Dark and lovely
slammed open. My hand instinctively covered my mouth, tryin
ou?" he shou
toms of his legs near where I was hidin
here," he whispered menacing
n with fear, not a single
me! I am your lord and master. After eve
room, and suddenly, I was pulled out from under the bed by my hair. I scre
ccompanied by a barrage of profanities. I shut my eyes tightly, trying to shield my face wi
flooded my mind, recalling the once-happy life I had before being forcibly taken away by this man. I remembered how I was coerced, threatened, and blackmailed into marrying him. Images of the t
anytime soon. This time, it appeared that the Dark Pr
a, I'm n
friend, Anna, pleaded. Her light brown eyes be
voring the sensation of the gentle b
her for days. Ever since the invitation was posted in the center of our v
rich ladies and lords got to. All it is used for is social st
osted in this region! When will a chance like
on't you go yourself?" I have better things to do, I thought. even t
till she was in front of me and grabbed my hand. "This could be our chance, Shirley! we could get out of this village, we might meet a Lord that will fall head
e likeliness of my kind. They will look down their noses at us in disgust. bu
long. Then a thought burst th
Dark Prince is hosting t
and kills all in his path to conquer new land. He kills innocent farm workers like us, Anna. I heard he even
ly won't even see him Shirley. There will be hundreds of people there, and he wi
d a po
apple pie all for you
decided i
t. "But, what am I going to wear? I have
k fantastic on you! Just come to my cottage tomorrow
up at the clear sky. But even as I was agreeing, I cou