Love Beyond the palace

: A Priso

, his voice low and menacing. Amada hesitated, knowing that she couldn't tell her father the truth. "I was just taking a walk in the gardens," she lied, feeling a pang of guilt. Her father's gaze narrowed. "I was looking for you everywhere," he said. "You can't just disappear like that, Amada. You have duties to attend to." Amada felt a surge of anger, but she knew she had to keep it in check. She nodded, feeling like she was being slowly suffocated by the weight of her duties. As the days turned into weeks, Amada felt like she was losing herself more and more. She was a shell of her former self, a mere shadow of the happy, carefree girl she used to be. And then, one day, she saw him. Prince Ryker, the man she was betrothed to, arrived at the palace for a pre-wedding visit. Amada felt like she had been punched in the gut as she saw him, tall and imposing, with a cold, calculating gaze. She knew, in that moment, that she was doomed. She was trapped in a prison of duty, with no escape in sight. As Prince Ryker approached her, Amada felt like she was going to be sick. She tried to smile, to pretend like she was happy to see him, but it was no use. "Hello, Princess