How can you lose something you never have? When your own mother poisons you to gain pity from others, how should you feel? Why was I, the youngest, being married off? How could I care about something that was never mine? WARNING! Viewer discretion advised: Story contains adult content that is unsuitable for children. NOTE from the writer: I'm an amateur writer so please overlook plot holes, grammar issues, or anything else a story is supposed to have. This is my original story so... as the saying goes "if you have nothing nice to say, don't say anything at all".

What is beauty? What is darkness? What is light? What is color? What is green? This is a "side story" to RUYI. To avoid confusion, first read RUYI before reading this short story. NOTE from the writer: I'm an amateur writer so please overlook plot holes, grammar issues, or anything else a story is supposed to have. This is my original story so... as the saying goes "if you have nothing nice to say, don't say anything at all".

This is the sequel of RRR, so new readers please read it before starting this book. Agneya, the soon to be crown prince of Rakshatra, was bounded by his father's promise to enter the new realm and help the people regain peace once and for all. The Promise was to help the people and then return back to his rightful position as the crown Prince of Rakshatra. Would he be able to comeback alive? Will it take forever for him to comeback? There was a girl living in Pranyakta Kingdom, who had made sacrifices for even the smallest of things, just for her family and sister. All her life, she had been the perfect daughter and ideal sister, by never saying 'NO' to their requests or orders. Will her life experiences affect her love life as well? What if she becomes the Soulmate of their New King? Will she be a strong Queen to empower him or Will she become his weakness, giving a chance for enemies to attack him? ----------------------------------------------------------------- There will be lots of twists and turns, so stay tuned. Never underestimate my female leads though 😉

One Year, that's what they agreed upon. That's why she worked so hard to please him. That's why she did everything in her power to help him and his people. So she could live her second life, the way she wanted. In peace. One Year, they promised each other. To live a life as husband and wife. One Year, to convince everyone that they were a loving couple. One Year, to gather information on his enemies. One Year, to gather as much support and power from the royal court to his side. One Year, of playing pretend and fooling the whole Kingdom of their fake love story. Little did she know, it only took One Year for him to fall in love with her. Will he keep to his word of One Year? Or go back on it and break their promise?