Chapter 51: The Men In Black.

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"Will you take this woman as your lawfully wedded wife, your highness?" the priest asked for the third time. There was silence and no words escaped the king's mouth. Fear gripped my chest as I stared at him through the veil. If be did not wish to marry, he should go ahead and say no….instead of this foolish behavior.

Something was off for sure. I wondered what lies grandmother fed him with that his attitude this morning. Last night, he told me he can't wait for ya to get marry and now, he was acting here as if he had two options in life- marry me or die!

Soft murmurs began to fill the air as the people grew weary. I did not blame them because they waited for hours before the king arrived. Now that he was here, he wanted to make them sit for extra hours.

"Is there something wrong?" I asked in a low tone and it seemed I interrupted his thoughts. He stared at me with his mouth slightly opened like a confused child.