Chapter 1Karis' POV"I can't marry him father! And you can't force me to! All my life I've sacrificed my happiness for this family, for you to accept me as your daughter even if you never did, but marrying the old rogue King is what I won't do this time around!" I snapped, my voice rising well above everyone else in the room, echoing harshly against the cold stone walls as if even they recoiled at my defiance.My father slapped me the second the words left my lips, the sharp crack splitting through the air, louder than the raging storm outside. My head snapped to the side, the sting blooming across my cheek like fire, but I refused to let a tear fall. My step sister, Carissa smirked as she looked at me, her lips curling in satisfaction, her eyes gleaming with cruel delight as though my pain was the very thing that fed her pride."Who else do you expect to marry him then? Carissa?" My father's voice thundered, his presence suffocating, heavy with authority and anger that always see
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