1 serena(chapter one)

"Serena! " Madeline Serena's mother yelled through their wooden cottage door." get the goat! she's in labor!"

" yes, mama!" Serena screamed back from their backyard. abandoning the wood she was arranging, she ran towards the goat trying to catch her.

"mheeeee" the brown goat cried trying to break free from the long rope tied around her neck.

" little fella" Serena cooed trying to calm the panicked goat. her red hair reeked of goat poop. she lifted her skirt and tied the hem with small stones." you're in labor...just try to calm down...wait already.!" the goat took off again and this time, it went straight to the marketplace.

" uhhh!" Serena groaned in tiredness. she had been at the storehouse since daybreak trying to feed the chickens and care for the goat.

her father had specially told her to handle the work because she had no brothers nor sisters only Matilda, a freckled face young friend of hers in her early twenties like her who lives near the marketplace.

her father works as a farmer, while her mother stitches different gowns and sells them to an aged woman who comes around to buy them.

" Ewwww" the goat cried and Selena stopped walking trying to find out which direction the goat ran to.

"Ewwww"

with a determined sigh, she went towards the river near the woods.

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Prince Philip galloped in the woods trying to find out where the animal they caught sight of went. he halted his horse.

" my lord. I think it went this way" knight Theo his guard said gazing towards the east.

" where are the others?" prince Philip asked angrily." this is hunting for God's sake not going for a stroll!"

" mewwwwww" a goat-like sound interrupted his next statement.

" what's that sound?" he frowned glancing around and corking a brow.

" I have no idea your highness, but. I think that sounds like the beast we seek" Theo said.

"a goat!...what will my father say?! he wanted me to hunt something for him to prove how eligible I am, and a goat is what we could find!" he roared.

" My lord!" a brown-haired knight came through the woods holding a rope tied around a goat's neck.

the young animal was White in color and labor, Philip observed.

" and where did you see this?" he asked with irritation.

"near the river sire"

" I say we kill and eat it. we can't be deflected with this little goat who meets around".

" but my lord.." Theo disputed.

" right now"

" never!" Philip flinched when he heard the voice. he turned to know where that delightful voice came from, but when he saw her, he became enchanted. she was so beautiful. her hair was red like fire despite the brown stain on it. he has never caught a glimpse of that kind of hair before. her oval-shaped face was straightened out and made her red full lips obvious. he was suddenly wondering how that lips would feel against his own.

" I said never!!" Serena yelled again not caring about who they were. why would they plan to slaughter an animal in labor?

" and who might you be young lady?" Philip asked.

" it's no concern of yours sire..that's my goat...it's in labor," she said placing her hands on her hips

" I see..but unfortunately, we're about to feast on it," Philip said rudely.

" not when I'm here," Serena said with determination. although she couldn't fight these tall men, she wouldn't stop without a fight.

Philip grinned." if you want your goat, you'll have to offer me something in return."

Serena knew that sign." and what do you want in return?" she asked holding her head high.

Philip studied her. her gown was tattered. she looked poor but beautiful.

" anything valuable"

" like this gold bracelet?" Serena said removing her gold bracelet her father gave especially to her." please..just let my goat go. she needs me".

Philip chuckled. this woman is amusing. he thought.

he stared at her again. he couldn't ignore the tug in his heart telling him to kiss her red lip and touch her. the thought made him hot.

"il let you and your goat go".

" you're kind sir. I won't forget it." she curtsied, grabbed her cloak, and took off feeling the strange man's gaze on her skull.

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