interaction. She looked so much like her father. The man who had helped him set up his empire. Not that anyone else knew that, least of all the man's daughter. He longed to see if she was cut from the same cloth as her father.
"Lord Baden."
"Your Highness?"
"Follow her. When the moment is opportune, push her limits. I long to see if the fire within her is easily vanquished." The man nodded in agreement, bowing his head.
This girl was a new and exciting game. One that King Vier intended to win.
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The Unraveling
FantasyNesta is a fiery young woman, hell bent on surviving against all costs. Leon is a soldier, desperate to prove himself to the King who saved his life. Their paths cross in an unlikely way and involve a knife passed between them in an unfriendly manne...
