Mated

I was born a princess, a bargaining chip in a kingdom desperate to survive.Across the twenty realms—ten ruled by humans, ten by monsters—alliances were rare, fragile things.When my father promised me to the monster king of one of the savage realms, I knew it wasn't a love match they bargained me for.It was to forge a powerful alliance.I told myself I could endure it—that it was for my kingdom and ...