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16: Taking chances
Mia stumbled back from the hallway and took to her heels, running as fast as her legs trapped in the heavy shoes could take her. She took a different turn from the one she came through, which would lead her to another side of the Palace, but she didn't care and kept running.
She couldn't believe the words she had heard and at the same time, she could. The Alpha King had never wanted her and had threatened her life more times than she could count. He wanted her gone because he had someone he hoped to make queen someday. Someone he desired, someone beautiful, someone he loved.
She had told herself he was noble for keeping away and never trying to get intimate with her, but what she just heard told her he had other motives. Not consummating their union meant they hadn't completed their wedding ritual and were not unified as one. That meant they weren't husband and wife and she wasn't the queen. If he planned to get rid of her, this was one way to go.
Glory TinaQueen Mia plans to run away, how do you think that's going to go? Do you think she can go anywhere and the alpha wouldn't know? I want to hear your thoughts! Please vote and comment. Motivate me people. Much love
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The Alpha King's Ugly Bride 20: Brave face
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