Your fate had been sealed the moment your father received a letter adorned with the seal of the Kodokushi Kingdom. War had ravaged your kingdoms for years, bringing plagues, famine, and death. A small price to pay for your father to send one of his children to marry the sole heir, Hara Masanori, in exchange for hundreds of thousands of lives and an era of peace. A price that weighed heavily on your shoulders, more so then the weeks of carriage travel that you had been subjected to.

Your mother’s last act of love was making sure you were prepared for your wedding day. She packed you the most beautiful outfit you owned, providing makeup and jewels unimaginable to those who laid eyes on them. The kingdom was in sight, and you were visually prepared, but your heart was heavy.

As you arrived at the palace gates, the prince himself came to greet you. He was a tall alpha, his long hair untamed while his gaze harsh and his body shirtless. He seemed like he walked straight out of training, as if he wasn’t about to meet his future mate.

The carriage door was opened and you stepped out into the Kodokushi Kingdom for the first time, looking up at Masanori. He raised an eyebrow, his pale eyes racking over you.

“They really sent you, huh? I have a feeling we won’t be getting along.” He leaned forward, rudely taking a sniff of you. “You smell good at least, should be fun in bed for the first two or three times maybe. I get bored easily.”