Prisoners of Scythia Shifter Box Set by Lisa Daniels

Author:Lisa Daniels [Daniels, Lisa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-08-06T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 1

It All Goes Wrong

I didn’t even try to hide my contempt as I walked purposefully away from everyone enjoying the spectacle. Guards were beginning to remove the rubble to extract the shifter and his prize. Already, I could hear him groaning—a testament to just how durable they were. Of course, the guards could try to stab him, but they would likely find they would need new swords if they tried. I had heard stories of how durable shifter skin could be.

Gritting my teeth, I marched toward where I knew my father was. No doubt a few people would make it difficult for me to meet up with him, but I had something that would ensure my father made time to talk to me.

It was certainly a gamble what I was about to do, but since my father had basically refused to talk to me in private for the last few weeks, he was forcing this on himself.

And if I had any kind of decent luck, the chaos I was about to start would give me even more of a cover to get away unnoticed for a while.

I marched right up to the door where I knew my father was taking his breakfast and talking with a number of other high-ranking men and visitors from other countries.

The guard stepped in front of me. “Sorry, princess, but—”

I stood still and glared at him. “What did you call me?”

He looked at the other guard with a curious look. The second guard moved in front of the door. “My apologies, your majesty, but your father is currently in the midst of negotiations.”

I felt the wry smile cross my face. “Oh, I know exactly what they are doing in there.”

The second guard looked down at me, “You should have shown up for the meeting this morning. Your father is quite angry.”

“Good. Now step aside.”

He adjusted his stance, trying to look more intimidating, and the first guard who spoke to me attempted to do the same. “If you will please return to your—”

“If you do not step aside this minute, I shall make a scene that will make you regret that you ever took this position.”

“The only orders I must follow are your father’s.”

Cocking my eyebrow, the corner of my mouth twitched up. “So be it.” Taking a deep breath, I shouted, “Prince, I accept your hand.”

The guards in front of me stood stunned. They looked at each other as if they had no idea what to do about this unexpected turn of events. Because they had barred me from going where I wanted, they had ended up being the reason that the news of my acceptance of the prince would travel much further and faster than if they had let me through. They were guards, and this kind of thing was far outside of their training, yet here they were in the middle of international negotiations—unwilling participants in a drama that they knew was not going to end well for them.

I knew that my grin was wicked as I heard the commotion in the room behind the door.

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