The Big MUSCULAR PRINCE No WOMAN WANTED TO MARRY
ah this is becoming an embarrassment the Queen’s voice rang through the Grand Palace Hall like a sharp slap tell me what exactly is wrong with my son silence the Royal advisers the palace Maids even the guards standing by the door all kept their heads down no one dared to speak Oba adawal the mighty king of Lagos sat on his throne fingers tapping on the golden armrest he was a man of few words words but his sigh was loud enough to echo through the chamber tund he finally said turning to his firstborn this is the fourth engagement
the fourth what exactly happened this time Prince tund ad stood tall Too Tall in fact at nearly 7 ft with shoulders as wide as the palace doorway he had the kind of presence that made people nervous his deep brown skin glowed under the torch light his arms were as thick as Tree Trunks and his voice rumbled when he spoke she left he said simply the queen threw her hands in the air of course she left they all do but why tund glanced at his mother because she was scared scared scared of what tund clenched his jaw me the queen let out an
exasperated sigh oh For Heaven’s Sake this is ridiculous how can a prince my son be feared by the very women who should be fighting to to marry him a long pause stretched in the room then Chief alaale one of the oldest advisers cleared his throat your majesty with all due respect it is his size the queen shot him a sharp look his size he is a prince not a monster that is not how they see it Chief alaale said carefully people talk they say a man this big this strong is dangerous do I look dangerous to you tund asked his deep voice cutting
through the room like a blade Chief alaale swallowed hard no your highness of course not but the women they fear they might not survive in marriage with you a chuckle broke the heavy silence it came from the far end of the room where tun’s younger brother Prince Cola sat with his legs crossed looking completely unbothered maybe Cola said smirking they think Youk break them in a few nervous laughs rippled across the room but tund wasn’t amused his jaw tightened the queen shot Cola a glare you find this funny Cola Shrugged well it’s not
exactly surprising a man like tund strong as 10 men tall as a palm tree vo like thunder and people expect women to run into his arms he snorted maybe we should start looking for a bride outside Lagos perhaps in the land of giants Cola Le the queen snapped Cola Stood Still grinning and walked out of the hall throwing tund to wink as he passed tund turned to his mother you see even my own brother thinks it’s a joke the queen shook her head this is not a joke tund this is about the future of the throne a King Without a Queen is like a ship
without a captain you must marry you must have an air tund rubbed his face suddenly feeling exhausted mother what do you want me to do should I force a woman to marry me the Queen’s lips pressed into a thin line no but you must find a wife before the next Festival that is final ton stared at her searching her face for any sign that she might change her mind she didn’t Oba adaw finally spoke again tund your mother is right this is bigger than you the throne needs stability tununk hands curled into fists at his side
and what if no one wants me what then the queen lifted her chin then you are not looking in the right place a heavy silence settled over the room the kind that made tund feel like a prisoner in his own home that night tund sat in his Chambers staring at his reflection in the polished bronze mirror he had heard The Whispers for years he’s too big what if he gets angry he’ll crush a woman without trying they say he once lifted a whole canoe by himself ah I cannot be his wife it didn’t matter that he had never harmed anyone it didn’t matter
that he was gentle careful with his strength more than anyone could imagine people only saw the muscles the size the power they never saw the man a soft knock pulled him from his thoughts his personal guard gou stepped in bowing slightly your highness should I prepare your bed tun shook his head no I won’t be sleeping tonight G hesitated something is troubling you tund let out a humorless chuckle isn’t it obvious gou said nothing he had served tund for years he knew when to listen and when to speak finally tund leaned back in his
chair and exhaled tell me goou if I were not a prince do you think someone would love me for who I am gou frowned your highness be honest the guard was silent for a long time before he spoke I think the world sees what it wants to see some see strength some see fear but the right person the right person will see you tununk chest tightened and what if I never find that person gou met his eyes then maybe it is time to stop looking in the palace the next morning before the sun rose tund made his decision he would
