The 200-Year Bride Swap
My family did the same.
“Not how this works, Alicia – your rules, remember. Now answer my former question. Why the hate?”
Fates, how do I answer that one? I exhale and relax back into the couch, pondering how to answer.
“My father has always hated the mere fact that I exist. I’ve been thrust upon him as a reminder of the mistake he made, one that almost cost him his title, and the consequences he had been forced to endure since. I hate him because of what he did to my mother, what he did to my grandfather, what he did to me and what he’s threatening to do to my little brother.”