Chapter 10. Farida

"No, Daddy! You can't make me get married!" Eliza said in utter despair.

"Do I need to remind you that you are my daughter?" Dom João asked angrily and slammed his fist on the table, causing Eliza to involuntarily jump.

Her father was unyielding. He wanted her to marry a man who had a reputation for being very hard on everyone, especially his subjects, and he also had several concubines. She had to convince her father to change his mind. She had not imagined it would be so difficult.

"But Papa, I don't even know him..."

"What are you saying? Descent young people only meet the groom at the altar as soon as he lifts the veil. So it's quite certain that you don't know him. I myself arranged his marriage with his father a long time ago."

"That was in your time! Things have changed..."

"Please!" He held up his hand for her to be silent. "I don't want to discuss w