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Chapter six
After returning home from the war front, Prince Vaughn had been enjoying the company of many fine women. Maybe they didn’t have the best reputation but they didn’t treat him like everyone else treats ‘the prince’. He could lose himself for some time in comforts that he would not find in battle.
He had several women friends visiting when his dad had dragged him away. He was disturbed when he discovered that not only was he being forced into a marriage that he didn’t even know about until now. But that it had been planned for some time.
Some count’s daughter somewhere was thinking she was going to marry up and live a higher life? But when the King had explained the alliances that it formed, it began to make more sense. Her kingdom had an ace up their sleeve that they would be wise to get on their side. Besides, the girl could enjoy her life as the princess and
Byerly BWhat do you think about the prince?
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