leave not as prince tund at aw of Lagos not not as the heir to the throne but as a common man if the world could not love the prince then perhaps someone could love the man the smell of fish hit him first it was thick salty and mixed with the scent of damp wood and smoke from the small cooking stalls that line the shore the sound of Lagos Island was different from the palace no guards announcing his arrival no Royal advisers murmuring in the background just the steady rhythm of waves slapping against Wooden Boats and the occasional shouts
of Traders calling out their prices tund adjusted the simple Brown tunic he had borrowed from one of the palace servants it felt odd light plain nothing like the Royal robes he was used to he had left his gold his Rings his fine leather sandals behind here he was just tunned the fisherman and for the first time in a long while nobody stared at him like a beast well almost nobody a group of young boys stood a few feet away their eyes WI mouths open in shock one of them nudged the other Whispering who is this
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giant maybe he’s a wrestler no no look at his hands those are Warrior hands tun sighed he wasn’t sure if this was better or worse than being feared by Noble women hey you a Gruff voice called out tund turned to see an older man standing by a wooden fishing boat his skin was dark from years in the Sun and his arms were lean but strong he squinted up at tund unimpressed you just going to stand there like a tree or are you here to work tund straightened I need work the man raised an eyebrow you a big man like you wants to be a fisherman tund nodded
yes the man stared at him for a moment then let out a short laugh fine let’s see if those muscles of yours can do more than just scare people tund learned fast he had never fished before at least not in the way these men did in the palace everything was served to him on Silver trays cooked to Perfection here he had to wake Before Dawn weighed into the water drag in heavy Nets and gut fish with his bare hands the first time he tried he nearly lost his footing in the shifting sand the other fishermen laughed you may be big one of them said
grinning but the ocean does not fear muscles tund grinned back then I will learn to work with the ocean and he did within days he was hauling in more fish than most men on the shore he carried heavy baskets like they were filled with feathers he helped old women lift their loads and fixed broken stalls without a second thought slowly the people of Lagos Island stopped Whispering about his size and started calling him when they needed an extra hand for the first time in his life tund felt useful but it wasn’t until he met sad that he truly
felt seen Hey Big Man tund turned to see a woman standing in front of him hands on her hips she was short compared to him then again everyone was short compared to him but she stood tall in spirit her dark skin gleamed under the sun her eyes sharp her lips curled into something between amusement and annoyance if you’re just going to stand there looking scary at least help me lift this sack of yams tund blinked then without a word he reached down and picked up the sack as if it weighed nothing sod narrowed her eyes show off
ton smirked you asked for help she rolled her eyes I didn’t ask you to carry it like you were lifting a feather you trying to make the rest of us look weak ton chuckled would you rather I struggle yes sod said flatly just a little so I don’t feel like a baby next to you tund laughed a deep rumbling sound that made some heads turn he hadn’t laughed like that in a long time sod waved her hand impatiently come on bring it inside she led him to a small but Lively pepper soup joint the smell of sizzling fish and hot spices filled
the air tund looked around customers sat on wooden benches their mouths full sweat dripping down their foreheads as they ate you sell a lot of food he observed of course sod said tying her wrapper tighter people come here for the best pepper soup in Lagos she tilted her head you eat pepper soup big man tund nodded yes she grinned good sit before he could protest she pushed him onto a stool disappeared into the back and returned with a steaming Bowl the smell alone made his stomach growl eat she ordered tund picked up a spoon took one
bite and immediately felt fire explode in his mouth he coughed it’s spicy sod burst into laughter ah big man can lift a sack of yams but can’t handle small pepper tund coughed again reaching for water this is not small pepper the customers nearby started laughing too see his face someone joked strong man weak tongue another added tund wiped his brow but he couldn’t help but chuckle he liked this the teasing the laughter it was different from The Whispers he was used to sod smirked Youk get used to it keep eating tund hesitated then took
