"hey, dude stop!"
"fuck off and let me finish him!"
"he's already done, just leave him man"
"no"
Another hard kick to the stomach, more coughing, more pain... seriously what's this dudes problem? Squinting my eyes open, I see his blurry figure above me, he was getting ready to punch me again. slowly trying to get back up, I see his fist coming at me in slow motion, lifting my hand to block his attack, I slowly rise with a firm grip on his hand to make sure he knew I was done with his crap. Or at least show that I'm not quite done yet. Breathing in I calm my nerves closing my eyes in the process. It was one of the ways that helped me to focus better, deep breaths and let the darkness calm you. With a small smirk my eyes fly open, my free hand going for his jaw. A good hit, he stumbles back. Turning away to leave, I can tell he's gonna make a grab for one of my shoulders, turning slightly to the side I grab his incoming hand and flip him over my right shoulder. Once on the ground, I can hear his friend cussing and the rest of the crowd gasp in awe. Walking away slowly I thought I had done well, though I probably looked awful but I had finished the fight pretty well. Before getting to far I hear another gasp from the crowd and then his booming voice...
"That's enough you two! Tanner, Dillon! to my office at once!" the principal.
...shit.
Forced into an engagement with a man she doesn't love, Reyna must ignore her bond with her father's general in order to avoid a war and save her throne.
*****
As the first female heir to one of the great Northern Kingdoms, Reyna panics when her claim to the throne is threatened by the discovery that her father's general is her soulbound partner. She forces herself to ignore their connection, determined to be more than a general's wife, only for her father to manipulate her into a political engagement with a man she could never love. So to forge her own path forward, keep her throne, and confront her feelings for the general who owns her heart, Reyna must find a way to refuse this arranged marriage without destroying her kingdom in the process.
[[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]
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