The Cold King by Amber Jaeger
Not every Beast is a prince
charming at heart and not every Beauty is a maiden just waiting for love.
Sometimes happily ever after isn’t so easy
Calia Thorn has lived in a small town protected by the Cold King’s mountain. Working day
and night to care for her siblings, do her chores, and please her selfish mother that has left her with few dreams for her own
future. But then even those measly hopes
are taken from her when the Cold King comes down from his mountain to demand a
new servant. Ungraceful, unladylike, undesired, and discarded by even her own
family, Calia is chosen to be sent to the King.
The King has lived for three hundred years under a curse forced on by his own father. With no hope of ever breaking it, he settles for keeping his heart frozen against any pain or hope. When his new servant arrives, she challenges him in ways no one ever has, and sparks fly.
The King has lived for three hundred years under a curse forced on by his own father. With no hope of ever breaking it, he settles for keeping his heart frozen against any pain or hope. When his new servant arrives, she challenges him in ways no one ever has, and sparks fly.
This story is sort of like Beauty and the Beast with a man a king who has been cursed and needs to find true love and write some wrongs to break the curse and of course, there is a part in the Castle his rose garden that no-one is to enter. The king has tried many things over the years to break this wretched curse but nothing has worked until he is in need of a new personal assistant. So Calia a lower girl from the village is chosen and she does not want to go even though after the death of her father he lived in the town is dreadful she is a slave to her mother during all the chores. She has no friends and no prospect of ever getting married the townsfolk basically ignore her and care nothing for her as a person.
She is very scared to go be a servant to the Cold King because of the rumors she has heard about him. "That you are immortal and powerful and that without you, our village would have perished a long time ago." Also, he comes to find new servants when one of his dies, and if no one is chosen he takes the best one, and if they try to run away he kills them. Once she gets to the castle she is sent in front of the King and he asks her why she was sent to him and she told him even though she is useful they think she is ugly and no man would want to marry her. The King is very mysterious and seems very mean all his first-time servants get thrown into the dungeon after they arrive he says it helps with the so-called transition from their old life to their new life in the castle but Calia thinks it is cruel. The king did this so his new servant knew he was their master and that his commands were to be obeyed at all times.
It took Calia a while before she was allowed to leave her cell and given a room in the castle after she hurts his hands trying to free herself from the cell. Calia was confused about her new room was this really where she was to sleep? She had never had such a fine bed to sleep in she was scared of her new position in live and terrified of the King. She soon learned of what her duties would be to bring the King his meals, sew his shirts, and attend meetings etcetera. These two characters the King and his servant Calia spend all their time together and develop a very special and unique relationship. Calia is taught by the housekeeper Abeline how to serve the king his food and how good manners and she learns poise the king gives her a new wardrobe that better soots her body frame. She is trying very hard to figure out how to sew his intricate shirts.
One day the King told Cali she was ready to accompany him in Court and help him with an issue regarding a man stealing one of the king's flowers she did very well at the test instead of having the man suffer 10 years in jail he had to part with a very precious pocket-watch. One day the whole staff was hustling around to receive a large shipment the last until the winter months ended. The King asked her to retrieve a very special box and he praised when she returns for not opening it and gave her the rest of the day off. She used it to help the rest of the staff carry the shipment into the castle. Calia soon got acquainted with the rest of the staff and became friends.
The Cold King one day gave Calia a gift for her service he asked if she wanted a book but she said she did not know how to read so he said he would teach her how. It was a lot easier for her to learn this skill, unlike sewing. She was in awe of the king's sudden kindness and soon the winter ended. The King announced that they would be receiving guests and the man who was coming wanted to give his daughter away as the king's bride. He asked Calia to do something with her hair and not disappoint him in her first real challenge as his personal servant. Of course, she did not know how to fix her hair so she asked for help from Abelina who was more than happy to so she cut and fixed the girl's hair and she looked like a totally new person and once the king saw her he was pleased.