another bite it still burned but this time he focused on the flavor the rich broth the tender fish the warmth that spread through his body it’s good he admitted sad beamed of course it’s good I made it from that day on tund found himself returning to sada’s shop more often not just for the food but for her sad was different from anyone he had ever met she didn’t didn’t treat him like a prince because she didn’t know he was a prince she didn’t treat him like a monster because she wasn’t afraid of him she bossed him around made him carry
heavy sacks without asking twice and teased him whenever she had the chance you’re too big to be a fisherman she told him one evening are you sure you’re not some runaway wrestler tun smirked and if I was then you better use those muscles to KNE dough in my kitchen tund laughed I don’t know how to cook sod raised an eyebrow you don’t what kind of man doesn’t know how to cook a prince tunned almost said but he caught himself instead he Shrugged the kind who was never taught sod rolled her eyes useless muscles tund grinned but they help you
carry your sacks of yams don’t they sod clicked her Tong Fair Point and just like that she was back to stirring her pot as if he was just another ordinary man not a prince not a giant not a man the world feared tun didn’t know it yet but in that moment he had found something far greater than work he had found home tund was carrying two heavy baskets of fish when he heard her voice hey big tund he paused only one person in Lagos dared to call him that turning he saw sad standing outside her pepper soup joint hands on her hips her wrapper tied
tightly around her waist she was was frowning her sharp eyes locked on him like he had committed a crime tun sigh what did I do this time sod folded her arms that’s exactly what I want to know tund frowned what are you talking about you’ve been avoiding my shop tund shifted his weight no I haven’t sod scoffed oh really so why haven’t I seen your big head in 2 days Abby is my pepper soup now too spicy for you tun chuckled I been working sod narrowed her eyes you work every day but that never stopped you before so what is it you
think I didn’t notice ton side he had been avoiding her not because he wanted to but because something was happening inside him something he didn’t know how to handle he liked her a lot more than he should and that scared him for years every woman he met ran from him rejected him feared him but sad she was different she saw him she talked to him like he was just another man not a giant not a prince not someone to be feared and he didn’t know what to do with that sad stepped closer tilting her head you’re thinking too much big tund I can see it
all over your face I do not think too much he muttered sod smirked ah so you admit it something is bothering you tund exhaled there was no escaping this woman I’ve just been trying to stay busy sod rolled her eyes busy doing what carrying fish lifting boats carrying the entire ocean on your back tund couldn’t help but laugh something like that sod shook her head you know you’re a strange man am I yes you’re big but you move like you’re afraid of your own shadow you’re strong but you never use your strength unless you have to and now instead of
coming to eat my delicious food you’re pretending to be too busy she clicked her tongue I don’t believe you tun smiled slightly you don’t have to believe me good because I don’t sod wiped her hands on her wrapper now you’re going to drop those fish sit down and eat tund hesitated sod no sod me you’re acting like a lost puppy and I don’t like it now sit down tun side he had fought in wrestling matches lifted canoe even Dragged In Nets bigger than himself but somehow arguing with sod felt harder than all of that without another word he
followed her inside s’s shop was noisy as usual customers filled the benches slurping hot soup their faces sweating but satisfied the air smelled of smoked fish hot pepper and fresh herbs sod placed a bowl of pepper soup in front of tund and sat across from him watching you’re not eating she said I will now ton chuckled and picked up his spoon the first sip sent heat down his throat but this time he didn’t cough he had grown used to her spices sad smirked see you’re learning ton swallowed your food is good that’s why people keep coming
back sod grinned of course I have the best pepper soup in Lagos ton shook his head you really like yourself don’t you sod leaned back if if I don’t who will tun smiled he liked that about her she was confident bold unafraid to speak her mind she was everything he had never seen in the noble women of the palace sad he said his voice softer now she raised an eyebrow hm he hesitated then asked why aren’t you married sod blinked then she laughed me married yes sod shook her head ah tund you ask funny questions it’s a serious question sod
