Replacement Bride for the Alpha of the North

When Zaya stepped in, she could hear the laughter, as all the women had been cozying themselves and having a good time. A guard at the door announced her presence and the sound from the garden died down.

All eyes were on Zaya, especially when she was wearing this bright yellow dress with her auburn hair tumbled down on her back. She looked breathtaking under the soft light of the sun.

And the way she carried herself made all of them felt intimidated, as they should. They already feared her because she was a witch after all.

"Dowager Queen Katerina," Zaya greeted the queen, she bent her knees slightly to show her respect and waited for the queen to say something.

The queen looked at her, disapproving look was very strong in her eyes with the dress that Zaya choose, she glanced at her hair and frowned.

And when the queen didn’t say anything and let Zaya stood up in front of her like a fool, she thought she could give her a little lesson, but obviously she didn’t know Zaya at all and what she was capable of doing.

Zaya clapped her hand to the queen’s personal maid, which shocked everyone.

"Why are you just standing there? You can see that I don’t have a chair, right? Do you want to embarrass Queen Dowager for not preparing this party carefully, to the point you forgot how many people that the queen invited?"

Everyone gasped, even Inez’s face turned pale. No one dared to reprimand the queen’s personal maid, because it was an indirect insult the queen herself.

What Zaya had done was so bold, they were scared for her, but the princess looked calm and compose.

Zaya was unfazed.