Sold to the Ruthless Prince
Lady Alora Casteryon
Lady Alora is a distant relative of the royal family, and while she is considered a spinster past marriageable age, she is the only woman from the royal line still in her childbearing years. She thought she had long ago escaped court politics and conspiracies, only to find herself literally sold to a rival kingdom to cement an alliance and prevent an all-out war. Alora knows she is nothing more than a pawn, a token, a puppet—her only value is to bear the thuggish brute of a prince an heir and solidify the union between their two nations. The only problem is her family has grossly misjudged Alora, and all that she is willing to do to see to it that she doesn’t end up as a brood mare to some common, low born prince.
Prince Alric Zaland
Born a commoner, he is now the prince regent of Xalanderia after his clan topples the corrupt, ruling monarchy and seizes the throne with brute strength, sharp battle tactics, and sheer cunning and will. He knows the highborn, Lady Alora is too good for the likes of him, but he can’t deny the fierce, stubborn beauty fires his blood every time she’s near.
Their Ill-Suited Union
Alora doesn’t care what her family and the prince want, she’s had enough of her life being dictated by others and is furious that they believe she can actually be bought and sold like some object. Alric may have purchased a bride, but he’s going to soon discover that what he actually got is an unwilling wife.
Alric has no intention of spending the rest of his years shackled to the shrew of a woman he has just bought and wed. For a highborn, well-learned woman, Alora has let some things escape her memory regarding men from the Zaland clan, and the prince, especially. Alric isn’t called the ruthless prince for nothing. Whether Alora likes it or not, she is now his, and she’s about to learn a very hard lesson on what it truly means to be owned.
