Wale was a prince, born into titles, expectations, and a life where everything came with rules. His days were structured, his future decided long before he ever had a say. Duty came first. Image came second. Feelings—what he wanted, what freedom looked like to him, never made the list. And sure enough, he couldn’t even pick his own bride so he decided to go against the royal rules.
Zoey, on the other hand, was around-the-way in every sense of the word. Loud when she laughed. Spicy when she spoke. Built to survive in spaces that didn'''t make room for softness. She wasn’t polished or trained to bow, and she didn’t know the first thing about palaces or protocol. What she did know was how to stand her ground and keep it real, no matter who was in the room.
So now they stood married to strangers, him bound to a title he couldn’t escape, her carrying a life that never came with instructions. Two people from opposite worlds, tied together by obligation, learning each other in real time.
Not love.
Not yet.
Just a blind marriage…
and everything that came after it.
Genre: Literary Fiction
Zoey, on the other hand, was around-the-way in every sense of the word. Loud when she laughed. Spicy when she spoke. Built to survive in spaces that didn'''t make room for softness. She wasn’t polished or trained to bow, and she didn’t know the first thing about palaces or protocol. What she did know was how to stand her ground and keep it real, no matter who was in the room.
So now they stood married to strangers, him bound to a title he couldn’t escape, her carrying a life that never came with instructions. Two people from opposite worlds, tied together by obligation, learning each other in real time.
Not love.
Not yet.
Just a blind marriage…
and everything that came after it.
Genre: Literary Fiction
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