She wanted to know why we always wore those horrible scary masked and this new one was very freighting to her. But I'm trying to picture this so-called mask and the image I get in my mind is not scary all I can think of are the pretty, cute, dainty masquerade type masks since it does not go over his mouth like the scary white full mask I have seen. He vowed to tell how the curse happened if she performed her duties perfectly. With the arrival of the guest, Calia learned of the king's name Valanka. It was clear the king wanted no part of these guests and certainly was not going to marry his daughter The older daughter was afraid of her father and the younger was a floozy. So he soon sent them on their way and told them not to ever return.
She finally was able to replicate the sewing on the shirt and presented to the king and as a reward, he granted her the privilege of visiting her family. But the poor girl was afraid to see them and know what they think of her and of course, her visit could not have been any worse. His mother not happy to see her she thought the king threw her out but was just visiting. Calia's mother of course took credit for the change in her daughter and wanted to flaunt her around town. Calia got verbally assaulted by two brothers in town and no one was nice to her she missed her life at the castle and even missed the king. When she returned to the castle she says the king and said never again. He was confused and she explained she did not ever want to return to the village she even leaned against him as she spoke and he said as you wish never again.
One night she noticed the king leaves his room precisely at 10pm and she wonders where he goes. She has been noticing him behaving oddly and thinks he is getting sick yet he denies it and says she reminds him of his sister who died and she talked about how her father died. They had a somber moment together hugging each other. Once again the king was pleased with her and wanted to give her a gift but he only knew what she didn't want so he asks what she did and she wanted to learn how to crochet but it proved to be harder than it looked.
An unexpected guest came to the castle to speak to the king it was the oldest daughter of King William who visited before. She came to warn that her father plans to declare war and take King Valanka diamonds and she wanted protection from them for her and her unborn baby. The king did not trust her and told Calia to take Sola and put her in the dungeon but she would not obey his orders how could he be so cruel and order a pregnant woman to be imprisoned.
The king got very angry and took Calia and locked her in the dungeon for disobeying his orders she tried to plead with him but he would hear no of it. The problem with this was no one else in the castle knew she was down there and she had no blanket or water. When he finally comes back to check on her she unconscious, cold, and sick. He calls for the doctor and he says she very ill and needs to go to his clinic the king is very distraught at this news and is upset with himself for hurting her he really does care for her even though he tries to hide it well. The king does something he never did before tells his servant to let her know when she is released she can come back to the castle or not.
When she returned he was shocked but since she had nowhere else to go she came back. Over the next few days, he took care of her seeing that she recovers. When she wanted to get back to work he was at first reluctant but they made a compromise he would come down and eat his meals so she did not have to carry them up the stairs.
Over the next days the castle was happy the King was spending less time by himself and more with the rest of the household. But one-night Calia ask to speak to the king and she confessed that she did not deserve to be held captive anymore she should go out to the village and find a husband. But she did not want to go she told him she loved him but he brushed it off saying he was the only man she ever knew this closely and it was a childish infatuation.
She arrives at the village afraid and has a run-in with her mother that does not go well. When she enters the store and the two brothers are there and attack her planning on raping her they tie her up but get interrupted by someone entering the shop. Calia was able to escape and runs back to the castle when she sees the carriage is gone. She gets to the palace but the front door is locked so she has to find another way in she wanders into the garden and sees the King bathing in the pool. He does not believe her story of being attacked and chased he thinks it is a rouse so she could spy on him and see the scars that are on his face and body He confess that he loved her but he won't believe the truth of her tale he thinks she just wanted to see the beast under the mask. But she says he is not a monster but he will not listen and tells her to leave and she runs away.
The king once again has to make a statement for a new servant he did but noticed Calia standing by the tavern and he entered it he was saddened to see how badly beaten she looked and paid the barkeep off with 100 gold. He wanted her to come back with him saying she was free but she wasn't she was just his property once again but she saw the men who hurt her and went with the King.
