By the River.
Cocobean14
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  • Time 7h 43m
Cocobean14
Ongoing, First published Jan 25, 2018
Mature
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She always wanted an adventure.  She wanted to feel that it would be free like men.  What happens when a man comes into her life and turns her life upside down? 
Meet Lady Alexandria Halloway 18-year-old girl.  She is a beauty and has craved adventure since her parents passed away.  In her time women don't have the freedom men did and she hates it.  
In comes Duke Enrique Alvarez.  He has come to England to find a bride so he can satisfy his parent's need for him to settle down and beget an heir. 
What happens when the Duke has too much to drink and meets a mysterious girl down by the river and has the night of his life?  Something about her has caught his attention and he can't seem to let her go.  No matter who she may be.  
Imagine the surprise Lady Alexandria "Dria" experiences when she is attacked and assaulted by a drunken man who she has no idea who is.  
What happens when this one night causes the biggest scandal of the season? Can they ever find their way to each other and fix the mess they have created?
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You all know the old fairy-tale's where an evil and cruel dragon kidnaps the princess because of her beauty and then knights in shinning armour arrives to save her. After saving her they get the half of the kingdom and marry the princess and lives happily ever after.. But this story is very different... There was once were a beautiful, kind princess named Lydia who got engaged to a prince, but the princess wasn't in love with him at all. One day as she was sleeping peacefully in her bed with her window opened, a dragon named Lithon attacked the kingdom. In it's attack on the kingdom the dragon flew to the castle and was going to destroy it from pure hatred for the royal family, but then he saw the princess through her open window. The dragon fell for her beauty immediately, so he decided to kidnap her, it would also be the perfect revenge on the royal family. So the dragon took the princess to his place, the princess was of course not happy about that and she did freak out. She didn't wanted to live with a dragon! But then, the dragon reached it's house and he changed into a handsome young man! Even though its forbidden for them to be together, the princess slowly fell for the dragon and the dragon fell for her.. but how will this fairy tale end..? like every other, where the prince comes and slay the dragon and gets the girl, or will it be different this time? Highest ranking: #25 in Fantasy (03/03/2016) Copyright © 2014 Dragon__Wolf

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