PROLOGUE

Third Prince Marco of the Katapangan Empire meets the fallen princess Alexandra in an undesirable situation. A fraudulent marriage!

One is set up and the other is a victim. A hatred rooted from centuries ago between two opposing families continue.

"Tell me how much. I'll be able to give you anything."

"I am not an easy woman."

"You are my woman."

"I don't hate you. I love you."

An uprising will cause the couple to accept duties they didn't wish to gain. It is a forced crown that is too heavy to wear.

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Two families are at constant war for more than half a century. Hong family, the largest family among the nobles began to conspire with other greedy families to overthrow the king.

Enrico Angenas, the 5th emperor of the Katapangan Empire, has resorted to death penalty to whoever found guilty of crimes. Knights were authorized to kill the criminals according to their judgment without undergoing trials.

Many rebels rose from different regions and began terrorizing the people. Until such time, people began an uprising to dethrone the king.

The king who thought for the people's good never commanded his loyal knights to kill any civilian. The palace, formerly the safest and most peaceful place, had become the worst place to stay. The people had broken in with their farming and construction tools. Several high ranking knights have turned their backs on the king.

History has been twisted upon the Hong's succession to the throne. Marco Angenas lit a cigarette as he read the worthless history book.

Marco, the third prince of the newly redeemed Katapangan Empire decided to marry a woman in a foreign land. His long-time girlfriend and now fiancée is standing in front of him in her white dress. He is marrying not for love, not for fame, not for money but for an heir.

The crown prince Cielo only has a daughter before he was poisoned and has become impotent. The first prince Nico is more interested in men than women.

"You're being rebellious now, baby boy," Nico tapped his younger brother's shoulder as he helped him dress up for the wedding.

"Why don't you stay to be my witness?" Marco asked but Nico shrugged.

"I can't. My boy is waiting for me tonight," Nico said showing a glint of excitement to meet the man he was talking about. Marco eyed him as if something is not right with his brother's behavior. He just shrugged the thought off and grinned at Nico.

"You're the most handsome when you smile. But you look scary when you grin," Nico mumbled as he brushed Marco's sleeve with his hand. "By the way," he spoke and went to the bed to take a bottle of wine. "Your future wife gave me this. She told me to give you."

Marco smirked. "Myra personally told you about their custom?"

(Inaccuracies in title/position of the characters are not the story's fault because this is not set in a historal period but set in a fantasyland where the characters have their own world and everything is possible.)

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