Her Fated King: A SciFi Alien Romance by Roxie Ray

Author:Roxie Ray [Ray, Roxie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-12-07T16:00:00+00:00

The ceremony blended into the feast like blood in water. I was vaguely aware of being guided from one place to another. I wouldn’t have been surprised if someone had told me that I’d floated my way to the feasting hall. I couldn’t recall my feet even touching the ground. It wasn’t like walking on air, though.

It was like being a phantom. A ghost.

The scents of the feast made my stomach feel worse than ever, but thankfully, it didn’t seem imperative that I eat anything during it. Instead, I stood in front of the high table while all of King Brixta’s guards and warriors came up to me.

One by one, they each knelt before me and pledged their undying loyalty and protection. I felt dizzy and lightheaded through all of it, but that didn’t mean I wasn’t grateful.

If worst came to worst and the rebellion really did overthrow my new husband from his position on the throne in the coming months or years, I trusted their vows of protection far more than I trusted the king’s.

“Good evening, Your Highness.” Finally, I found a familiar face kneeling in front of me. “Happy wedding?”

“Thank you, Orion. It’s good to see you. Really.” I smiled down at him and allowed him to take my hand.

Given what King Brixta—my husband now—had done to Orion’s family, I wouldn’t have been surprised if he had been reluctant to offer me his vow of allegiance. But Orion returned my smile, friendly as could be, and gave me a wink before he bowed to me and pressed his forehead to the back of my hand.

“I vow to you, my queen, the protection of my blaster, my blade and my body, from this moment until I breathe my last.” Orion raised his head so he could kiss my hand, then grinned up at me again. “Here’s hoping that it won’t come to that.”

“Agreed.” I lifted my hand, gesturing for him to stand. “Rise, brave warrior. You have my thanks.”

“What a gracious gift, my queen,” a soothing voice called out as Orion stepped aside.

“Ronan!” Suddenly, I didn’t feel like I was sleepwalking anymore. One look into Ronan’s purple eyes and the awful churning in my stomach stilled. The buzzing in my head quieted. All around us, the feast was still noisy as ever. I could even hear my new husband smacking his lips as he tore his way through a hunk of raw meat.

But it didn’t matter. None of that did.

As Ronan knelt before me, the rest of the world faded to watercolors and whispers.

I could have kissed him, just out of sheer joy that I was actually seeing him again. If I hadn’t remembered myself just in time, I might have done it, too.

“I am sorry I missed your vows,” Ronan said as he took my hand. “I rode all day, but it seems I am too late.”

“You’re never too late.” I leaned in and lowered my voice with a soft smile. “It’s not like you could have stopped anything anyway.

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