What Lurks Within
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Last published Tue, Jul 9, 2024
"Not once did the thought of marriage cross my mind. Especially to one that was somewhat positively reacted among those within the kingdom of Ku...or so it seemed. His brutal, violent demeanor flowed through...but there had been something else lurking inside.
But it wasn't the marriage or the proposal that had made me so afraid. It was the timing, and the man I was betrothed to."
A samurai who had spent years training to become one of the greatest warriors to exist receives a marriage proposal from Clan Ku: While the youngest son is expected to become King, she is to be betrothed to his older half-brother, an offer the samurai is willing to reject. What may seem like an innocent offer may become something more as war breaks out in Ku. What secrets lurk within the surface?
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