The King went into her room to try to apologize for not believing her but she would not talk with him unless he removed his mask he did his best to try to explain but failed and left the room. After a few days past she resumed her duties but did not find the king in his room and she remembered he ate now in the dining room when she got there she was shocked to see him not wearing his mask. He said he needed her help with some business and that entailed bringing in the Horatio brothers to face charges against many women of the village and they would be sentenced to death or go work in the mines for the rest of their lives and that is what happened.
Then he did something even more surprising one by one he brought in his servants and gave them money and ask if they wished to stay on or leave. A few stayed and some went and the only person left was Calia. He gave her money and told her he wanted her to stay but she could not be a servant to the man she loved. He said he loves her and she bent down to kiss him, but pain showed on his face the curse was being lifted but, not just because of their love "You abandoned your vanity and freed your slaves all in one morning. Perhaps that had something to do with it." Now he could be a real man not trapped by the pain caused by the curse and he could love Calia as a wife and they lived Happily Ever After.
This story shows how the path to true love is not straight but crooked filled with many obstacles ups and downs. But if you fight hard enough and have patience you can find your Happy Ending. Hope this post was not too long for you all.
It took Calia a while before she was allowed to leave her cell and given a room in the castle after she hurts his hands trying to free herself from the cell. Calia was confused about her new room was this really where she was to sleep? She had never had such a fine bed to sleep in she was scared of her new position in live and terrified of the King. She soon learned of what her duties would be to bring the King his meals, sew his shirts, and attend meetings etcetera. These two characters the King and his servant Calia spend all their time together and develop a very special and unique relationship. Calia is taught by the housekeeper Abeline how to serve the king his food and how good manners and she learns poise the king gives her a new wardrobe that better soots her body frame. She is trying very hard to figure out how to sew his intricate shirts.
One day the King told Cali she was ready to accompany him in Court and help him with an issue regarding a man stealing one of the king's flowers she did very well at the test instead of having the man suffer 10 years in jail he had to part with a very precious pocket-watch. One day the whole staff was hustling around to receive a large shipment the last until the winter months ended. The King asked her to retrieve a very special box and he praised when she returns for not opening it and gave her the rest of the day off. She used it to help the rest of the staff carry the shipment into the castle. Calia soon got acquainted with the rest of the staff and became friends.
The Cold King one day gave Calia a gift for her service he asked if she wanted a book but she said she did not know how to read so he said he would teach her how. It was a lot easier for her to learn this skill, unlike sewing. She was in awe of the king's sudden kindness and soon the winter ended. The King announced that they would be receiving guests and the man who was coming wanted to give his daughter away as the king's bride. He asked Calia to do something with her hair and not disappoint him in her first real challenge as his personal servant. Of course, she did not know how to fix her hair so she asked for help from Abelina who was more than happy to so she cut and fixed the girl's hair and she looked like a totally new person and once the king saw her he was pleased.
She wanted to know why we always wore those horrible scary masked and this new one was very freighting to her. But I'm trying to picture this so-called mask and the image I get in my mind is not scary all I can think of are the pretty, cute, dainty masquerade type masks since it does not go over his mouth like the scary white full mask I have seen. He vowed to tell how the curse happened if she performed her duties perfectly. With the arrival of the guest, Calia learned of the king's name Valanka. It was clear the king wanted no part of these guests and certainly was not going to marry his daughter The older daughter was afraid of her father and the younger was a floozy. So he soon sent them on their way and told them not to ever return.
She finally was able to replicate the sewing on the shirt and presented to the king and as a reward, he granted her the privilege of visiting her family. But the poor girl was afraid to see them and know what they think of her and of course, her visit could not have been any worse. His mother not happy to see her she thought the king threw her out but was just visiting. Calia's mother of course took credit for the change in her daughter and wanted to flaunt her around town. Calia got verbally assaulted by two brothers in town and no one was nice to her she missed her life at the castle and even missed the king. When she returned to the castle she says the king and said never again. He was confused and she explained she did not ever want to return to the village she even leaned against him as she spoke and he said as you wish never again.
