Just a few short stories based around the main characters in a trilogy I'm writing.
For context, the main characters are the heirs to the throne of the major kingdoms of Dieré, a fantasy world. the kingdoms; Everdale, the kingdom of prosperity, represented by Princess Lyra, Silverthorne, the kingdom of luck, represented by Prince Damien, Elosia, the kingdom of servitude, represented by Princess Charlotte, Alvaria, the kingdom of protection, represented by Prince Phillip, Vivisteria, the kingdom of virtue, represented by Prince Jason, Althessia, the kingdom of peace, represented by Prince Henry, and Mizu, the kingdom of serenity, represented by Princess Ayame.
The trilogy will be three books, falling under the abridged title 'Vows of Sovereignty', and the titles in order are 'Unspoken Vows', 'Broken Vows', and 'Everlasting Vows'.
These scenes will mostly showcase the romantic side of things, so you won't see much of Ayame (who is somewhat abused, and thusly a bit averse to touch).
Without further ado, the short stories!
The Emperor's Concubine duology.
Book one and two are combined.
*** The Emperor's Concubine ***
The world seems harsh and cruel, especially when you've been locked away, unaware of the possibility to a different kind of life than the one you're used to.
Princess Celestia Avri was raised in isolation.
Kept hidden away from the outside world and tormented by her own family, her world is suddenly flipped once she's taken to the ruling grand empire, the Cypheler Empire.
Princess Celestia's kingdom brought to ruin, her name and title stripped, she's forcibly taken as possession. The neglected princess is made to live a far different life as a concubine for the notoriously cruel, Emperor Cabel.
*** The Emperor's Concubine Two ***
With the cold hearted emperor, and the once neglected princess engaged, bliss fills each day as their wedding approaches.
Their days of serenity are suddenly disrupted, when a devastating incident shakes the entire empire, and causes the appearance of someone from the princess' past.
A curse of destruction and chaos falls upon the land, and the fate of everyone rests on the shoulders of the emperor's fiancée.
*The Emperor's Concubine 2 chapters will be titled with B.2, standing for Book 2*
(Contains: Assault, abuse, violence, trauma, sex, and cursing. In no way am I trying to 'romanticize' abuse.)
***Trigger warnings placed at the top of chapters. The trigger warning will be placed when topics of abuse, assault, and trauma are written in the chapter***
***COMPLETED!***