CAROLINE This day started like s**t and it's ending like a f*****g pile of dragon s**t, I thought, as I sat next to my father on my way to meet my future husband. Goddess, just the thought made me feel sick. "Now, there's no need to remind you how things must go, right?" he smiled coldly. "No," I replied through clenched teeth, my eyes glued to the tips of my freshly blown-out hair. Blond, of their natural color; that was what the king had ordered. No glamour - just what was necessary to hide my Fae features. Marriages shouldn't be based on lies, he'd said. It seems only fair that your fiancé sees your real face. The face of a murderer, I thought, my blood boiling with hatred and anger. The face of a monster. Gavin had looked shocked when I'd showed up at his door, with my makeup