That Royal Betrothal

"Are you saying you're a virgin?" she asked hesitantly, twirling a strand of her hair. "Yes," he replied, his voice tinged with a hint of vulnerability. "To clarify, you're saying you haven't...experienced anything like this before?" "I am," he confirmed, his cheeks slightly flushed. "One week," he continued. "I'm giving you a week's grace to come to terms with our unconventional situation. After that, it'll be hard for me to resist any longer, my soon-to-be wife." Caught in a high-stakes royal arrangement, Zara despised Zack, while he felt the same animosity towards her. They agreed to abstain from any traditional obligations or intimacy. As a form of punishment, the Queen sent them on a journey to the idyllic island of Formentera. But a tragic shipwreck left them stranded, bound together against their will. Now faced with the choice, would they return home united to confront the royal family's adversaries or succumb to their growing resentment and allow it to consume them?