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    Worlds Apart
    Worlds Apart
    Worlds Apart
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    Worlds Apart

    By H Stinington

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    Romia has led a sheltered life as the daughter of a king, and despite her dream of a whirlwind romance with a handsome man who will whisk her away beyond the confines of the castle walls, she agrees to fulfill her duty by marrying a prince and gaining a powerful ally for her kingdom. However, when she chances across a familiar face, little does she know that the events that follow will change the course of her life and bestow upon her the true love that her heart yearns for. But with trouble brewing the horizon, Romia must cast her royal robes aside and join forces with the love of her life to battle the forces that threaten their future.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherH Stinington
    Release dateJun 8, 2018
    ISBN9781386094081
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      Worlds Apart - H Stinington

      WORLDS APART

      CHAPTER ONE

      She was a princess , someday she’d be a queen. She was beautiful, soft, sweet and rough at every edge all at once. Her hair was dark brown, with blond pieces here and there, bits that had been kissed by the sun when she went down to the water during the daytime, whether to swim, or bathe, or just be. But now, night had fallen, the sky was a rich navy blue, and stars were beginning to emerge.

      She loved watching the waves. He loved watching her. Always from the shadows, the branches, behind the leaves and out of sight. How he wished he could meet her, speak to her, see those sparkling green eyes alight on him. But it was forbidden.

      No God may contact a Mortal.

      That is, unless they are dying. He had no wish to see harm come to her, so he called himself her Guardian. Only in her dreams could he really be with her. She didn’t know who he was, but he knew that she enjoyed his visits.

      He only remained strong for a few months longer, until she was betrothed to some far off prince, and given a final night to herself, before the wedding preparations would begin.

      That made him break his oath.

      He cloaked himself in darkness, sheathed his sword on his hip, and left the skies in the dead of night. The stars were out fully now, twinkling in the sky as the warm summer breeze danced throughout her hair and breathed over her skin. She wore a lilac gown that was sheer in the moonlight, and she could have been a goddess herself. He found his courage, and stepped out to greet her.

      PRINCE DARIUS SEEMED nice enough, from what she’d heard of him, and the letters he’d sent her, ahead of his actual visit, but Romia still didn’t like the idea of being told just who she could marry and love. Considering the fact she liked to think herself in love with the true man of her dreams, whom she didn’t know if he was real or simply the manifestation of her ideal qualities in a man. A good listener, handsome in an unusually uncommon manner, with long hair, deep eyes and an uneven smile that made him twice as good looking.

      He stood taller than any man she had met, but that was just her mind running completely wild. No man could possibly exist who matched her in stature. She had the most willowy form of all the princesses she knew of, she was sure. Her betrothed would be a good few inches shorter than her, and everyone would laugh at them dancing after the ceremony.

      Her cheeks heated with even the thought of the embarrassment, and she moved closer to the waves, dipping her feet into the cool waters, and wishing she could just swim away, abandon the kingdom and become a sea sprite.

      Good evening.

      A deep and smooth voice called out to her, and she nearly jumped a foot into the air from fright, before turning around to see a tall and foreboding figure in the distance, growing closer by the moment, having likely come from the forest beside the castle and ocean.

      The same to you.

      She answered carefully, edging away from the waters and back up the beach, curling her toes into the damp sands, preparing to flee back to the safety of the walls which she’d only been cursing moments before.

      "I didn’t

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