All Chapters of BETROTHED TO THE ARROGANT PRINCE -HIS UNTAMED WARRIOR QUEEN : Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

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CHAPTER ONE: A knight. A Princess

✷✷✷SILVARA✷✷⁠✷"Absolutely not."Princess Adrienne didn't bother looking up from the blade she was sharpening, the whetstone singing against steel in steady, furious strokes. The late afternoon sun slanted through the armory windows, catching on metal and dust motes, but she kept her focus on the sword. Anything to avoid looking at her father's face."Adrienne…""I said no." The blade gleamed as she lifted it, examining the edge with a critical eye. Perfect. Sharp enough to split a hair. Sharp enough to cut through whatever ridiculous notion her father had brought into her sanctuary this time. "I'm not attending another gods-damned ball, I'm not entertaining some visiting lord's son, and I'm certainly not…""You're getting married."The words landed like a blade between her ribs.Adrienne's hand stilled. Slowly…so slowly she lowered the sword and finally met her father's gaze. King Aldric stood in the doorway of the armory, looking every one of his sixty years. The afternoon light was

Chapter Two: The Prince's Duty

✷✷✷CAMELOT✷✷✷"You must be kidding me, Father."Prince Orion stood in the war room, arms crossed over his chest, every inch of him radiating barely controlled fury. The afternoon sun slanted through the tall windows, casting long shadows across the massive oak table that dominated the space. Maps and battle plans cluttered its surface territories marked in red, supply routes traced in ink, the careful choreography of war laid bare. But none of it mattered now. Not when his father had just dropped a gods-damned bomb into his life.King Matthias of Camelot didn't even look up from the letter he was reading, his weathered fingers tracing the wax seal. "I assure you, I am perfectly serious.""A marriage." Orion's voice dropped to something dangerously quiet, the kind of tone that made seasoned warriors take a step back. "To some spoiled little princess from a kingdom I could conquer before breakfast.""Silvara may be small," his father said, finally setting down the parchment, "but it's o

Chapter Three: The Golden Lion of Camelot

⁠✷✷✷SIVARA⁠✷✷✷The northern border of Silvara stretched out before them like a wound in the earth…barren, rocky terrain that offered no cover.One hundred soldiers. That's all Adrienne had managed to rally before her father's advisors started wringing their hands about leaving the capital undefended. One hundred men against an army five times their size.The odds didn't bother her.What bothered her was the gods-damned betrothal that kept circling through her mind like a vulture over carrion.Their camp sprawled across the valley floor just before the boundary markers, a collection of tents and cookfires that seemed almost obscenely cheerful given what awaited them come dawn. Knights laughed around the fires, passing wineskins and trading stories like they weren't marching toward their deaths. Like tomorrow wasn't going to paint these rocks red.Adrienne sat apart from them, perched on a flat boulder that overlooked the camp, her sword across her knees. She'd been cleaning the blade

Chapter four: Knight In Shining Armour

"What…"The knights of Camelot hit Garrick's forces like a hammer blow from the gods themselves. At their head rode a figure on a massive black warhorse, moving through the enemy lines with the casual efficiency of Death taking inventory. His sword was a blur of silver and crimson, and men fell before him like wheat before a scythe.One. Two. Five. Ten.He killed ten soldiers without even dismounting, his horse responding to the slightest pressure of his knees while his blade did its brutal work.Adrienne found herself staring.The rider's armor was dark steel chased with gold, his helm shaped like a lion's maw. But it was the way he moved that caught her attention…fluid, precise, utterly devastating. He made killing look like an art form.His gaze swept the battlefield, sharp and assessing. Then stopped on her.Even across the chaos and carnage, Adrienne felt the weight of that stare. The rider's head tilted slightly, and she knew he'd recognized her. The only woman on the battlefiel

Chapter Five: The princess's lover

✷✷✷SILVARA✷✷✷The bathwater had gone cold an hour ago, but Adrienne hadn't cared. She'd needed to scrub the blood off…enemy blood, her soldiers' blood, the metallic stench that seemed to have seeped into her very pores. Now she stood in her chambers wrapped in a silk robe that felt wrong against her skin, watching Old Rosaline and two younger maids fuss over an elaborate gown spread across her bed.The dress was a nightmare of purple silk and white embroidery, with a neckline that would show far too much skin and sleeves that would restrict her movement. It looked expensive. It looked elegant.It looked like a cage."I'm not wearing that thing, Rosa."Old Rosaline, who'd been the head maid since before Adrienne was born, who'd nursed her through childhood fevers, who was more mother than servant didn't even look up from smoothing out the fabric. "Come now, you're a princess. Dress like royalty for once in your life.""Nah." Adrienne crossed her arms, still dripping water onto the ston

