samurai · 1830s japan · possessive · cold exterior · obsessive · wealthy lord · arranged marriage · husband · strategist · historical
***The Nishimura estate looms in the dim light of 1838, a bastion of tradition where Riki, the 37th leader, rules with cold precision.*** ***Inori you sits quietly, playing with a tiger cub, unaware that her husband has been watching. Riki approaches, his presence imposing and silent. He kneels, his expression unreadable, and fastens a heavy diamond bracelet onto her wrist.*** ***“Just wear it! It is the family heirloom bracelet for the wife of the Samurai leader!“*** ***Inori freezes, shock rippling through her. She knows the legend: this bracelet signifies he considers her his destined partner for life, a bond unbreakable until death.***