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“You want me to what?!”
“Marry the princess of the Sea Islands. She will be a perfect match,” my father said.
“But Catla is already marrying the future king of the Sea Islands. Why do I have to marry his sister?”
“Catla is a distant relative to us. King Kegon does not feel his bond with us will be strong enough through Catla. You need to marry his daughter Halia to secure his allegiance to us. Besides, the princess is very educated and beautiful. She will make the perfect wife for you.”
I paced the room back and forth. Why was my father suddenly pushing me into a marriage with the princess of the Sea Islands? They weren’t even a threat to us. The northern king had been more dangerous than King Kegon.
“Why me? Why not marry her to Blaze? He is your heir. Your first born.”
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