Chapter one
Chloe’s POV:
I awoke to the sounds of laughter outside of my bedroom door, the voices were clearly my mother and sister. All my life, I have been mistreated by this family, treated like a slave in my own home. Yesterday I turned 18, and they told me the truth. They weren’t my real family, the king had adopted me out of pity. My real father was the kingdoms best knight, he had proudly served his king, eventually giving his life for him, not long after, my mother died during childbirth. Out of pity for me, and respect to my father, the king had adopted me, and for a while treated me like his own. That was until he got married to the queen, and they had their own child. She turned him against me and made him treat me like a maid. Her daughter was nearly as bad as her mother, constantly kicking me or pushing me as a child. Now that I am 18, I am legally allowed to marry, and leave this wretched kingdom behind!
Without warning, my mother burst into the room, my sister and a maid behind her. “Ah your awake” she smiled. “Yes of course I am ma’am” I replied timidly. She always insisted I called her that. “I have some news for you” she said, and I noticed the smile widening on her face. Before I could reply she cut me off “The king and I have arranged with the nearest kingdom that you are to marry their eldest son, Daniel. This is to ensure that both kingdoms show a united front against the Far away kingdom”. I stared at her, speechless, taking in all this new information. “When is the wedding” I managed to ask “in two weeks, we want you gone as soon as possible, but the king and queen also need to inform their son of the news, poor boy” she laughed wickedly before leaving the room. I stared blankly as my sister approached me “I’ve never liked you, but I am sorry you are being forced into this marriage. Mom says you’ll be better off there, she says that they may tolerate you better than we did, but I am truly sorry that it’s you going” she whispered, and quickly ran out of the room.
The maid left a tray of food on my bedside table and respectfully left the room, allowing me to process the news. I felt tears suddenly streak down my face, but I noticed they were not sad tears, but rather tears of joy. I laughed as the realisation washed over me. I can finally be free of this kingdom!
Spencer’s POV:
I paced the room as my friends went over the plan again, making sure there were no errors to what we had in store for the kingdom tomorrow night. “Are you sure you have this all planned out properly Taylor? We can’t afford to make ANY mistakes tomorrow” I said hastily “relax boss, I have everything calculated and planned out. There won’t be any mistakes unless someone f***s it up” he replied, instantly looking at his brother. Taylor and Drew were the best at making plans to terrorise kingdoms. Over the years, our clan have become the strongest and most feared, causing kingdoms to make alliances just to protect themselves from us. “What about the royal family? What are we going to do to them?” Lucas asked, making us all look at him sharply “no harm is to come to them yet, there are two princesses at the castle, we can kill them and make their parents watch as we feast on their blood” I replied dismissively. “You know, I hear that the oldest princess is being forced into marrying some prince from another kingdom, apparently she’s been mistreated all her life by the family” Drew explained, making us all look at him curiously “then death will be a blessing to her” Taylor laughed “I will make a judgment of her when we arrive” I decided, making them silent about the topic altogether.