leaned forward resting her chin on her Palm all right since you’re asking like an old man looking for gossip I’ll tell you I’m not married because I haven’t found a man who can handle me tund tilted his head handle you yes sod smirked you see most men want a woman who will bow her head smile sweetly and say yes my Lord to everything they say but me me I talk too much I argue I don’t take nonsense and that scares them tund frowned that is foolish sod Shrugged maybe but that’s how it is she pointed her spoon at him what about you
why aren’t you married tununk jaw tightened you know why sada’s playful expression faded she sat back studying him because people fear you yes sad was quiet for a moment then said that’s their loss tund looked at her do you fear me sod scoffed if I feared you would I be here bossing you around tun chuckled I suppose not sod leaned forward again listen big tund people will always talk they will always fear what they don’t understand that’s their problem not yours ton stared at her you don’t talk like other women sod grinned
and you don’t act like other men they held each other other’s gaze for a moment something unspoken passing between them then just as quickly sad stood up now enough talking you eat you work and tomorrow you come back here no excuses tun smiled yes ma’am sod smirked good now finish your soup before it gets cold tund watched as she walked away her voice already Rising as she scolded another customer for trying to sneak out without paying he shook his head smiling to himself sad was different and for the first time in his life he wasn’t
afraid of that it started with laughter loud drunken laughter that rang through the streets like the sound of a storm warning tund was sitting at his usual Corner in sada’s pepper soup joint enjoying his meal while she bustled around scolding customers and shouting orders at her workers the night was Lively filled with chatter and the rich smell of smoked fish and hot spices it was a normal evening until the laughter turned into shouting then came the crashing sound of a wooden stool hitting the ground the entire shop fell silent
tund looked up just as a group of four men stumbled through the entrance their eyes bloodshot their steps unsteady the smell of palm wine clung to them like sweat one of them a tall man with a scar across his cheek kicked another stool aside and grinned sod he bellowed his voice thick with drink bring us some pepper soup the strongest one you’ve got sod wiped her hands on her wrapper and folded her arms you have money the men laughed money Scarface scoffed ah sod is that how you welcome your old friends you are not my friend sod said flatly if
you have money sit down and eat if you don’t leave scarface’s smile faded the other men shifted they drunken amus Amusement turning into something darker ah sad one of them slurred you’ve been acting too bold these days maybe you need someone to remind you how to speak to men properly the words were light but the meaning behind them was Heavy Ton’s grip tightened around his spoon sad didn’t Flinch she took a step forward her chin lifted you want to remind me she said her voice sharp then come let me remind you that I am not your mother
and I will not tolerate nonsense in my shop the men laughed again but this time it was not friendly Scarface stepped closer you talk too much sod he murmured maybe you need a man to ton stood up the sound of his wooden stool scraping against the floor cut through the air like a blade for the first time since they walked in the men seemed to notice him Scarface turned his eyes trailing up and up until he was staring at Ton’s broad chest he blinked then took an uncertain step back tununk voice was calm but it carried weight leave
Scarface hesitated then forced a chuckle ah see this one who are you to tell me what to do tund didn’t answer he just stared scarface’s grin faltered his friends exchanged nervous glances even in their drunken State they could feel it the quiet strength radiating from tund one of the men cleared his throat Maybe maybe we should no Scarface snapped recovering his bravado you think because you’re big you can scare me he turned back to sod this is not over he reached for her wrist sod moved back instantly but before she could say
anything tund was already there his hand clamped around scarface’s wrist the entire shop went silent again Scarface winced let go tund didn’t tighten his grip he didn’t need to his strength was not about force it was about control I told you to leave he said his voice like distant Thunder Scarface tried to yank his hand free he failed you’re hurting me he hissed tund let go Scarface stumbled back rubbing his wrist his face burned with embarrassment he turned to his friends what are you looking at he thinks he’s
