Before I start.......how's the new cover looking? And yes I've kept my villain on the cover too cuz as y'all already know...HE IS MY FAVORITE BOI😾 (next to BTS)

Also...I've changed "The Change's" cover too and I think that cover is now looking somewhat decent.

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Soyoung's POV

The whole hall was stunned by my statement while I continued, "I would like to ask the council of ministers....is it not a rule of this kingdom that if a man wins a lady in a game or a war, that lady will become his irrespective of her marital status?!"

"Aahh..y-yes that's right!" The council answered.

"Soyoung.....kneel and beg for forgiveness...what are you doing?!" I heard my father's panicked whispers.

"LADY, WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY?!" Lord Cha came forward and asked.

"Ask your sons, my lord!" I bowed respectfully. "They won the game that was meant for winning my hand in terms of the marriage....and here's the proof!" I showed the broken pieces of the arrows to the court.

"HAH! WHAT ARE THESE?! What'll these proof?!" Lord Cha laughed.

Suddenly the king's advisor walked toward us and looked at the arrows carefully.

"I can say that these are indeed the knights'...only they use these colourful feathers at the end of their arrows, Your Majesty!" He said.

I was stunned. I didn't expect that to come....why is he helping me?

"And Your Majesty, our spy did inform that the knights won the game, the last night!" He added.

It was suspicious how he was supporting me.

"WHAT ARE THEY SAYING, SONS?????" Lord Cha yelled at his sons.

They all knelt and bowed, accepting the whole situation at last.

"Ok! Judging by all the rules and everything...I, who has the final power to decide what needs to be done....." The king stood up, "....bring the lady to the harem!" He said calmly.

Oh No!

Sian, "And....execute Lord Seo for-"

"THE KING OF WESTERN KINGDOM HAS ARRIVED!" I heard the announcement from outside.

I looked at the door and as it was about to open, I immediately knelt on the floor, "YOUR MAJESTY!!!!!! I'M JUST A POOR LADY AT YOUR MERCY...."

That's when I heard the door open.

I started to cry "....P-PLEASE A-ALLOW ME T-TO M-MARRY F-FOLLOWING T-THE LAWS O-OF THE K-KINGDOM ELSE I-I W-WON'T BE A-ABLE T-TO SHOW M-MY FACE T-TO ANYONE..." I sobbed as I stared at the king through my veil. He had his fists and jaw clenched as he stared at the person standing behind me.

"Of course, lady! Please stand up and you have my full permission to proceed with this marriage!" The king smiled. Everyone present in the room was shocked. The knights rose their heads to look at the king with wide eyes.

"Welcome to the East Kingdom, King Wang!" Sian smiled at the person behind me. 

"Haha...thank you, King Sian!" The Western King passed by me and went towards the king to greet him.

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3rd person POV

"YOUR MAJESTY PLEASE-" Lord Cha was cut off

"The court is dismissed! GUARDS, ESCORT ALL THE PEOPLE OUT AT ONCE!" The king ordered and the hall became empty at once.

"You're so kind towards your subjects, Your Majesty!" The Western King smiled.

"Of course! They are like my family!" King Sian smiled.

"You're handsome, charming, young, witty, and kind...Woah...I'm jealous...hahaha!"

"Ahh...you're flattering me, your Majesty! You must be tired....take some rest before the feast!" Sian said.

"Yes! I will do that!" The Western king nodded

"You and I, we need to talk!" Sian looked towards Eunsang, who was standing next to him.

Eunsang bowed and followed him out of the hall.

The king quietly walked down the corridors and entered his room. Eunsang followed him in and closed the door behind him.

"Why did you do it?!" Sian asked clenching his jaw.

Eunsang bowed, "I'm sorry, your Majesty but I can't accept any more women in the harem....we already have many and it is becoming hard for me to manage the harem!"

"Hah! What?" Sian grabbed Eunsang's throat and glared at him.

"Ahh..." Eunsang gasped.

"EUNSANG! DO YOU WANT TO SEE MY END??? EITHER THAT WOMAN MUST BE CONFINED IN MY HAREM OR SHE MUST DIE!!!!!"

"Ughh....y-your M-majesty...I-I can't b-breathe!"

As soon as Sian let him go, Eunsang knelt, "Your Majesty, I'll make sure that the knights kill her....please don't worry!" Eunsang paused and looked at Sian who was still mad.

"You can punish me for asking you this but my king, why do you keep all these women in your harem? It's not like you sleep with them...the few concubines who have spent the night in your room, were only there to help you relieve your stress with their healing music. All are just here to entertain you with their outstanding performances...You have no interest in them! You don't even have any idea that I've killed some of the concubines who dared to seduce me.....THEN WHY YOUR MAJESTY...WHY?????" Eunsang stood up and questioned.

Sian clenched his jaw and replied, "That's because I hate all women....happy?" Sian said and turned around.

Eunsang grabbed his shoulder, "Allow me to do what the women can never do, my king!"

"Right! Go and do your work.....make sure that lord Seo and his daughter die!"