One night she noticed the king leaves his room precisely at 10pm and she wonders where he goes. She has been noticing him behaving oddly and thinks he is getting sick yet he denies it and says she reminds him of his sister who died and she talked about how her father died. They had a somber moment together hugging each other. Once again the king was pleased with her and wanted to give her a gift but he only knew what she didn't want so he asks what she did and she wanted to learn how to crochet but it proved to be harder than it looked.
An unexpected guest came to the castle to speak to the king it was the oldest daughter of King William who visited before. She came to warn that her father plans to declare war and take King Valanka diamonds and she wanted protection from them for her and her unborn baby. The king did not trust her and told Calia to take Sola and put her in the dungeon but she would not obey his orders how could he be so cruel and order a pregnant woman to be imprisoned.
The king got very angry and took Calia and locked her in the dungeon for disobeying his orders she tried to plead with him but he would hear no of it. The problem with this was no one else in the castle knew she was down there and she had no blanket or water. When he finally comes back to check on her she unconscious, cold, and sick. He calls for the doctor and he says she very ill and needs to go to his clinic the king is very distraught at this news and is upset with himself for hurting her he really does care for her even though he tries to hide it well. The king does something he never did before tells his servant to let her know when she is released she can come back to the castle or not.
When she returned he was shocked but since she had nowhere else to go she came back. Over the next few days, he took care of her seeing that she recovers. When she wanted to get back to work he was at first reluctant but they made a compromise he would come down and eat his meals so she did not have to carry them up the stairs.
Over the next days the castle was happy the King was spending less time by himself and more with the rest of the household. But one-night Calia ask to speak to the king and she confessed that she did not deserve to be held captive anymore she should go out to the village and find a husband. But she did not want to go she told him she loved him but he brushed it off saying he was the only man she ever knew this closely and it was a childish infatuation.
She arrives at the village afraid and has a run-in with her mother that does not go well. When she enters the store and the two brothers are there and attack her planning on raping her they tie her up but get interrupted by someone entering the shop. Calia was able to escape and runs back to the castle when she sees the carriage is gone. She gets to the palace but the front door is locked so she has to find another way in she wanders into the garden and sees the King bathing in the pool. He does not believe her story of being attacked and chased he thinks it is a rouse so she could spy on him and see the scars that are on his face and body He confess that he loved her but he won't believe the truth of her tale he thinks she just wanted to see the beast under the mask. But she says he is not a monster but he will not listen and tells her to leave and she runs away.
The king once again has to make a statement for a new servant he did but noticed Calia standing by the tavern and he entered it he was saddened to see how badly beaten she looked and paid the barkeep off with 100 gold. He wanted her to come back with him saying she was free but she wasn't she was just his property once again but she saw the men who hurt her and went with the King.
The King went into her room to try to apologize for not believing her but she would not talk with him unless he removed his mask he did his best to try to explain but failed and left the room. After a few days past she resumed her duties but did not find the king in his room and she remembered he ate now in the dining room when she got there she was shocked to see him not wearing his mask. He said he needed her help with some business and that entailed bringing in the Horatio brothers to face charges against many women of the village and they would be sentenced to death or go work in the mines for the rest of their lives and that is what happened.
Then he did something even more surprising one by one he brought in his servants and gave them money and ask if they wished to stay on or leave. A few stayed and some went and the only person left was Calia. He gave her money and told her he wanted her to stay but she could not be a servant to the man she loved. He said he loves her and she bent down to kiss him, but pain showed on his face the curse was being lifted but, not just because of their love "You abandoned your vanity and freed your slaves all in one morning. Perhaps that had something to do with it." Now he could be a real man not trapped by the pain caused by the curse and he could love Calia as a wife and they lived Happily Ever After.
This story shows how the path to true love is not straight but crooked filled with many obstacles ups and downs. But if you fight hard enough and have patience you can find your Happy Ending. Hope this post was not too long for you all.
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