strong let’s show him real strength the other men hesitated but Scarface had already thrown the first punch it was a mistake tund barely moved he sidestepped the blow effortlessly then placed a single hand on scarface’s chest and pushed Scarface flew backward like a leaf caught in the wind crashing into a table the other men panicked one grabbed a bottle and charged tund caught his wrist in midair with one flick of his hand the bottle clattered to the ground the man yelped twisting away the third man tried to tackle him from
behind tun stepped aside and the man tumbled forward Landing flat on his face by the time the fourth man took a step forward he saw his friends groaning on the floor and decided against it Scarface scrambled to his feet his chest rising and falling in ragged breaths his eyes flicked between tund and sod then he spat on the ground this isn’t over he muttered before turning and stumbling out of the shop his Men followed quickly silence tund turned back to sod are you all right sod stared at him the rest of the shop stared too no one spoke for a
long time then a whisper did you see how he threw that man he didn’t even use full strength that kind of power it’s not normal Ton’s stomach tightened The Whispers the same Whispers that had followed him all his life sada’s expression was unreadable you should go she said finally tund frowned sod please it wasn’t anger in her voice it wasn’t fear either but it was something something he couldn’t Place slowly tun nodded without another word he turned and walked away the night air was cold tun Sat by the shore staring at the dark
waves rolling in the fight replayed in his mind but it wasn’t the fight that bothered him it was the the after The Whispers the way people had looked at him the way sad had looked at him she hadn’t been afraid not like the others but something had changed he heard footsteps you really threw that man like he was a piece of cloth a familiar voice said tund didn’t turn gou his guard his only real friend sat beside him I heard what happened tund exhaled then you know why I’m out here gou nodded they’re talking they always do but this time it
matters doesn’t it tund was silent goou sighed it wasn’t your fault you know you defended her you defended everyone it doesn’t matter tund muttered in the end they all see the same thing gou studied him and what does sad see tun shook his head I don’t know gou leaned back she’ll come around tund wasn’t so sure he had felt something with sod something real but now everything felt different he didn’t belong here he never had and maybe he never would tund had never been this nervous before not even in the palace when he had stood before his
father the mighty Oba adawal as he was scolded for another failed engagement but this this was different sad sat across from him in her small shop arms folded one eyebrow raised the fire from The Cooking Pit flickered casting Shadows on the walls outside the market was alive with voices the sound of Traders calling out their goods the laughter of children running between stalls but inside it was quiet too quiet sod tapped her fingers on the table you were going to leave without telling me the truth weren’t you tonigh sod it’s
not don’t lie tund shut his mouth sod leaned forward I know a nobleman when I see one tund you might be wearing a fisherman’s tunic but you walk like a man who is used to people bowing when he enters a room tund swallowed he should have known sad wouldn’t just let things go she was too smart too sharp sad he hesitated what do you want me to say Sad tilted her head the truth tund exhaled he looked around the shop as if searching for a way out there wasn’t one finally he met her eyes I am the son of Oba adiw he said the first son the Crown
Prince of Lagos sad didn’t blink she didn’t gasp she didn’t look shocked she just stared at him for a long moment as if studying his face making sure he wasn’t joking then she let out a short laugh tund frowned you’re laughing sod leaned back shaking her head of course you’re a prince she muttered it all makes sense now you don’t seem surprised sod smirked oh I’m surprised but I’m also not tund ran a hand over his face I thought you’d be angry angry why because I lied sod scoffed you didn’t lie you just didn’t
tell me everything tund looked at her that’s the same thing no it’s not sad said lying is when you tell me you’re a fisherman when you’re really a prince but you are a fisherman aren’t you tund hesitated well yes then you didn’t lie sod Shrugged you just left out some important details tund blinked that’s how you see it yes he shook his head you really are different sod grinned I’ve been telling you that since the first day we met tund let out a breath he had expected anger accusations maybe even betrayal but sod was calm amused even