Eunsang sighed deeply before bowing and leaving.

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Soyoung's POV

The news of my existence and what I did in the royal court spread like wildfire throughout the kingdom. I didn't know what others were thinking about me but I knew nine men who were not happy.

"YOU!!! HOW COULD YOU EVEN HIDE A WOMAN IN YOUR HOUSE FOR ALL THESE YEARS? AND LOOK AT WHAT YOU DID...SHE IS NOW TRYING TO DEFAME MY FAMILY'S REPUTATION!" Lord Cha yelled at my father.

"WATCH WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, LOR CHA! NONE OF THESE WOULD BE HAPPENING IF YOUR SONS DIDN'T INTERRUPT THE WEDDING OUT OF NOWHERE....." Father yelled back.

As the two men were busy yelling at each other in the council room, something else was bothering me.....

The king was about to give orders to execute my father......it is about time that I start working on my plan B.

"AHEM!"

I turned back to see the knights. Now that they were right in front of me, and I could see them clearly, they were handsome.

"Let's talk!" Said the man with handsome feline features.

I lifted my veil in response and they guided me to another room. After all of us sat down, they began.

"Let's straight away get to the point!" The man looking like a Greek God, leaned forward, "What do you want?"

"What do you all want? You all broke into my house....spoiled the wedding and brought in your weapons." I leaned forward, "You all weren't there without any reason, were you?"

All seven of them glared at me before another man who looked like he walked out of an art piece, continued, "Why are you doing this? You can't marry all seven of us!"

I folded my arms and leaned back, "But His Majesty gave his permission...and is there a rule that I cannot do it? The men are doing it for ages but as far as I know, there's no rule that a woman can't do it!"

One of them drew his word, "YOU-" 

But the man with attractive dimples stopped him. I looked at the man who was about to strike me, he looked shorter than all of them but he had such striking features that even though he was angry, he looked handsome.

"Listen...I don't mean any harm to any of you but if you ever try to attack me like that again, just keep in mind that I'm a professional with herbs...and herbs include poisons too!" I smiled at him.

"WHAT-" He was cut off again.

"Let's have a mutual understanding here...This marriage will mean nothing! There will be no relationship between you and us!" Another man said....this man, even though the environment was tense and he looked a bit mad, there was still somehow radiating positive energy with his pleasant looks.

(Can you guess the BTS members through the descriptions though? Comment down :) )

"I don't want any relationship with you all either....you all can bring in mistresses, concubines, 2nd wives, or whatever...I don't care!" I said with a straight face.

"Sounds good! And it seems like each one of us has secrets to keep!" The tallest man among them with adorable dimples said.

"So you do your work...we'll do ours!" Said the man who looked like a Greek God.

"Do whatever you want but don't ever poke your nose in our business else we won't hesitate to kill you!" Said the man with feline features.

"Deal! I don't want you all to interfere in my business either!" I said with a sweet smile and stood up to leave but that's when I saw Jeongguk, who was silent throughout the conversation, staring at me.

He had doe eyes....bangs covering one of them, a cute yet handsome-looking innocent face, and a muscular figure to compliment his sharp features.

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Jeongguk's POV

She was about to leave when she noticed me. This was the first time that I was able to see her face clearly.....she was beautiful and looked sweet, unlike her personality. Her cat-like grey eyes stared at me.

I cleared my throat, "Ahem!" and looked away. She pulled down her veil and left the room.

"HYUNGS!!! DID YOU ALL JUST AGREE TO MARRY THAT ARROGANT WOMAN?" Jimin hyung stood up and yelled.

"Jimin, she can be the key to achieving our goal! If we play along with her plan, we'll be straightaway defying the King's unjust laws and setting an example for the women that they are not as powerless as they think!" Jin hyung explained.

"I am not liking this polyandry either but if we sacrifice a bit, then it'll be a great step against father as well!" Taehyun hyung said.

"OR WE CAN JUST KILL HER! THAT'LL BE THE EASIEST WAY!" Jimin's hyung clenched his jaw.

"NO!" I finally spoke up, all the hyungs looked at me. "If we kill her, what will be the difference between us and father?" I furrowed my brows and asked.

"Jeongguk is right!" Hosung hyung said, "And something in me tells me that she is trying to set an example for the other women."

"You all have lost your minds over a beautiful woman!" Jimin hyung stormed out of the room and everyone in the room sighed.

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3rd Person POV

"LET'S GO OUT OF THIS KINGDOM, SOYOUNG!" Lord Seo grabbed Soyoung's arm.

"YES! THAT'LL BE GOOD FOR EVERYONE!" Lord Cha yelled.

"Proceed with what His Majesty has ordered!" The seven knights came out and declared.

"WHAT?" Both the old men looked confused.

"We are accepting her as our wife!"

"SONS-"

"Let's not have any more discussions, father! We all already went over all these in the court and the king has already passed his verdict! So let's just get over with it!" Jin said.

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Happy pride month, everyone!

Happy Festa week too!

And sorry for the delayed update...I'm having exams!