How a Firewood Girl Captured the Heart of a Prince Who Came Home to Marry Another Woman

he asked.

No one answered.

The young woman noticed the convoy had stopped. Her eyes lifted. For one sharp second, she looked straight at him. Then her steps faltered.

The prince crossed the road before the guards could stop him.

“Good afternoon.”

“Good afternoon, sir.”

“What is your name?”

She tightened her hands around the firewood bundle. The villagers continue reading …