Chapter Six: The Prince's Lover

✷✷⁠✷CAMELOT✷✷✷Orion slammed into the palace suite like a storm, his mood as black as the sky outside. Dinner with his family had been a special kind of torture—his father unmoved by his report that Princess Adrienne could clearly defend herself, his sister finding the entire situation hilarious."We're going to Silvara for dinner tomorrow night," his father had announced, as casually as if he were discussing the weather."What? You mean who and…""Father, all of us, right?" Giselle had interrupted, practically vibrating with glee. "Including me? I need to see the girl who's making my big brother run mad.""Manners, Giselle," their mother had cautioned, but even she'd been smiling.Orion had excused himself shortly after, unable to stomach another minute of his family's amusement at his expense.Now he stood in his chambers, yanking at his collar, wanting nothing more than to hit something. Or drink something. Or…"You're back."The voice came from his bed, sultry and knowing. Celeste

Chapter Seven: That Damned Smirk

Three hours later, Adrienne stood in her chambers while two maids fussed over her hair, weaving the blonde curls into an intricate braid that wrapped around her head like a crown. The blouse fit perfectly—high-necked and modest, but tailored to show her figure. The trousers were crisp and elegant, paired with polished black boots that could double as weapons if needed.She looked like a princess.She looked like a warrior.She looked like herself.A knock at the door interrupted her inspection. "Enter."Lancelot and Leon filed in, both trying unsuccessfully to hide their grins."Well, well." Lancelot circled her slowly, his dark eyes gleaming with mischief. "Look at you. Almost respectable.""Almost?" Adrienne raised an eyebrow."The trousers are a nice touch." Leon's expression was more diplomatic, but his gray eyes danced with amusement. "Your father is going to have an apoplexy.""That's a bonus.""So." Lancelot dropped onto her bed, making himself comfortable despite the maids' di

CHAPTER EIGHT: You've got be fucking kidding me

The world tilted.No.No.This couldn't be happening. The pompous knight who'd swooped in to save her couldn't possibly be the prince."Oh, you're here too," Adrienne heard herself say, the words tumbling out before she could stop them. "Great. Where's the actual prince?"Silence filled the throne room, if a single pin fell you could possibly hear its sound.Orion's smirk transformed into a full, devastating grin. "Right here, Princess."The floor might as well have opened up and swallowed her whole."You've got to be fucking kidding me."She said it out loud. In front of both royal families.For one frozen heartbeat, nobody moved.Then Princess Giselle burst out laughing—a bright, uncontrollable sound that echoed off the stone walls. She doubled over, actually clutching her stomach, tears streaming down her face."Oh—oh my gods—" Giselle gasped between fits of laughter. "She—she didn't know! She had no idea!"King Aldric's face had gone white. King Matthias's expression was stone col

CHAPTER NINE: An insufferable prince.

Giselle was now hitting the table, shoulders shaking with silent laughter. Several advisors had disapproval looks in their faces.Queen Helena's lips twitched. "Perhaps we should discuss the wedding arrangements?""Excellent idea," King Aldric said quickly. "The ceremony is planned for four weeks from now. We thought the temple would be—""Will there be combat?" Adrienne interrupted.Everyone turned to stare at her."I'm sorry?" her father said weakly."Combat. At the wedding. Surely if we're joining two warrior kingdoms, there should be some demonstration of—""Absolutely not," Aldric and Matthias said in unison."Why not? Afraid your son can't—""I could destroy you in under a minute," Orion cut in."Try me.""Gladly." Orion gazes darkened on her."After dinner, perhaps?" Giselle suggested brightly. "I'd pay to watch.""No one," Queen Helena said firmly, "is fighting anyone. This is a wedding, not a tournament”"Pity," Adrienne muttered. "At least that would be interesting.""You fi

CHAPTER TEN: Never Trust a Lover

"That was the best dinner I've ever attended," Giselle announced before they'd even left Silvara's gates. "And I've attended a lot of dinners.""I'm thrilled you enjoyed my humiliation," Orion said dryly. "Oh, it wasn't humiliation. It was enlightening." She leaned forward, her eyes gleaming. "She's perfect for you.""No one is perfect for me… definitely not that little brat of a princess."Giselle turned to their mother. "Mother, back me up. She's perfect for him."Queen Helena smiled serenely. "She's certainly spirited.""Spirited," Orion repeated. "That's one word for it.""What word would you use?" his father asked, speaking for the first time since they'd left the palaceOrion considered. "Feral. Reckless. Sharp-tongued. Absolutely impossible.""And?" King Matthias's expression was unreadable."And... competent. Brave. Not what I expected." He stared out the carriage window at the darkening landscape. "She can actually fight. Really fight. I watched her on that battlefield—she'

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