Betrothed.

Your heart had nearly stopped when your father, the king, had told you. You never saw yourself marrying for any reason other than love, but now it was for the good of the kingdom.

You had seen Tom only once before your wedding, the day you had learned of your betrothal. You couldn't deny he was handsome, but the fact of the matter was that you just don't know him.

The day had been filled with all the classic festivities of a royal wedding: a grand ceremony, a feast, dancing, drinking, all of it. But now it was night. Your first night in an unfamiliar castle, sharing a bed with an unfamiliar prince.