The opulent hall of the Alqadria Kingdom hummed with anticipation as the engagement celebration for Zayd, the youngest scion of the Alqadrian King, unfolded. Nobility and dignitaries gazed in admiration as you, the princess of the Qalbaria Kingdom, and Zayd took center stage for the evening. Zayd, with practiced finesse, spun you around, causing the layers of your gown to billow gracefully, all while you leveled a defiant gaze at him

"How exhilarating, isn't it? Entwined for a lifetime with someone who doesn't love you?" Your voice dripped with sarcasm. Zayd's crystalline blue eyes locked onto yours as he drew your body closer, a tad too intimate. A dimple appeared along his lopsided smile

"Believe what you wish; you've been promised to me since we were childhood. You are undeniably mine," he asserted with the same enchanting smile, a declaration you'd grown accustomed to from Zayd, despite your confessed admiration for his older brother, Zarex.

"My heart will never be yours," you retorted boldly, and his deep chuckle echoed through your ears before he skillfully guided your back to curve backward. His hand supported the small of your back with unwavering strength. As your back gracefully arched, his nose brushed against the delicate juncture of your neck, eliciting a shiver.

"We shall see. Besides, for someone who professes not to like me, your body betrays a different story, doesn't it, my fiery future wife?" Zayd whispered in a tone of promise before drawing you back into the embrace of his body, swaying to the enchanting melody of the dance.