you don’t care that I’m a prince he asked sod rolled her eyes why should I care a title doesn’t change who you are tund tund stared at her you’re the first person who has ever said that to me s’s smile softened then you’ve been around the wrong people silence settled between them but it wasn’t heavy it was warm comfortable tund rubbed the back of his neck I don’t know what happens next he admitted sod raised an eyebrow nextow that you know sod Shrugged nothing changes tund frowned nothing nope she stood up tying her wrapper tighter
you’re still big toned you still owe me for all the free pepper soup I’ve given you and you’re still going to help me carry sacks of yams tomorrow morning tun chuckled that’s it sod smirked what else do you want me to say oh my prince forgive me for not bowing before you tund laughed please don’t sod leaned on the table good because I wasn’t planning to tund watched her something warm settling in his chest he had spent his whole life being treated like something he wasn’t like a beast like a man whose strength
made him dangerous but sad she saw him just him and for the first time in his life he felt like that was enough sod he said quietly H he hesitated then smiled thank you sod waved a hand don’t start getting emot on me big tund he laughed again but deep down he meant it because for the first time he wasn’t running and it was all because of her are you serious sad stared at tund like he had just told her he could fly tund shifted uncomfortably yes sod crossed her arms you’re telling me that after all this time after all this hiding you want to
go back to the Palace tund exhaled I have to sod scoffed why tund hesitated how could he explain how could he put into words the weight of responsibility he had been running from the duty that had been looming over him since birth he rubbed his face sod I left the palace because I didn’t want to be a prince who no one could love but I can’t run forever sod raised an eyebrow and who said you should run forever tund glanced at her she sighed listen big tund I’m not saying you shouldn’t go back I’m just trying to understand why tund
looked away my father is expecting me to return with a wife sod blinked then she burst into laughter tund frowned what funny sad wiped a tear from her eye so let me get this straight you ran away because no woman wanted to marry you now you want to go back because your father still expects you to be married tonigh it’s more complicated than that sad smirked no it’s exactly that tund didn’t argue she wasn’t wrong sod leaned on the table and tell me Prince tund do you have a wife now tund hesitated sod grinned exactly tund ran a hand through
his hair it’s not that simple sod Shrugged it is actually unless you’re thinking of taking me with you tununk head snapped up sad laughed again ah that was the plan plan wasn’t it tund looked away sod clicked her tongue wow you’re not even denying it tund rubbed his temples sod no no letun talk about this she gestured dramatically so you want to take me a common pepper soup seller back to your Royal Palace and introduce me to your very serious parents as your future wife tund inhaled yes s’s mouth opened then closed she
looked at him like he had lost his mind you’re not joking no sod stared at him for a long time then she leaned back in her chair hm tund frowned what does h mean sod tapped her chin it means I’m thinking thinking about what if I should go with you or not tununk heart pounded sod she waved a hand relax big tund you look like you’re about to faint tun sigh he felt like he was about to faint sod grinned all right I’ll go tununk eyes widened you will she nodded yes tund blinked he hadn’t expected her to agree so easily why sod Shrugged because I’m
curious I want to see this Palace of yours I want to see if your mother is really as scary as you say tund groaned sod sad smirked oh and also I want to see the faces of all those Nobles when they they realized the prince they rejected is bringing me home instead tun chuckled you enjoy trouble too much sod grinned and you need someone who does ton shook his head this is a bad idea sada’s eyes twinkled but you love it he did the palace was exactly as tund remembered tall Golden Gates High walls decorated with royal carvings guards in
crisp uniforms standing at attention but something about it felt smaller maybe because he had spent so much time outside maybe because for the first time he was seeing it with different eyes not bad sod muttered as they walked through the gates it’s big but I expected more gold ton chuckled there’s enough inside sod nudged him I hope your mother likes me ton swallowed about that too late a loud voice rang through the air Prince tuned tund winced he turned turned to see his mother the queen marching down the steps she was dressed in deep blue
