Her Warrior by Alice Wilde

Author:Alice Wilde [Wilde, Alice]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Red Empress Publishing
Published: 2019-06-13T05:00:00+00:00

Li and Roan still haven’t returned, and I feel sick to my stomach with worry. The sun has nearly set, and Luo’s guards are waiting outside my chamber to escort me to dinner. All I want to do is sit alone and wait for my men to return. My stomach growls loudly with hunger, and I’m reminded that I’m no longer eating just for myself.

“Fine, I’ll eat,” I say, gently rubbing my belly even though there’s nothing much to rub.

Leaving my room, I follow the guards to where Luo is waiting, grateful to find it’s not the same place as we’d dined with Gao.

“Good evening,” I say, taking a place at the table opposite the emperor.

Luo looks up and nods before returning to sipping the drink he’s holding. The table is quickly filled with food, and I eat more than usual despite my poor control of the chopsticks. It isn’t until I’ve satisfied my hunger that I realize Luo is watching me quietly.

“Have you heard anything from Li?” I ask.

“Not yet, no.”

I look down at my hands and then around the room nervously. “Why don’t you dine with the other women?”

“I have no interest in them, for the time being.”

“May I go back to my room?”

“No, I want to discuss something with you,” Luo says. “I realize we didn’t get off on the right foot, but perhaps moving forward, we can do better. As it stands, I am without an empress.”

“But all those women—”

“They’re fine where they are. If what your companion says about you being a queen is true, then you are far more suited for the position. Not only would the alliance be a strong one, but it may be the first time in history that an emperor chose such a, for lack of a better term, foreign bride.”

I wish Li were here. He’d know what to say to appease the emperor while also refusing his request.

“I—”

“Don’t answer me right now. Sleep on it. We’ll discuss things further tomorrow.”

My mind is reeling as I take my leave of the emperor and make my way back to my own room. I have no intention of accepting his offer, but if Li and Roan don’t return, would I have a choice? Luo was right in that it would make him a powerful ally, but this isn’t the way I wanted to get his help.

All I can do now is pray Roan and Li return…and soon.

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