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