her head wrapped towering above her like a crown her eyes sharp as a hawk scanned him from head to toe you finally return she said her voice clipped tund bowed his head slightly mother the Queen’s eyes flicked to sod and who is this sod smiled sweetly your majesty my name is sod the Queen’s gaze did did not soften and what is your purpose here sod didn’t Flinch I came with tund silence then the queen raised an eyebrow you brought her tund cleared his throat yes the queen folded her arms and why would you do
that tund met her gaze because she is the woman I have chosen the silence was deafening sad smirked your majesty your son is strong but I’m stronger and I’m here to stay a slow amused smile crept onto the Queen’s lips she turned to tund you have chosen a bold one tund nodded yes the queen studied sod again then she sighed very well come inside as they followed her into the palace sod leaned toward tund see that wasn’t so bad tund exhaled it’s not over yet sod grinned good I like a challenge tund just shook his
head she really was impossible and he wouldn’t have it any other way tund had faced many challenges in his life he had lifted canoes wrestled the strongest men in Lagos and carried sacks of fish that would make lesser men crumble but nothing nothing had ever been as terrifying as standing in the palace Hall with sod waiting for his mother’s final decision the queen sat on her Golden Throne her face unreadable the high ranking Chiefs sat beside her her their expressions carefully neutral a row of noble women whispered among
themselves their eyes flicking to sod taking in her simple wrapper The Confident tilt of her chin the way she stood without fear it was clear what they were thinking this one this common woman does she even know how to curtsy properly is this the prince’s Choice ah what an embarrassment tund clenched his fists he wanted to speak to tell them all to be quiet but he knew that would only make things worse sad however had no such hesitation she turned to him and whispered they talked too much tund almost laughed of course she would say
that the queen cleared her throat and the hall fell silent so she said folding her hands in her lap you are the woman my son has chosen sod met her gaze directly yes your majesty a slow smirk tugged at the Queen’s lips and you are not afraid sod Shrugged afraid of what murmurs rippled through the crowd no one spoke to the queen like that the queen arched an eyebrow do you know what it means to be a Prince’s wife the expectations the responsibilities sad nodded I know that it means I will have to stand beside him
no matter what I know that it means I will have to be strong not just for myself but for him too tununk chest tightened the queen tilted her head and you believe you are strong enough for that sod smirked your majesty I run a pepper soup joint in Lagos I wake up before the sun I deal with stubborn customers I fight off thieves I carry sacks of yams and I make the best soup in the city she paused then added your son is strong but I am stronger silence then laughter the queen chuckled shaking her head you are bold I will give you
that sod grinned it’s one of my best qualities the queen exhaled then turned to tund and you tund stood taller she is the one I choose the queen studied him for a long moment then sighed very well the hall erupted in murmurs again some in shock some in disapproval but no one dared to argue tund blinked just like that the queen Shrugged what do you expect me to say you left this Palace searching for a woman who would not fear you and now you bring me one who does not even fear me she turned to sod if she is strong enough to
challenge me she is strong enough to stand beside you sod grinned I like you your majesty the queen smirked don’t push it tund let out a breath he hadn’t realized he was holding it was done sad was accepted she was his the wedding was the grandest Lagos had ever seen the streets were filled with dancers drummers and singers Traders gave out free food and children ran through the crowds with flowers in their hands tons stood in the palace Courtyard dressed in the Royal garments of a prince deep blue abbat embroidered with gold a coral bead
Crown resting on his head he had never liked the weight of Royal robes before but today they felt right because today he wasn’t just a prince he was a man who had found love the palace doors opened and sad stepped out the crowd gasped she wore a deep red wrapper with gold patterns her hair braided with beads her wrists lined with Ivory Bangles but it wasn’t the clothes that made people stare it was the way she carried herself head high shoulders back a woman who feared nothing a woman who belonged by his side as she walked towards him tell
couldn’t stop himself from smiling you look strong sod interrupted smirking tun chuckled beautiful sod blinked then cleared her throat well you don’t look so bad yourself big tund the priest stepped forward are you ready tund met sod’s eyes I’ve been ready for a long time sad smiled then let’s do this and just like that the gentle giant of Lagos became the prince who found love love
