Set Your Cap Upon Him - Ch. 1
Cecily couldn’t help but stare. There her father sat across the table, grinning like an utter fool. “Surely you jest.” “It’s brilliant, I tell you. I will have you wed to the prince!” He blathered on. Cecily tuned most of it out as a 13 year old is wont to do. She wasn’t even an adult yet! “But, Papa, he’s old ,” She pleaded. “Not too old for you, my dear! Think of it now: Princess Cecily Affean . What great honor you would bring to us.” He grabbed a small board he had pinned various papers on. “It will all work out, I assure you. You are too brilliant and beautiful a lady to not catch his eye. I shall explain it to you again…” Cecily sighed. Oh, the pains of teenagehood rest heavy on her shoulders. ❂❂❂ She’s sitting near the window, cards in hand while waiting for her mother to discard, when her father comes storming in. “The prince had a fae with him today.” “And? The fae are our neighbors beyond the wall.” Her mother’s eyes remained trained on h...