A Barbaric Proposal

“I’m pregnant with another man’s child.”

A lie she was forced to tell to reject a proposal from the most vicious mercenary leader on the entire continent.

However, his answer…

“It doesn’t matter whose child you’re carrying; you can give birth to him. But in return, I will own you, Princess.”

She couldn’t grasp the meaning of his words. What did this man really want from a princess of a poor kingdom on the verge of ruin?